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Do Royals Wear Gym Clothes? Hell Yes! And Princess Diana Started It

Nov 7 2018

In recent history, you might remember Meghan Markle heading to the gym in a pair of Nike Cortez sneakers days before her wedding. But Princess Diana made biker shorts, trainers with high socks, and crewneck sweatshirts look street style cool way before that. In fact, Princess Di's workout attire would fit right in with our own today. Kate Middleton, on the other hand, runs around in functional footwear and tracksuits any chance she gets, and Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice seem to be fans of constructing slick running outfits too. Ahead, reminisce about some of our favourite moments when the royals put a stylish twist on sporty.

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Princess Diana

It was practically Princess Diana's routine to head out to the gym in graphic sweatshirts, colourful biker shorts, and chunky, functional sneakers.

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Sometimes after a workout, you'd even catch her adding a stylish touch, like a long coat.

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Princess Di's workout gear was as real as it gets — she swung a towel over her shoulder in 1998.

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Princess Eugenie

Princess Eugenie went for a run in cropped Nike leggings, a hot-pink sports bra, and a New York cap.

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Princess Beatrice

The royal showed her spirit at the Virgin London Marathon in 2010, rocking green sport socks, a zip-up, and ASICS sneakers, a very popular running shoe.

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Princess Charlene

Princess Charlene frequents plenty of sporting events. She wore a bright red polo and mirrored sporty lenses at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2017.

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Charlene attended the Alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014, rocking this white puffer and matching pants.

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She might cap it off with a baseball cap, but get a load of Charlene's pearl studs, a stylish wink.

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Kate Middleton

Kate pulled off a colourblock nylon parka with red trainers in 2012.

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The duchess's Perfect Moment red puffer has become iconic too — she's worn it on numerous occasions.

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Kate made trackpants look cool with gel platform sneakers in 2017 at the Lawn Tennis Association.

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Just like Princess Charlene, Kate wasn't afraid to add an elegant touch to sporty outerwear with these Annoushka pearl earrings in 2018.

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Crown Princess Mary

Princess Mary of Denmark often wears a polo with the collar up at sporting events.

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Meghan Markle

The now-Duchess of Sussex wore Nike Cortez kicks for a workout before her wedding.

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Meghan pulled out these Veja sneakers on her royal tour of Australia in 2018. It was her first moment in supersporty shoes as an official duchess.

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