The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge commenced their Christmas Day celebrations with communion at St. Mary Magadelene's Church in Sandringham. They joined Her Majesty the Queen and other members of the royal family for the traditional walk to the church. The Middleton family were also in attendance as they are spending Christmas with William and Kate at their current residence, Anmer Hall. After the service, William and Kate chatted to well-wishers waiting outside the church. The Duchess rugged up and covered her 5-month baby bump with a brown tweed coat we've not seen previously. The coat has been identified as the Moloh 'Turpin' coat. The piece is from their 2013 autumn/winter collection, so sadly it's not available to buy anymore. Below is a brief description of the coat as featured in February 2013 Belgravia Residents’ Journal. This piece is Kate's second coat from the quintessentially British brand. During her first pregnancy with Prince George, Kate debuted the Moloh 'Workers' coat Under Kate's coat, we got a glimpse of her Hobbs Animal Print shirtdress; the dress was first seen when the Duke and Duchess visited Wales in November. The dress has been reduced to £75. Kate colour coordinated the long tweed coat with brown and gold toned accessories. She wore her brown Lock & Co Betty 'Boop’ hat (£245). Brown Cornelia James 'Imogen' pure wool gloves (£70). Gold Catherine Zoraida Double Leaf earrings (£140). Kate paired thick brown opaque tights with her chocolate brown Emmy 'Valerie' suede heels (£400). The Duchess completed her look with a new scarf from Really Wild. It is their 'Silk Scarf in Autumn Partridge' (£125). The scarf has been designed in-house and inspired by Game birds in warm, Autumnal colours. SHOP KATE'S CHRISTMAS STYLE FOR LESS ...
The Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Patron of the children's mental health charity Place2Be, attended their first-ever Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards tonight.
Place2Be is the leading UK provider of school-based mental health services, providing early therapeutic intervention to help children and young people cope with issues such as bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown, neglect and trauma. The Duchess has supported the program since April 2013.
The reception was held at Kensington Palace and the Duchess had the opportunity to meet the young 20 awards finalists.
Her Royal Highness presented Bailey Dunne with the Child Champion award, which acknowledges a child's contribution to the mental health and emotional wellbeing of their peers within the school community.
This evening, Kate debuted a new ensemble, pairing a Hobbs London black illusion dot top with a Jenny Packham peacock blue silk full skirt.
She accessorized her new look with previously worn pieces:
The next engagement for the Duchess of Cambridge will be on November 25th where she will attend the EACH_Norfolk £10 million capital appeal launch for a new hospice in Norwich.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge resumed their royal tour today after taking a day off yesterday which they spent at their new home base at Government House in Canberra. This morning the royal couple left Canberra and headed to the Red Centre of Australia to visit the country's most famous natural landmark, Uluru (formerly known as Ayres Rock). The Duchess stepped off the plane wearing a Roksanda Ilincic dress which initially appeared to be a darker shade of her Roksanda Ilincic 'Peridot' Crepe Dress first worn in 2011 and again in 2012. However, it was posted on WhatKateWore that Roksanda Ilincic released a similar design to the 'Peridot' called the 'Lovina', shown here in aqua. The 'Lovina' is a simpler design and does not have the extra features of the 'Peridot' dress, which include a mesh trim, peplum back, and exposed full-back zipper. It appears that Kate interchanged the original self tie belt of the 'Lovina' dress with a different style. She accented her dress with a sand toned suede belt, which matched her customised Alexander McQueen suede clutch perfectly. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a bespoke belt from McQueen. On her feet were her trusty taupe patent LK Bennett Sledges. We saw the return of the Catherine Zoraida 'Double Leaf' gold earrings which the Duchess has worn on a few occasions since she originally wore them on the Jubilee Tour of Southeast Asia in 2012. Kate again wore her Asprey London gold 'Woodland' necklace, consisting of an acorn, mushroom and leaf charms. Upon arriving, the Duke and Duchess visited the National Indigenous Training Academy which trains members of the indigenous communities near Uluru in tourism and hospitality. This was followed by a “Welcome to Country” ceremony, performed by members of the local indigenous communities at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Kate made a wardrobe change for the ceremony. She wore her Hobbs 'Wessex' dress cinched with the Hobbs 'Neston' ivory woven belt. On her feet were the natural Pied a Terre Imperia wedges. This is the exact same ensemble she wore on her visit to Bacon's College London in July 2012. This season, the natural 'Imperia' wedges were reissued under the Dune label. They are available for £85. The Duke and Duchess concluded the afternoon with a guided tour along the base of Uluru. The Duke and Duchess will spend the evening "glamping" at the Longitude 131 resort nestled on a secluded sand dune overlooking the iconic monolith. You can read full details of today's events on the official website of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined the Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire for the traditional St Patrick’s Day parade. The Duchess presented shamrocks to members of the regiment, which she has done for the past few years. Prince William, an ex-RAF Search and Rescue Pilot was made Colonel of the Irish Guards shortly before his wedding in 2011; a position previously held for 38 years by The Queen Mother, until her death in 2002. Today, Kate looked festive in an all green ensemble. She wore a pine coloured trench coat from Hobbs London. This is a new piece in her wardrobe, not previously seen on the Duchess. The 'Persephone' trench is currently in stock and reduced from £279.00 to £195.00. The double-breasted coat is made from a viscose/wool blend and features a cut and sew design, raw edges, traditional storm flap and epaulette detailing. The Duchess wore her Gina Foster green beret style hat , previously worn on Christmas Day in Sandringham last year. The most notable piece of jewelry worn by Kate today was the gold Cartier shamrock brooch, first worn by Queen Alexandra in 1901 when she visited the Guards. Kate's other jewels included the Kiki Classic Green Amethyst and Diamond Cushion Drop earrings, first seen last month when the Duchess attended the ICAP Art Room at Northolt High School. She also wore her Tissot watch. Kate opted for bespoke accessories from Emmy. The Duchess wore the 'Valerie' suede pumps and carried the 'Natasha' suede clutch in the same 'carbon' hue. These accessories were first worn by the Duchess in April 2012, when she wore them with a grey Matthew Williamson dress to the movie premiere of African Cats. Kate finished her outfit with a tonal croc-embossed leather belt, used to cinch her waist. GET KATE'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY STYLE ...
In June 2013, The Duchess of Cambridge was spotted furniture shopping in Chelsea, wearing a comfy ASOS maternity dress, Hobbs magenta cardigan and her trusty Pied A Terre 'Imperia' wedges.
I've repliKated a non-maternity version of this outfit for under US$59, and all from Target. The Hobbs animal print collection, i.e. the same print as Kate's Hobbs dalmatian mac coat, has all been reduced! Prices start from only £28.00! The Duchess recently wore the Hobbs dalmatian mac coat to the Royal Princess naming ceremony. This coat has sold out but Hobbs has a variety of styles in this same print, ranging from a bag to trousers. SHOP THE SALE: |
I have retired the "Bits and Bobs" section of the website and started a new segment title "Outfit Chronicle".
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