Weekly Wrap-Up, 30th May 2015

NEWS

It was another quite news week on the Kate front (you can expect all future newsletters to begin in the same way over the next few months!)  The biggest Cambridge related story to break this week was about Prince George.  According to an article which featured in The Sunday Times, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to make more public appearances with Prince George.

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Roya Nikkhah, the author of the article is a credible royal reporter who goes on to suggest a possible future outing for Prince George could be the Royal Norfolk Show which takes place in the first week of July. The event is the largest two-day agricultural show in the country, and we all know how much Prince George loves visiting farm parks, so this would be a perfect event for the little prince.

The article also states new official photographs of Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be released in July before Charlotte's christening which is expected to take place in late July before the Queen travels to Balmoral for her summer vacation.

I'm hoping we get a glimpse of Kate (and George) before July. I think there's a good chance they may make an appearance at Trooping the Colour on Saturday 13th June. Fingers crossed!

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REPLIKATE ROUNDUP

Below are my favourite repliKates of the week ...

US$99.90

£68

US$62

£15.29

Amazon US$129.99

US$30.99

US$96

US$129.99

£47.20

£95.00

Mango €169.99

US$64.99

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PRODUCT REVIEW

This week, Ashley from @livelovelaughvr has kindly reviewed the Somerset by Alice Temperley boat print dress from John Lewis:

"I was hesitant to buy it as I didn't know which size would be best for me. I received many different responses from friends about the sizing of this dress. Some said it runs large, others said true to size. I decided to go a size down from what I usually purchase in Kate's dresses and I'm glad I did as the size down fits perfectly, no tailoring required. I knew that this dress would be a generous fit as she wore it while pregnant.

The shipping from John Lewis UK to my home in the US was extremely fast, delivered via FedEx tracked.

The boat print is adorable and the fabric is soft and silky. It's a great shift dress that can be worn with my Stuart Weitzman blue suede Corkswoon wedges or the Minx. This dress is very versatile and can even be worn with black suede pumps in the colder months".

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If you've been lucky enough to snag a genuine ASO Kate item and would like to leave a review, please send me an email at [email protected]

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FASHION UPDATE

This week, ASOS restocked the *original* spotted maternity dress. This frock has the same random dot pattern as the dress worn by Kate:

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In other fashion news, John Lewis has an exclusive LK Bennett 'Lasana' dress in cornflower blue. It's identical to the 'Lasa' except for a slight variation in the poppy colour! The original 'Lasa' poppies are rendered in Snorkel Blue, whereas the 'Lasana' poppies are a muted Cornflower Blue.

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SAVVY SALES

Alexander McQueen accessories are currently on sale at Gilt.  There's a beautiful collection of handbags, scarves and shoes. Yes the prices are still expensive but I think they represent good value for such an iconic designer and a good entry to adding a piece of McQueen to your collection. The sale is on for another 2 days only.

Another Kate favourite, Stuart Weitzman is also on sale at Gilt, however it is their collection of girls footwear. Prices start from about $20 so they are very affordable for an upmarket label. There are so many adorable styles, perhaps we may see Princess Charlotte donning some of them :)