Princess Catherine won't be sharing her outfit details anymore. There's just one problem.

Catherine, Princess of Wales would rather you focus on her work, not her coats and bags, from this point onwards.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, a source for Kensington Palace said it will no longer be sharing details of what the royal wears for public engagements.

"There is an absolute feeling that it is not about what the princess is wearing," the source shared.

"She wants the focus to be on the really important issues, the people and the causes she is spotlighting."

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The source added that Catherine understands the public appetite for her style, and that "there will always be an appreciation" of her outfits from some members of the public.

"She gets that," the source continued. "But do we need to be officially always saying what she is wearing? No. The style is there but it's about the substance."

Ooft. No more outfit deets — got it.

The announcement comes as the princess begins to resume her royal duties, after announcing her cancer was in remission in January — with the timing suggesting the experience may have caused her to reassess her priorities.

Former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has worked with the princess in the past, and told Sky News that her decision should be viewed through that lens.

"It's about re-examining your life," she told the publication. "When people have gone through what she's gone through, they should be entitled to be seen how they want to be seen… with a serious mission — not where the focus is on her clothes."

There is an issue with that statement: the assertion that fashion cannot be valued as serious or important work.

You might want to run that past the list of established British designers Catherine has commissioned gowns from for her official engagements, from Alexander McQueen to Erdem, Emilia Wickstead, Jenny Packham and Temperley London.

Although the comparison has often been made between the wardrobes of Princess Catherine and Meghan Markle, their approaches to style and the agendas at play couldn't be more different. But it's a comparison worth making in this instance, to highlight the possibility of making a difference through the work of fashion.

Markle has made it part of her brand to spotlight sustainable designers and artisans.

When she is touring a particular country or region, she and her team work with local designers to style her in garments and accessories from their collections, knowing the exposure is invaluable to their own brand-building as well as the promotion of the local economy.

Meghan Markle wore a dress by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz while touring the country. Image: Getty. 

Case in point: for Meghan and Harry's Colombian tour in August last year, she wore mostly Colombian and Latin American designers, and shared the 'fit details on the couple's official Instagram page.

The Princess of Wales' decision to stop sharing her OOTD's puts an end to any formal acknowledgment of her fashion influence, but it won't stop the machine churning.

Ever since she caught the eye of the Prince of Wales, the British public and the world at large has been obsessed with tracking her every style move. There are dedicated blogs like What Kate Wore, Kate's Closet and Kate Middleton Style Blog, and Instagram accounts that take identifying her pieces to detective-levels of snooping.

These outlets track down and share not just the designer details, but the less obvious choices. The ones that really get cash registers ringing.

Because what has made Catherine's fashion legacy so interesting, and so very different to the royals before her (as well as many of her own next-gen cohort) is her ability to make royal fashion accessible.

Princess Catherine wore a Zara dress to a recent engagement. Image: Getty.

It's this unique factor that has created a booming content ecosystem and economy around her wardrobe.

In her tenure, the Princess of Wales has worn and re-worn high street brands to countless official engagements — with staple pieces from the likes of Zara, Reiss, Jigsaw and Whistles, accessorised with her favourite LK Bennett patent leather pumps or Superga trainers.

The Princess wears casual pieces and Superga trainers. Image: Instagram/princeandprincessofwales

It's a move that has so often reminded us of her authenticity and made her feel accessible.

There was a time when a member of the royal family wearing Zara would have been quite laughable. Princess Catherine has all but normalised it.

The truth is, the public want to know what the Princess of Wales is wearing because, in many cases, they can wear it too.

It is understandable that the princess wants to shift our focus to other matters. To other issues, people and causes she wishes to spotlight.

But if there's one thing her fashion legacy has proven thus far, it's that style and substance can coexist.

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