text: She may be a blue blood, but Princess Eugenie was barely recognisable as she strutted through the streets of New York in the ultimate hipster ensemble on Wednesday. The 25-year-old cousin of Princes William and Harry embraced the sports luxe trend as she navigated the concrete jungle with a friend. The British royal, who is currently working in New York,  looked casually chic  in a charcoal leather-trim coat and Nike hoodie, which she pulled over her short, dark tresses. Scroll down for video . Princess Eugenie, 25, looked every inch the hipster as she strode through the streets of New York with  a friend . She showcased her toned legs in a black mini dress, which she wore with on-trend over-the-knee boots. Shielding her eyes from the springtime sun with tortoiseshell sunglasses and toting a brown quilted studded leather bag by Rebecca Minkoff, Princess Eugenie laughed and joked with her female friend. At the end of last month, the young royal, who lives three and a half thousand miles away from her family in the UK, celebrated her 25th birthday. In the middle of a Palace function, her father, Prince Andrew, whipped out his iPad and used it to video call his daughter, who currently lives in Manhattan. The 25-year-old cousin of Princes William and Harry laughed and joked as she navigated the concrete jungle with a friend . The young royal protected her eyes from the springtime sun with tortoiseshell sunglasses and carried a brown quilted studded leather bag by Rebecca Minkoff . Zara Contrast Leather Collar Biker Coat. Now sold out - click to shop a similar style . Visit site . A princess she may be, but that doesn't stop Eugenie shopping on the high-street. Here, she's rocking Zara's contrast leather collar biker coat, which was a hit item a few seasons ago, popping up on fashion blogs everywhere. We love the cool leather collar that gives the coat an edgy streak and adds a bit of pizazz to the otherwise classic design. In fact, we have to say that Eugenie is looking fairly edgy herself with those nineties-inspired round frames, studded bag and on-trend over-the-knee boots. A royally good outfit... every pun intended. Although Eugenie's exact Zara coat has now sold out, click right to discover their current offering which is fit for a modern day princess, or, you know, just anyone really. Alternatively, get shopping our edit below. Saks Fifth Avenue has a dead ringer to Eugenie's Zara style featuring a similar biker design and leather collar! Missguided Detachable Fur Collar Long Line Biker Jacket (now $60) Visit site . Calvin Klein Jeans Faux Leather Shearling Biker Coat at 6pm (now $139.99) Visit site . Boohoo Aimee Coat . Visit site . Saks Fifth Avenue RED Faux Leather Biker Coat at Saks Off Fifth (now $93.60) Visit site . If that wasn’t enough, the prince got his 400-strong audience in the State Apartments at St James’s Palace to sing a cheery rendition of Happy Birthday, accompanied by a trumpeter from the Scots Guards. The royal, who was hosting the Pitch@Palace event for entrepreneurs, introduced the stunned audience to the singalong at St James’s Palace, saying: ‘We are going to do something new this evening. ‘The lady in the middle is my youngest daughter and it’s her 25th birthday today.’ Eugenie has been in New York for the past year, working for an online auction house . Laughing Eugenie, wearing a pair of novelty birthday candle glasses to mark the occasion, and accompanied by her sister, Princess Beatrice, and mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, smiled and waved. Andrew told her: ‘You will notice that we have somebody here to play (gesturing to the trumpeter).’ He then turned to the lance corporal and added: ‘If you will lead us in Happy Birthday please...’ There were cheers from the crowd as the song came to an end, while plenty of others waved and tried to capture the moment on their camera phones. Eugenie looked delighted and said she was ‘very proud, Pops’ of her father’s role in the awards, which celebrate innovation and technology in the creative industries. The royal cousin of Princes William and Harry was on trend in her black over-the-knee boots . But the singalong did not impress his ex-wife, who joked - in the style of a Eurovision announcement - that the rendition scored ‘zero points’. Sarah added: ‘We think you all need to go for choir practice.’ Andrew, however, was content with the gesture. ‘Having been told this was a bad idea, it worked,’ he said. The Prince, who used a Pitch@Palace event last year to send the first royal selfie, joked: ‘’What was it somebody said about children and dogs?’ The social media-savy Royal is also the only senior working royal to have his own personal Twitter account. Eugenie has been in New York for the past year, working for an online auction house. The Duke of York holds an iPad as he invites the audience at the Pitch@Palace event to sing happy birthday via FaceTime to his daughter Princess Eugenie . Princess  Eugenie of York, pictured with her sister Beatrice at attend The Serpentine Gallery Summer Party last summer, proves she can cut a glamorous figure .
target: Princess, 25, spotted in sports luxe outfit in New York with a friend .
  Cousin of Princes William and Harry is working at auction house in city .
  Celebrated her 25th birthday at the end of last month .