Crafted from the brand’s signature crossgrain leather, the Panama East West tote with zip bag boasts ample room inside its sleek silhouette. The brand promises, “Sturdy enough for travel, it can hold all your belongings when you’re en route, or easily fit your laptop for weekdays to and from the office. Its long handles make carrying everything you need feel comfortable and look effortless.”
Certainly, it has proved the perfect choice for the Princess of Wales as she follows her whirlwind schedule of engagements. The bag has been spotted on overseas tours, official engagements and helicopter rides with her family. Among the highlights were the royal tour to Pakistan in 2019 and to Denmark in 2022.
For most official engagements, Kate will carry essentials in a smaller handbag, with an aide, like Deputy Private Secretary Natalie Barrows, tasked with carrying other belongings in a larger, second bag. However, there are occasions when she chooses to carry her own larger bag. Today was one such outing—as the Princess of Wales stepped out of her car, she casually carried her Smythson tote in one hand, with the zipper casually undone. It is likely to have contained the notes the Princess needed for her address to the landmark early years summit.
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