Kate visits EACH’s Treehouse hospice & gives her first public speech

EACH The Treehouse

This morning The Duchess of Cambridge formally opened The Treehouse hospice in Ipswich, where she toured the facilities and met children and families who receive support and care from the charity.  After the tour, Kate made her first public address and then planted a tree in the grounds of The Treehouse hospice to commemorate the occasion. Before today's events, Kate also wrote a foreword for … [Read more...]

Kate celebrates St Patrick’s Day by handing out Shamrocks to the Irish Guards

Kate Irish Guards

This morning Kate arrived at Mons Barracks in Aldershot to present Irish Guard soldiers with shamrocks to mark St. Patrick’s Day.  During the presentation, Kate also pinned shamrocks to the collar of a very special member of the regiment:  their mascot, an Irish Wolfhound dog named Conmeal. This was the first solo military engagement for Kate, who smiled all through the event.  You may … [Read more...]

Get Kate’s Style: Coral jeans

Kate Middleton coral jeans

Today, George at Asda emailed me to say that since Kate's apparence at Olypmic Park, sales of their coral pink jeans have gone up by 88%!  WOW! They also sent me this link to two pairs of jeans below, one of which I already had my eye on, as I own the same ones in blue and I was already planning on buying the coral-pink colour at the weekend!   … [Read more...]

Kate in grey dress as she accompanies Prince Charles & Camilla to the Dulwich Picture Gallery

kate middleton grey dress

Yesterday, fans only expected one sighting of Kate, but were treated to two when the Duchess visited Olympic Park earlier in the morning!  This meant style fans were spoilt with two outfits to covet, discuss and identify!  (We covered Kate’s earlier trip,where she wore red jeans and a blue blazer, here.) … [Read more...]

She shoots, she scores: Kate plays hockey at the Olympic Park

Kate Middleton Blazer

We knew we’d be seeing Kate this evening, at an engagement with Prince Charles and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, but a visit from Kate to the Olympic Park this morning was a lovely surprise for us fans.  We got to see our favourite duchess sport refreshingly bright patriotic colours and a smart-casual outfit while visiting the British hockey team. … [Read more...]

Get Kate’s Style: Peplum jacket & dress

Kate Middleton peplum dresses

It has been MONTHS since I wrote a blog post showcasing pieces I've found on the high street that remind me of Kate's outfits.  So, I'm happy to announce the return of my "inspired by" posts and today I'm looking at her L.K. Bennett "Jude" pelum jacket and teal "Davina" dress that she wore to Leicester last week. The dress and matching jacket quickly sold out online, but on my hunt for some … [Read more...]

Kate accompanies The Queen on a visit to Leicester

the queen plaque

Last week, The Duchess of Cambridge accompanied The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on a trip to Leicester as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations. … [Read more...]

Tea for three: Kate accompanies The Queen and Camilla for tea at Fortnum & Mason

Kate Middleton Slate Blue Coat

As part of this year’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Kate attended an event at the plush London department store Fortnum and Mason yesterday. She accompanied the Queen and Camila, the Duchess of Cornwall; the royal trio spent an hour touring the store, before the Queen unveiled a plaque to commemorate the regeneration of the Piccadilly area. … [Read more...]