Prince William’s blue suit and black tie combination is something he’s worn for funerals in the past, including the November 2023 services for Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton.

My first response is never wear brown shoes with a black suit. But the answer to whether brown shoes can go with a blue or gray suit depends on a few elements -- color rules, occasion and personality.

However, regardless of Vatican dress code, Trump was not the only funeral attendee who did not wear a black suit. Another notable exception was the U.K.'s Prince William, who wore a dark navy suit.

Historian Ardis Parshall listed 1916 instructions on missionary clothing as being “a good black suit or blue suit, a good overcoat and Derby hat” and “white or light-colored shirts and black ...

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While other world leaders were dressed in black, the US president broke from the Vatican's strict dress code for papal funerals with his blue suit and a light blue tie.

And Mr. Trump owns a dark suit — he wore one to former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral in January. But in this case, black might not have served his purposes.