Duke & Duchess at The America's Cup..

Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will spend the day cheering on Sir Ben Ainslie and his team as they race in The America's Cup World Series.

photo via The Daily Mail

Last year, June 2014, Kate joined Sir Ben Ainslie to launch Britain's America's Cup Challenge at The Royal Museums Greenwich. This was actually before Kate chose to be patron.

photo via The Mirror

Back in February, Kate visited the HQ of Ben Ainslie Racing in Portsmouth.

photo via The Daily Mail

Today, Kate was back, this time with William, to support Ben Ainslie once again. The America's Cup was first staged in 1851 off the Isle of Wight. It is international sport's oldest trophy.

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Today's event was delayed because of bad weather in Portsmouth. According to their website they said:

"Due to the weather forecast for winds in excess of 30mph to come in during the original racing window of 13:30 to 15:00 hrs today, Sunday 26th July, the Regatta Director has decided to bring forward with a scheduled start time of 1200 noon."

photo via America's Cup Twitter

The Duke and Duchess arrived in plenty of time for the races and to meet the teams beforehand. They spoke to Emirates Team New Zealand, who they first met last year during their visit to New Zealand.

photo via Emirate Team NZ Twitter Feed

According to The Mirror they also met "Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth, Donna Jones, leader of the Portsmouth City Council, and a few other key dignitaries."

The Duke and Duchess watched the race from inside, due to the bad weather.

photo via The Daily Mail

However, the race was stopped half-way through because of bad storms. Kate's disappointment was obvious as the boats were dragged back into the harbour.

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After the races, Kate tested out the 3D sailing simulator with Sir Ben Ainslie.

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She also viewed the potent ion 1851 Trust logo designs by local school children.

photo via Kensington Palace Twitter Feed

Following a speedy outfit changed, William and Kate, met with the winning team, which turned out to be Britain - so a great day all round!

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The Duchess got the fun job of presenting the British winning team with their medals.

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Today, Kate was dressed sensibly for today's poor weather and casual situation. She wore skinny jeans and a BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) fleece.

photo via The Mirror

The back of the fleece is emblazoned with HRH Duchess of Cambridge.

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Kate and William has matching BAR fleeces on, both emblazoned with their names!

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You can but the Land Rover BAR Merchandise exclusively from Henri Lloyd.

Kate's fleece is listed on the website as the Land Rover BAR Aura Half Zip Women's and is available for £70.

The Duchess is wearing her Sebago Bala Boat Shoes in Taupe Suede/White which are still available for £89.99, despite the Duchess having first worn them back in 2011!

The Duchess also wore her Annoushka Pearl Drop Earrings.

Kate had an outfit change today, which was a lovely surprise. She changed into her Me+Em Breton Top which is still available for £48.

She also wore her Zara Double Breasted Blazer, undone, which is now sold out.

She also wore her Stuart Weitzman Coco Wedges. They are currently available for £225.

It is a similar look to that she wore last April in New Zealand.

photo via The Daily Mail

The Duchess looked to be enjoying herself today.

photo via The Mirror

Prince George's 2nd Birthday Photographs & Updates...

Tomorrow, 22nd July, will be Prince George's 2nd birthday. On the eve of this occasion Kensington Palace have released an official photograph.

photo via Kensington Palace Twitter Feed

It was taken at the same time as the christening photos at Sandringham House gardens.

photo via Kensington Palace Twitter Feed

It is a very cute picture and a lovely unexpected surprise.

photo via Kensington Palace Twitter Feed

Last year, for his 1st birthday, official photographs were taken at the Natural History Museum in the butterfly exhibition.

photo via The Daily Mail

It has been reported that the Cambridge family will celebrate his 2nd birthday at Anmer Hall with close family and friends. It will be a much less formal affair than his 1st birthday, which included fan fair.

I am sure he will have a lovely time and if there is any more news on the occasion then I will update!

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In other news, the first official engagement for the Duchess has been announced since Princess Charlotte's birth.

photo via The Royal.Gov

On Sunday 26th July, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will spend the day in Portsmouth, supporting the America's Cup World Series. Kate is patron of The 1851 Trust.

photo via Kensington Palace Twitter Feed

It is Kate's most recent patronage and was announced last October. At the time of the announcement Kate said:

"I am delighted to be Royal Patron of The 1851 Trust.  I feel very fortunate to have enjoyed sailing from a young age and I know it is a great way of providing young people with the opportunity to develop skills and confidence."

Back in February, Kate visited the HQ of Ben Ainslie Racing in Portsmouth.

photo via The Daily Mail

Last year, June 2014, Kate joined Sir Ben Ainslie to launch Britain's America's Cup Challenge at The Royal Museums Greenwich. This was actually before Kate chose to be patron.

photo via The Daily Mail

She chose a nautical themed outfit for both occasions and it is very possible that she will do this again.

According to the official press release, on this visit the Duke and Duchess will:

"Tour the team technical areas at the Royal Navy Base before the day's racing begins, where they will meet the six international team skippers and their crews.

Visit the new BAR team base, to see their state of the art facilities, meet staff and families and learn about BAR's investment in developing maritime and design skills.

Watch teams from the USA, France, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden and Great Britain compete in two races, and later present medals to the teams at the Waterfront Festival Arena."

I am looking forward to the event and can't wait to see what Kate chooses to wear!

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An exciting piece of news for Copy-Kate fans! Kate's Issa engagement dress has been released.

photo via The Daily Mail

It is currently available at Harvey Nichols and is called the Phylis Navy Wrap-Effect Silk Jersey Dress and is £575.

Although, Kate does not wear the Issa label anymore. According to The Telegraph is is because it was announced that Camilla Al-Fayed, whose brother Dodi died in the 1997 Paris car crash alongside Princess Diana, bought a 51% stake in the company. The Royal Family are said to want no association with the Al-Fayed name after they accused the car accident as being a conspiracy planned by the Royal Family!

However, it is an incredible and iconic dress that I know lots of people would love the second chance to own!

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I will be back on Sunday for the Duke and Duchess's visit to Portsmouth1

Official Portraits of Princess Charlotte's Christening...

Today, Kensington Palace released the official photographs from Princess Charlotte's christening. The photographs were taken at Sandringham House and in the Sandringham House Gardens.

There was, of course, the traditional photograph that featured both the Royal Family and the Middleton family.

It is very similar to that of the traditional photograph taken at Prince George's christening - minus Prince Harry, who is currently in Africa.

They also took a photo of the family of four. This is the first family portrait we have seen that features all four of them!

However, in contrast to Prince George's christening, there were also a couple of more candid shots of the family. One of The Duchess and Princess Charlotte...

...and of Prince William and Prince George.

The photographs were taken by Mario Testino - a renowned photographer.

In the past Mario Testino has photographed Princess Diana. He was reportedly one of Princess Diana's favourite photographers!

He also famously photographed William and Kate's engagement photographs.

photos via Kensington Palace

However this was the first time he has ever photographed The Queen!

Mario Testino posted one of the pictures and his Instagram page and included this caption:

"I AM OVERWHELMED AND HONOURED TO BE CHOSEN TO TAKE THESE PORTRAITS ON THE OCCASION OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE'S CHRISTENING, TO CARRY ON THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FAMILY THAT IS THE SOUL OF THIS COUNTRY, A COUNTRY THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH."

I love the photographs and think they beautifully capture the Cambridge family. What do you think??

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge at Wimbledon Quarterfinals...

Today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were at the Wimbledon quarterfinals to watch Andy Murray vs Vasek Pospisil.

The couple were all smiles during today's match. We are starting to see Kate more and more, and it has been reported that she will be starting to undertake a few official engagements within the next month - however at the moment these are only rumours so we will have to just keep our fingers crossed!

They seemed to have a lovely time today.

One of the best aspects of Kate attending Wimbledon is the facial expressions we get to see and today did not disappoint!

It was a very royal filled Royal Box today on Centre Court, including Prince Albert of Monaco.

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were also in attendance today.

The Countess of Wessex was sat next to Prince William.

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall were also on hand to watch Andy Murray.

Kate's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, were also watching today.

Kate looked lovely today in red. Up until last year Kate had always chosen neutral colours for Wimbledon. She broke that tradition last year with her patterned Jonathan Saunders dress. Kate quite often recycles for Wimbledon too, so it was nice to see her debut new dress.

Today she was wearing the LK Bennett Cayla Long Dress. It is currently still in stock, in most sizes, for £250.

This picture gives us a better idea of the length of the dress on the Duchess.

Kate teamed the dress with her Diane von Furstenberg Leopard-Print Snakeskin Clutch which originally retailed for £290. We first saw Kate carry the clutch in 2011, whilst in Los Angeles, and have seen it on a few occasions since.

Kate appeared to be wearing her Jimmy Choo Gilbert Nude Pumps which have since sold out.

She also wore her Mirabelle Lolita Earrings which are still available for £30. Kate first wore them earlier this year.

Kate wore her trusty Cartier Ballon Bleu Watch too.

As the sun came out on Centre Court the Duchess put on her Ray Ban sunglasses.

I loved Kate's outfit today. I thought the length of the dress was a nice change for Kate and I think red really suits her!

Copy Kate
If you want to copy Kate in a red dress then why not try the Hobbs Lauri Dress which is currently in the sale for £39. It is a lovely fitted dress that will be great for cooler summer days and will still be perfect for when the autumn months set in too!

Another Hobbs dress, which has just been released in the new season, and is a much brighter red for the summer months in the Hobbs Rhian Dress. It is more fitted than Kate's but is the same bright hue! It is currently available for £139.

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There has not been any news about Princess Charlotte's christening photographs yet but we are hoping that they will be released soon!