Tag: Royal Engagements

Kate Debuts a New (But Old) Rebecca Taylor Suit at Ronald McDonald Evelina London House

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Generally I like to start posts on the Duchess of Cambridge’s engagements with a rundown of the charity itself, but I just can’t do that today. We have to start with the fashion because I am most perplexed. I don’t understand: If you own one thing, why would you buy an almost identical, but slightly altered version of it? Choose one! It’s bizarre!

Anyway, today Kate carried out at an engagement marking the opening of a new facility supporting the families of children undergoing medical treatment at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

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Kate in Gold Erdem for UK-India Year of Culture Event

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for the UK-India Year of Culture 2017 event at Buckingham Palace this evening. High-profile guests from both countries dotted the reception space, which was full of Indian delicacies (a collaboration between royal chefs and chefs from the UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, Veeraswamy), entertainment, decoration and historical artifacts. The exterior of BP was even done up for the occasion:

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The Unnecessary War of the Snowdons

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Today marks the anniversary of the announcement of Princess Margaret’s engagement to Antony “Tony” Armstrong-Jones, the photographer, who passed away earlier this year. Their marriage would famously end in divorce in 1978, the first for a senior member of the royal family in the House of Windsor, ironic only in that Tony would also be the first commoner in 400 years to marry a monarch’s daughter.

Tellingly, what would attract the couple to each other in the first place would, in many ways, be their undoing. And while they showed promise in the early stages of their marriage, and complemented one another when it came to tackling aspects of their public duties, they were wildly unmatched when it came to existing day-to-day, a fact that would become apparent within a few years of their wedding.

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William, Kate & a Tempest in a Teapot

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On Monday the Daily Beast published yet another column arguing that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a work problem. This recent spurt in activity, it says, masked an otherwise unchanged rhythm of activity that sees a handful of engagements here and there before the couple retreats back to Norfolk where their country home, Anmer Hall, is located.

Further, it says that that William and Kate’s argument that their privacy is premised around spending time with their children is tone deaf to the reality of most working parents, and that William purposefully surrounds himself with “yes men,” who won’t stand up to him and/or lack the experience to point him in the right direction. The column ends by claiming William doesn’t listen to his father, the Prince of Wales, and the only member of the Royal Family that can guide him is the Queen herself.

Let’s discuss.

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Kate Recycles Paule Ka Skirt Suit for First Action for Children Engagement

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I did a double-take when I first saw Kate’s outfit today since I had thought she had recycled this very suit when I saw the initial images of her stepping out in her Oscar de la Renta ensemble two weeks ago. Granted, the color was off in the photo, but the two skirts do seem similar.

Anyway, back to today: Kate undertook two engagements in Wales on behalf of Action for Children, a patronage she inherited from the Queen this past December. At the end of last year the Queen offloaded 25 charities to various members of her family in an effort to lighten her workload. This particular organization made sense given Kate’s focus on children and child development.

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Kate in Red for RAF Engagement in Peterborough

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The Duchess of Cambridge undertook an engagement at RAF Wittering near Peterborough earlier today in her capacity as patron and Honorary Air Commandment of the RAF Air Cadets. Kate had the chance to try out a tutor aircraft and meet air cadets from local training corps.

The Duchess assumed the patronage in December 2015 from the Duke of Edinburgh, a role which now has her representing 42,000 air cadets and 15,000 volunteers at 1,200 units around the world.

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William and Kate (in McQueen) at the BAFTAs

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You can accuse the Duchess of Cambridge of many things, but not having brand loyalty isn’t one of them. Kate accompanied the Duke of Cambridge, in his capacity as the organization’s president, to the annual BAFTA awards show today, held at Royal Albert Hall in London. There was much anticipation over what Kate would wear and I think all of us had our fingers crossed for a new evening gown – for a woman known for her sartorial restraint and responsible outfit recycling, true red carpet “wow” moments can be few and far between. But Kate stepped out in what appears to be a bespoke version of an off-the-shoulder gown from the 2016 resort line of Alexander McQueen, complete with a floral print, dramatic updo and larger jewelry than what she usually favors. Personally, I think she killed it.

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Kate Debuts New Oscar de la Renta

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At first blush I actually thought that Kate was making her second recycle of the day by bringing back the crimson Paule Ka separates she wore back in 2012. But no! Instead Kate has given us a major designer debut by wearing a plum-colored Oscar de la Renta skirt suit, a brand whose clothes the Duchess has never publicly been seen in before. (In October 2016 she did wear a pair of their earrings with an Erdem coat for an engagement in Manchester.)

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Kate Recycles Luisa Spagnoli for Place2Be Speech

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I had a feeling that we would get a fashion recycle today and lo and behold, we did. It’s fairly typical of the Duchess, after debuting a series of new items, to slip in a repeat outfit. In this case, it came in the form of her tried and true red Luisa Spagnoli suit, first debuted during her engagement in 2011 when she and the Duke made a visit back to their alma mater, St. Andrews.

This is actually the suit’s fourth appearance – Kate recycled the suit in 2014 while on the Oz/NZ tour and again for an engagement with Prince Philip in 2015 when he passed on his role as patron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. (Fun fact: an engagement with this very organization has been added to Kate’s calendar on February 14.)

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William, Kate and Harry Participate in Marathon Training Session for Heads Together

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Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry joined in a training session for the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon with runners participating from Heads Together, a partnership of eight charities patronized by the trio. After meeting organizers and runners, William, Kate and Harry partook in a 50-meter sprint, which Harry won.

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