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Royals wearing affordable fashion: Zara, Topshop, Mango, H&M and more


UPDATED MARCH 1, 2019 7:15 AM EST

Think you can't afford to dress like a royal? Check out these budget-friendly pieces worn by your favorite princesses, duchesses and queens.

Think you can't afford to dress like a royal? Check out these budget-friendly pieces worn by your favorite princesses, duchesses and queens. While we thought we might see Kate Middleton wearing Erdem x H&M, it's fellow royal Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden who has already added a number of pieces from the collection to her wardrobe! The royal wore a $299 dark floral midi dress with dramatic single-ruffle hem to the Swedish Business Prize 2017 gala on November 23, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. Photos: H&M, Jens Schlueter/Getty Images
Just over a week earlier, Sweden's future queen wore black lace dress from the H&M Conscious collection at the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's centenary celebrations in Stockholm on November 14. Photo: MICHAEL CAMPANELLA/Getty Images
On October 20, 2017, during a visit to the Pep Forum on teen and children's health, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden gave us a sneak peek at a look from the upcoming Erdem x H&M collection – a $129 lace blouse with with black ribbon detail and pleated sleeves and cuffs. The Swedish future queen often wears H&M, one of her country's most famous fashion exports. Photo: Instagram/@Kungahuset, Erdem x H&M
On October 17, Spain's Queen Letizia showed her love of one of her country's most popular fashion exports – Zara – wearing a green printed midi dress in pretty florals to attend an audience at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The machine-washable piece retails for $89.90 on zara.com. Photo: Fotonoticias/WireImage, zara.com
On September 27, 2017, Queen Letizia accessorized with this chain-embellished purse from Zara's fall collection to check out a vocational training course in Teruel, Spain. The laser cut leather crossbody bag is embossed with sketches of faces and retails for $119. Photos: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/WireImage, zara.com
The Duchess of Cambridge wore not one, but two of our fave affordable brands for the 1851 Trust Roadshow in London in June 2017. Dressed in a tailored blazer from Zara and cropped navy blue trousers, Kate accessorized her nautical-inspired look with a pair of block-heeled J Crew shoes. Photo: Getty Images
On July 31, 2017, Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of her country's most popular brands, Mango, choosing the $49.99 'Tulipa' top, featuring a scalloped hem and lace-up sides, to kick off her summer vacation on the island of Mallorca. Photos: Getty Images, mango.com
On the final day of her state visit to the UK in July 2017, Queen Letizia looked a picture of elegance, all while making a very down-to-earth fashion statement by choosing to wear a skirt by Topshop. Photo: Getty Images
For a June 2017 photo shoot with little brother Prince Oscar, five-year-old Princess Estelle of Sweden wore a sweet little white dress from H&M's Conscious collection. Photo: Facebook/Kungahuset
Queen Letizia looked pretty in pink attending a July 2017 meeting in Madrid wearing a ruffle-sleeved top and matching pants, each priced at $49.90, from Zara. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Mia Tindall is one of the cutest members of the royal family – and maybe even the most budget-friendly! Queen Elizabeth's great-granddaughter accompanied her parents Mike and Zara Tindall to the Gloucester Polo Festival in June 2017 wearing this adorable $12.99 H&M dress. Photos: Getty Images, hm.com
During Fall 2016, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands wore this tweed-look knit dress from Zara to a royal engagement in Rotterdam. Photo: Getty Images
During the royal tour of India in 2016, Duchess Kate showed her more bohemian side in this $140 dress from Topshop. Photos: Getty Images, Topshop.com