Weekly Wrap-Up, 23rd Apr 2016

NEWS

This week, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday. Her Majesty spent the day at Windsor Castle, and in the evening more than 30 members of the Royal Family attended a private formal dinner to mark the milestone. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were photographed en route to Windsor Castle. Click to read more >

On Friday evening, the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry welcomed President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle to Kensington Palace for dinner.  Click to read more >

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
On 4th May, the Duchess will visit Hampton Court's Magic Garden to officially open the new children's play area.  She will then attend a lunch reception for Anna Freud Centre of which she is Patron.

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POLL RESULTS

Last week I asked you to vote for you favorite royal tour outfit. I've tallied the results and the clear favorite was the Naeem Khan dress taking out over one third of the votes!  Here's how you ranked the rest of the outfits ...

Naeem Khan (33.4%)

Temperley London (12.9%)

Temperley London (10.4%)

Jenny Packham (9.6%)

Tory Burch (6.0%)

Anita Dongre (5.2%)

Paul & Joe (4.4%)

Beulah London (3.6%)

Topshop (3.2%)

Emilia Wickstead (2.4%)

Alexander McQueen (1.6%)

Glamorous (1.6%)

Emilia Wickstead (1.6%)

Anna Sui (1.2%)

Safari outfit (0.8%)

Tory Burch (0.8%)

Alexander McQueen (0.8%)

Hiking outfit (0.4%)

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REPLIKATE ROUNDUP

Below are my favourite repliKates of the week ...

Boohoo US$26

JCP US$24

La Redoute £15.60

Peacocks £12

Wallis £33.60

BooHoo US$44

Phase Eight £155

Sam Edelman US$100

Givenchy US$42

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REPLIKATE REVIEW

Margaret has kindly reviewed a repliKate dress she bought from YesStyle:

I loved Kate’s Jonathan Saunders EDITION Black Bird Print Dress and was sad to see that it wasn’t available anymore.

So when I saw this YesStyle shirt dress on katescloset.com.au, it looked like a wonderful RepliKate. I thought that the print was an especially good match for Kate’s. I was concerned about the sizing (only one size available), but I decided to risk it. It took a little more than two weeks to arrive.

To my surprise, the dress fit very well, with the exception of the length. The dress is incredibly short for me (I’m 5’10”). Additionally, I don’t care for the short ruffled bottom. I would never wear the dress as is in public. Instead, I’m going to shorten the dress into a shirt.

The fabric has some stretch to it, so there should be a fair amount of flexibility in sizing. The belt is not attached to the dress and there aren’t any loops to thread it through.

Overall, this dress is not my favorite purchase. However, I think it will look very good as a shirt and the price was right.

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ID UPDATE

People magazine tracked down the makers of Kate's gifted pendant necklace from the Queen of Bhutan.  The Diamond & Gold Endless Knot pendant was crafted by a local Bhutanese jeweler, Sonam Rabgye.  The Endless Knot is an auspicious Buddhist symbol representing the harmony of wisdom and compassion. The necklace retails for US$1200. SHOP >

via Countess Wessex Blog @AnnieElizabethN

RepliKate for less ...

US$3.75

US$78

US$88

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FASHION NEWS

Here's your chance to get your hands on the 'Madison' dress! LK Bennett have reissued their 'Madison' dress in a new season colour. Kate was snapped wearing this style back in August last year. SHOP >

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SAVVY SALES

Good news, you Can pre-order the Glamorous maxi dress Kate wore on Day 3 of the Royal Tour AND get 25% OFF with promo code DRESS25 (expires 1st May). SHOP >

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The incredibly talented Brittany from RepliKate-It offers a beautiful collection of Duchess inspired prints. Here's your chance to grab one (or more) of her beautiful prints at half-price! Use code: ROYALTOUR to receive the discount. Coupon is for April Only. SHOP >

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FASHION FILES

This month in Fashion Files, guest blogger Alaina shares her quest to find the perfect repliKate shoes. Please check out her post titled "Oh My God, Shoes!"

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I always love hearing from fellow repliKaters, so if you would like to submit a review of your recent repliKate purchase or showcase your repliKate outfit/closet, please drop me a line at
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