Commonwealth Day Service 2016

Duchess Kate in all-new grey ensemble for Commonwealth Day Service

15/3/2016

This afternoon, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Harry at Westminster Abbey for a multi-faith service to observe Commonwealth Day.

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Today marked the Duke & Duchess' second attendance of the annual service, and last year was their first.

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Commonwealth Day is a celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March each year. The event is usually attended by the Queen in her role as Head of the Commonwealth. This year's Observance focused on the theme ‘An Inclusive Commonwealth’ – underlining the values of tolerance, respect and understanding, as well as equity and fairness, set out in the Commonwealth Charter.

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Kate wore a new grey coat from Erdem.

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It is a bespoke version based off the label's Pre-Fall 2015 Collection. The coat features an all-over pin-dot pattern with a scalloped lace overlay.

She also debuted a matching grey wide-brim hat from John Boyd Milliner (shown below in black). This is a new choice of hatter for the Duchess. Boyd, based in Knightsbridge, has been making hats since 1947. He was also a favourite of Princess Diana, who wore his designs on several occasions.

Furthermore, Kate added a new Emmy 'Natasha' clutch to her growing collection. I believe it is the 'Steel Grey' colour. She also owns this model in 'Carbon' and 'Chocolate'.

Kate also premiered a new pair of grey suede heels. MiddletonMaven identified the pumps as the Rupert Sanderson 'Winona' style (shown in black patent).