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Kate Middleton tours police college in New Zealand wearing blue tweed skirt suit

Day ten of the 2014 Royal Tour saw the Cambridges bid farewell to New Zealand and head on to Sydney, Australia. (Please note: day nine was a rest day for the royal trio, no public engagements were undertaken.)

William and Kate with the puppies

Before the trio departed, William and Kate spent an hour touring facilities at the Royal New Zealand Police College.  Here they met puppies being trained as police dogs, during which Kate was grinning “ear to ear” according to The Daily Mail’s Rebecca English.

Kate visits Royal New Zealand Police College

During the visit, the couple also received a couple of cute souvenir gifts to take home to George, including a specially made t-shirt that read “junior recruit.”   William and Kate said they hoped the t-shirt would fit George, with Kate adding that “he’s grown lots.”

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Here are a few photographs from the college tour, via New Zealand Police on Twitter:

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After visiting the Police College, William and Kate took their final New Zealand walkabout, meeting fans who had waited in Civic Square to catch a glimpse, before they headed off to the airport.

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Then, William and Kate boarded the plane for Australia, William held Prince George as Kate waved goodbye.  The couple smiled as the gathered crowds waved and cheered.

Kate’s outfit:

Kate wore a blue tweed suit from Rebecca Taylor.  It’s from the designer’s “Sparkle Tweed” collection.  You may recall that Kate wore the suit back in April 2012 to the Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race reception.  

Rebecca Taylor Sparkle Tweed Skirt Suit

The blue jacket features floral embellishments around the neckline.  It sold for $450 back in 2012-13.  The matching skirt cost $425 back in 2012.  The matching suit can no longer be purchased, those you can still buy a “Sparkle Tweed” blazer from RebeccaTaylor.com if you’re looking for something similar.

Kate accessorised the skirt and jacket with her Stuart Weitzman Muse clutch bag in blue suede.

Stuart Weitzman Muse Clutch. Kate also owns this in black.

She wore her co-ordinating Alexander McQueen pumps.  (Pictured below on another occasion).  We believe the shoes were custom-made for Kate.

Blue Suede Alexander McQueen Pumps

Kate added a little bling to the outfit with her sapphire and diamond earrings, speculated to have belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.  Again, pictured below on another occasion:

Kate Middleton's Diamond and Sapphire earrings, thought to be adapted from a pair worn by Princess Diana

Kate wore her Cartier Ballon Bleu watch too:

Cartier Ballon Bleu Watch

Finally, you can see Kate’s wearing her Mappin & Webb Fortune necklace:

Mappin and Webb Fortune Necklace
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