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Duchess wears Kate Spade for Foundling Museum visit

Kate Middleton at the Foundling Museum
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Today (28th November 2017), Kate visited the Foundling Museum in London, which explores the history of the Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first children’s charity and the first public art gallery.

The Foundling Museum in London

The Foundling Hospital, which opened in 1739, cared for and educated around 25,000 children who were abandoned, usually as babies.

The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) viewing exhibits at the Foundling Museum

The museum examines the world of the hospital’s founder, philanthropist Thomas Coram, as well as the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel, both major benefactors of the institution.

In addition to exploring the Hospital’s history, the museum hosts the Foundling Hospital Art Collection as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, the world’s greatest privately amassed collection of Handel memorabilia.

The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) viewing artwork at the Foundling Museum

Foundling is a historic term, applied to young children and babies who were abandoned by their parents, discovered and cared for by other people.  “Foundlings” were not uncommon in the 18th century when the hospital was established:

By the early 1700s the situation for struggling parents was particularly acute in London. Economic migration from the countryside had led to a population explosion, which put parish-based poor relief under immense strain. Mothers unable to care for their children as a result of poverty or illegitimacy had few options, leading to some abandoning their babies on doorsteps, outside churches and even on rubbish heaps. It is estimated that around a thousand babies a year were abandoned in London alone. This was the situation that confronted Thomas Coram on his return from America in 1704. It would take Coram seventeen years of dogged campaigning before he finally received a Royal Charter, enabling him to establish a Foundling Hospital ‘for the care and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children’.  FoundlingMuseum.org.uk

Today, the Foundling Hospital still helps children through a child care organisation called Coram.  The charity assists more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year.

Coram’s vision is that every child has the best possible chance to live a fulfilling life. We support children and young people from their earliest days to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime. We help build their confidence; we help them to develop skills; we uphold their rights and we find loving adoptive families for the most vulnerable. Coram.org.uk

The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) viewing exhibits at the Foundling Museum

During her visit, Kate learned about the museum’s history and the way it continues to focus on its founding principles today through the Coram organisation.  She browsed the museum’s exhibits, including a display of tokens that were left by mothers with their baby at the Hospital, so they could identify them.

The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) viewing exhibits at the Foundling Museum

A closer look at the tokens:

The Foundling Museum "tokens"

The Duchess also met with families and children who have benefited from the museum’s education and outreach programmes and young care leavers who are being trained to run their own creative workshops. She also met with children from The Thomas Coram Nursery, which is next door to the Foundling Museum.

Kate Middleton at the Foundling Museum

Kate sat with the nursery children and took part in a few creative activities.

Kate Middleton at the Foundling Museum

She also met with young children from Argyle Primary School:

Kate Middleton at the Foundling Museum

On her way into the Museum, Kate was asked about her brother-in-law Prince Harry’s engagement to Meghan Markle, announced just yesterday.  She said:

William and I are absolutely thrilled.

It’s such exciting news.

It’s a really happy time for any couple and we wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this happy moment.

A short video of Kate giving the statement:

I’m keeping this page updated with all of the latest details about the engagement.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Kate’s outfit:

For the visit to the Foundling Museum, Kate wore a blue, burgundy and white dress by Kate Spade New York.

Kate Middleton's outfit at the Foundling Museum

The button front midi dress features a collar, striped waistband, stripe detailing on the cuffs and on the hem of the skirt.  The fabric is decorated with a repeating diamond pattern (see below).

[x] The button front midi dress features a collar, a striped waistband, stripe detailing on the cuffs and on hem of the skirt.  The fabric is decorated with a repeating diamond pattern. It appears that the dress is from the designer’s forthcoming Resort 2018 collection.  We show “Look 16” below in pink (thanks to Michelle for finding this out for us). [x] Vogue describes Kate Spade’s Resort 2018 collection as “true to its signature quirky sense of prim”.  Women’s Wear Daily said Creative Director, Deborah Lloyd “did a good job balancing the kitsch with the classic”. Resort collections (often called Cruise collections) usually arrive in the shops in the US in November, after the autumn/winter collections and before the spring/summer collections, or generally between November/December and February in the Northern hemisphere (according to Wikipedia).  So, it shouldn’t be too long before Kate’s dress is available to buy. The rest of Kate’s accessories will be very familiar to our regular readers. 

The dress is from the designer’s forthcoming Resort 2018 collection. UPDATE:  Kate Spade has now added the dress to their USA website and it is available for purchase.  It’s called the Diamond Pleated Shirtdress.  Click here to buy.

Kate Spade Diamond Shirtdress

The diamond-patterned shirtdress has a pleated silhouette and a feminine tie-neck that knots into a bow.  The dress is made from polyester.

 

The rest of Kate’s accessories will be very familiar to our regular readers.  She wore her Gianvito Rossi pumps in burgundy. (She owns them in multiple colours!)

Kate Middleton's burgundy Gianvito Rossi pumps
Gianvito Rossi 105 pumps in burgundy

The chic, classic pumps feature a stiletto heel and an elegantly streamlined toe.  At the time of writing, the burgundy colour worn by Kate can be purchased from MyTheresa.com.

Kate carried her Mulberry Bayswater wallet in Conker suede.  Again, she owns this in multiple colours too.

Mulberry Bayswater wallet in conker suede
Mulberry Bayswater Clutch in Conker Suede

The burgundy suede bag features a gold-tone closure on the front.  It’s ultra slim with plenty of pockets and slots inside.

Unfortunately, the Bayswater clutch bag is sold out at Mulberry.com.  Though, you can still find the bag on eBay in multiple colours.  Or, try the Mulberry Darley clutch (pictured below in oxblood and deep oxblood croc) if you want to copy Kate’s style.

Finally, Kate wore her sapphire and diamond earrings, thought to be adapted from a pair owned and worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.  (For more information, click here).  Pictured below on another occasion:

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

We’ll be back tomorrow for Kate’s visit to Robin Hood Primary School.  She will help the Royal Horticultural Society celebrate the ten year anniversary of their School Gardening campaign.

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  1. blueberries says

    November 29, 2017 at 1:56 am

    Wearing those heels while pregnant. Whew, Kate.

    Her style during this pregnancy has been quite dark — a lot of black. Hope she’s feeling alright.

    • Carly Wood says

      November 29, 2017 at 3:30 pm

      I’ve noticed that too, she’s choosing very drab colours. (With exception of the ice blue Packham dress… which didn’t excite me either… a bit samey samey).

      I hope we see some brighter shades soon. Mind you, the weather in the UK is not very inspiring at the moment. Grey and miserable!

      • blueberries says

        December 2, 2017 at 11:05 pm

        Carly, what’s your favorite Kate winter wear? Coats, etc? Asking because I feel so uninspired this winter and a post of Kate coats would be so fun and delicious. I think I’d browse it with a nice tea or cider. 😀

        It’d be awesome if you could do like a list of your favorite Kate coats. P.S. I really liked the blue gown, though the color was shockingly icy for me. I would’ve liked it more in a soft lilac.

        Cheers!
        Blueberries

        • blueberries says

          December 2, 2017 at 11:12 pm

          Just wanted to add: No pressure if you don’t want to or don’t have the time! 🙂

        • Carly Wood says

          December 4, 2017 at 11:08 am

          Hiya,

          I was thinking of doing a few posts like this, but quite honestly, I’m not sure I’ll have time before Christmas.

          I wanted to do articles on Kate’s casual style, summer style, winter style etc.

          My favourite of Kate’s coats…? That’s a difficult question….

          Off the top of my head, in no particular order:

          • Hobbs Persephone – Love the shape & colour of this. One I could see myself wearing daily and it’d work for a variety of situations.
          • Sentaler wrap coat – This is so chic and casual.
          • Reiss Emile – Love the bright blue colour. The first coat that sprung to mind!
          • Seraphine Natasha – Really like the misty blue colour of this.
          • Temperley Odele – Casual and stylish. Except I’d prefer if it was vegan leather/fur.

          Oh yeah, and the blue military style McQueen from meeting the Irish Guard in 2011. We’ve not seen that one since to my knowledge. She looked lovely that day.

          Oooooh and I just love the bright pink of the Mulberry coat from NY. Such a cheery shade.

          Perhaps I’ll find time to do posts like this when Kate’s on maternity leave?

          PS) which are your favourite coats?

          • blueberries says

            December 4, 2017 at 3:40 pm

            Off the top of my head, I like the green coat from Christmas a couple years ago — when she was criticized for giving Will a look. Lol! And the plum one last year as the entire family headed to church. But I can’t remember any others. I’m not the Kate fashion expert. *wink*

            I miss her style in the Aughts, pre-royalty. It was so much more trendy and in step with her peers.

            Anyway, could you please make a tiny post from just your list above? It would be so much fun. I have some cider ready. (Again, no pressure.)

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