Weekly Wrap-Up, 31st Oct 2015

NEWS

This week was filled with glitzy movie premiers and galas for the Duchess of Cambridge.

On Monday, the royal trio were reunited for the premiere of Shaun the Sheep movie in support of their Charities Forum. Click to read more >

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That evening, they were back together and on the red carpet for the premiere of the Bond movie, SPECTRE. Click to read more >

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The next morning there was no sleep-in for the Duchess. She visited Islington Town Hall to learn more about the work of Chance UK's child mentoring programme. Click to read more >

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In the evening, Kate attended the 100 Women in Hedge Funds black-tie dinner ​at the Victoria and Albert Museum in aid of her patronage, The Art Room. Click to read more >

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS

31 Oct 2015 - The NZ Herald has reported that the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge may join Prince Harry at the Rugby World Cup final tonight. The match between Australia & New Zealand gets underway at 4pm (12 pm EST, 3am AEDT)  C'mon Aussies!!!!

7 Nov 2015 - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join the Queen and other family members at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

8 Nov 2015 - Prince William will take part in the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph so we can expect to see Kate in the Foreign Office balcony.

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WHAT'S NEW IN KATE'S CLOSET

This week, Kate debuted four new pieces from her closet:

Tabitha Webb 'Meg -Space' dress

Jenny Packham duck egg blue gown

Jenny Packham 'Casa' clutch

Erdem 'Alouette' gown

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REPLIKATE ROUNDUP

Below are my favourite repliKates of the week ...

£59.00

£175

US$299

US$39.99

US$68

US$40.80

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FASHION UPDATES

We finally have an ID for the mystery suede pumps Kate wore while in transit at Sydney Airport prior to the commencement of the Royal Tour Downunder.  They are the Stuart Weitzman/Russell Bromley beige nubuck court shoes. With thanks to My Small Obsessions via eBay user copykate.

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Each week I like to devote a little time browsing the websites of Kate's favourite brands and designers.  This week the new arrivals of Erdem at Nordstrom caught my eye.  I came across these Duchess-worthy styles:

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SAVVY SALES

Remember this pale blue Jenny Packham gown? Well, the diffusion line No 1. Jenny Packham has a similar silhouette in navy, and it's reduced to £60! SHOP >

COLLAGES BY KATIE

I have teamed up with Katie from one of my favourite Duchess-inspired Instagram accounts  @KateMidleton.  The account is filled with fun facts and intriguing information, but what I particularly love are Katie's collages. She creates an informative series of collages related to Catherine's sartorial choices. I have teamed up with Katie to reproduce the collages, and each week I'll be sharing one in the newsletter.

This week, in the spirit of Halloween we take a look at Kate playing dress up :)

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