The couple then travelled with The President and Mrs Tan to Horse Guards Parade, where The President received a Ceremonial Welcome. They then carried on to Buckingham Palace where they had a private lunch together.
photo from the Daily Mail
The Mirror reports that;
During the meeting Kate made the president laugh by telling him, "It's a bit colder than our last meeting", and he replied: "The weather is lovely."
Mrs Tan said she was glad Kate could make the engagement and the Duchess replied: "So am I. I've been looking forward to getting out of the house, that's for sure."
The couples then sat down to tea and posed for an official picture.
The room at the Royal Garden Hotel where they met had a panoramic view of Kensington Gardens and the London skyline, with the Shard, London Eye and BT Tower standing out.
The president commented on the beautiful view of Kensington Palace from the hotel and William joked: "You can probably see into our bedroom window which is a bit worrying - I wouldn't look too closely."
photo from the Daily Mail
As you can see above the Duchess wore her hair in a low curled ponytail with hair wrapped round the base of the ponytail. I liked this look, a break from her usual styles. Also, with the wind that is sweeping through the whole of Britain from Hurricane Gonzalo, her hair would never have stayed in place unless tightly secured!
The Duchess wore a bespoke dress coat by Alexander McQueen, in what I believe is the 'Prince of Wales Check' pattern. There is a similar style Alexander McQueen coat available now at Harvey Nichols which retails at £2,340.
photo from Harvey Nichols website
Underneath the coat Kate wore a simple black dress.
photo from the Daily Mail
The Duchess also wore a wore a grey bespoke Jane Taylor hat that she was first seen wearing the couple's tour of Australia back in April.
photo from Jane Taylor's blog
The Duchess chose to wear her Prada Black Suede Round Toe Pumps which are now sold out at Bergdorf Goodman.
She carried a new clutch which featured pleating detail.
photo from the Daily Mail
Jenny Packham confirmed today that the Duchess was carrying the Roxy Clutch in black suede.
photo from Jenny Packham's twitter
The bag is described on the website as; 'a pleated, material design featuring a baguette cut, golden shadow Swarovski crystal clasp, the bag has a detachable long snake chain. Available with silver or gold hardware'. It can be pre-ordered now for £378.
photo from Jenny Packham's website
The Duchess opted to wear her Annoushka Favourites Pearl Drop Earrings which retail at £1,090 and her Mappin and Webb Empress Classic White Gold & Diamond Pendant which retails for £1,450.
Copy Kate
Hobbs have a couple of piece this season which feature a similar check to that used in the Duchess's coat dress; a coat and a dress. I have chosen these black suede heels from Aldo, which are a similar style to Kate's as they have an almond toe and a covered heel. For the jewellery I think that Links of London's Diamond Essentials Pave Round Necklace and Effervescence Pearl White Earrings are good matches for a much cheaper price.
The Duchess was smiling throughout the whole day, which hopefully showed signs of her feeling much better. I will be back later with a post on the Duchess' evening engagement. I leave you with one of my favourite pictures from the day - they are completely in synch and I love it!!
photo from the Daily Mail
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