October 27th 2015—the Duchess of Cambridge attended the 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) gala in London. This year’s gala dinner took place at the V&A museum in Kensington and benefited The Art Room, a charity that uses art therapy to build the confidence of vulnerable children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. As you may recall, Kate became patron of The Art Room ... View the Post
Archives for October 2015
Duchess repeats Orla Keily dress for visit to Chance UK in Islington
This afternoon (Tuesday 27th October 2015) the Duchess of Cambridge visited Islington Town Hall to meet with Chance UK, an early intervention programme that works with at-risk youth. The charity aims to change the challenging behaviour of primary school-aged children through intensive mentoring and family support. Over 200 children across six London boroughs benefit from Chance ... View the Post
Kate in Jenny Packham dress for James Bond SPECTRE premiere
Monday 26th October 2015—William, Kate and Harry attended the London premiere of the new James Bond film, SPECTRE. The James Bond film was selected as this year’s Royal Film Performance, a "major film premiere which is attended by members of the British Royal Family." The glittering premiere benefited the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, a charity for those working behind ... View the Post
Kate wears Tabitha Webb dress for Shaun the Sheep fun day with The Charities Forum
Yesterday morning (Monday 26th October) Kate joined princes Harry and William for an event co-hosted by BAFTA and Aardman Animations. As you may recall, Prince William is the President of BAFTA. Aardman Animations animate feature films, including Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. BAFTA and Aardman held the event for The Charities Forum, the collection of 30+ charities that Their ... View the Post
Kate wears electric blue for Dundee visit
Today (Friday October 23rd 2015) William and Kate visited the city of Dundee in Scotland. As many of you will know, William and Kate are titled as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn in Scotland. I’ll be referring to them as Earl and Countess instead of Duke and Duchess throughout this article. It is the couple’s first official visit to Dundee, but both were regular visitors when ... View the Post
Duchess looks polished in purple Dolce & Gabbana dress
On the 21st of October 2015, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a “Creative Collaborations” event at Lancaster House in London. Their Royal Highnesses joined Their Excellencies President Xi and Madame Peng at the event. (Side note: I could live with being referred to as Her Excellency”, you know, if I had to!) As you may recall, the President and his wife are ... View the Post
Kate Middleton makes her state banquet debut wearing Lotus Flower Tiara as she welcomes Chinese president
20th October 2015—Kate Middleton made her state banquet debut. The Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince William, Prince Philip and the Queen in welcoming China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for the event at Buckingham Palace. The Duchess sat at the head of the opulently decorated table alongside the Queen, President Xi, the Duke of Edinburgh, Madame Peng and Prince ... View the Post