Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, often tweaks her designer gowns. The Duchess of Cambridge joins other royals including Princess Diana, who first started to customise her clothes

The Princess of Wales has become known for her incredible sense of style, often wearing designer gowns which have been slightly altered in order to better fit protocol and to help her stand out

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has been pictured in an array of stunning designer gowns - and there's a reason why she has had some of them altered

Kate Middleton regularly wears designer gowns and sometimes has them altered to better fit royal protocol - here are some of the clever tweaks she has made to her outfits