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Privacy NoticeThe Princess of Wales may be known for her stylish wardrobe, but there is one other thing she possesses that is the envy of women everywhere – her hair. But she hasn’t always had the lengthy brunette locks we’ve admired over the years. Except for the odd experiment with a fringe or some light touch highlights, Kate Middleton has more or less stuck to a winning formula of a glossy brown hair colour, either sleekly blow-dried or arranged in an elaborate updo ever since becoming a royal when she married Prince William over 13 years ago. But an unearthed snap of Kate taken many years ago shows her barely unrecognisable as instead of her trademark brunette hair, she actually has bright blonde locks.
The unearthed family snap shows Kate Middleton with bright blond hair as a child, alongside her sister Pippa and dad Michael
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The throwback photo shows Kate as a youngster with her dad Michael and sister Pippa visiting ancient ruins in Jerash in Jordan. The Middleton family lived in Jordan for three years when Kate and Pippa were young girls. It came when her dad Michael was relocated there while working for British Airways – and Kate and sister Pippa attended a nursery there. So it’s likely that given her tender age in the snap and the sun-kissed weather in Jordan, it saw her hair turn lighter before it went darker as she got older, reports the Mirror. The unearthed snap has resurfaced as Kate is reportedly set to join the rest of the Royal Family for their annual summer break in Balmoral this month. It is said that Kate, who has been undergoing cancer treatment, will make the journey to the Scottish Highlands in what would be her longest trip away from her Windsor home since her diagnosis earlier this year. Since the shocking revelation of her cancer diagnosis in March, the 42 year old has been dividing her time between Adelaide Cottage in Windsor and Amner Hall in Norfolk. She’s only made two public appearances, at Trooping the Colour and Wimbledon, both a stone’s throw from her Windsor residence.
Senior members of the Royal Family are spending part of the summer at Balmoral
(Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images For Buckingham Palace)
Sign up to OK’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free The Mail On Sunday reported that some insiders were concerned that due to her health condition, she might not have been able to make the journey to Balmoral. However, sources confirmed to the publication that she will indeed be heading to Scotland for the Royal Family’s annual summer getaway. In June, Kate shared a deeply personal message about her preventative chemotherapy treatment before her first appearance back at Trooping the Colour. She openly confessed that her treatment was ongoing for a few more months and admitted she was “not out of the woods yet” and had “good days and bad days.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnKate MiddletonMeghan MarklePrince HarryPrince WilliamRoyal Family
