Monday, 14 March 2016

Duke and Duchess Attend Commonwealth Service..

Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry joined the Queen and other members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Service.
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The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Prince Andrew were all in attendance today. Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall were not in attendance because they are currently on a Royal Tour in Croatia.
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The Commonwealth Service is held annually, every second Sunday of March, at Westminster Abbey to celebrate Commonwealth Day.
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It is the second year the Duke and Duchess have attended. Last year the Duchess chose her bespoke pale pink Alexander McQueen coat.

This year's theme for the service is "An Inclusive Commonwealth".
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Ellie Goulding performed "Fields of Gold" at the service. Ellie Goulding has often performed at royal events including William and Kate's wedding and Harry's Invictus Games.
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After the service, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended a reception.
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The Queen looked lovely in blue.
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The Duchess chose to wear Erdem, a Canadian designer. It was a nice touch to choose a designer from a Commonwealth country.
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It was a bespoke version of the Erdem Trench.

Kate also wore a new hat by a new milliner John Boyd. It looks to be a bespoke version of this hat from his Spring/Summer 2016 Collection.

She also wore Rupert Sanderson Winona Pumps.

She carried her Emmy Natasha Clutch.

I loved the look today, however I can understand some people's views that it wasn't a very "Spring" look because of the colour choice. Last year's pink outfit did seem more colour appropriate, however I love the Erdem coat and hope she will wear it again!
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Friday, 11 March 2016

Duke and Duchess Visit XLP Project..

Today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in London again to visit the XLP Project Mentoring Programme.
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They clearly enjoyed meeting those who XLP has helped and learnt a great deal about the work it does.
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The Duke and Duchess visited the XLP Project at Gipsy Hall last year and having seen what they did wanted to learn more about what the project had to offer to young people.

William and Kate met mentors and discussed their experiences with helping those who have been helped by XLP.
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They discussed prison, homelessness and gun and knife crime.
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Today, the Duchess debuted a new outfit by a new label - Eponine London.
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The two piece skirt set is from their Spring/Summer 2016 Collection.

She wore her Gianvito Rossi Black Suede Pumps..

..and carried her Russell and Bromley Muse Clutch.

She accessorised with her Kiki McDonough Morganite and Diamond Cushion Drop Earrings.

The Duchess wore her hair in her signature blow dry style again.
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It was a prefect spring outfit which I thought suited the Duchess very well!
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Thursday, 10 March 2016

Duke and Duchess's Busy Day in London..

Today the Duke and Duchess spent the day in London where they focused on suicide prevention.
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They started the day at Maytree, which is a suicide centre that provides a four night stay for people in suicidal crisis.

The photos posted on Twitter were amusingly captioned with "look who dropped in for a cup of tea".

Their second engagement was the main part of the day when the couple met Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn.
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Jonny Benjamin was saved by a stranger, in 2008, when he was about to commit suicide. Jonny was hospitalised and revived the help he needed and then in 2014 her launched a social media campaign #FindMike. The charity Rethink Mental Illness helped Jonny find the man who saved his life - Neil Laybourn. Jonny has now launched a new initiative, ThinkWell, which educates young people about mental health. Today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge discussed this initiative with him.
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The couple then went back to Kensington Palace where they viewed a screening of "The Stranger on the Bridge", which is a documentary about Jonny's work and the #FindMike campaign.

After, the Duke and Duchess took part in a private discussion with a group who have been bereaved by suicide.

Today the Duchess repeated her Erdem Allie Coat.

She has worn this coat twice before - in April 2014 she wore it in New Zealand and July 2014 she wore it for the Tour de France.

Kate wore a new dress underneath which is from 2012 and is the Edition by Jonathan Saunders Swallow Print Dress.

She wore her Stuart Weitzman Power Pumps..

..and carried her Stuart Weitzman Muse Clutch.

She also wore her Cartier Ballon Bleu Watch.

Kate finished off the look with her emerald earrings and her hair worn her signature blow-dry style.
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Today focussed once again on mental health - and area that the couple are keen to keep promoting and try and bring more awareness too.

Monday, 7 March 2016

Cambridges Holiday in The Alps..

Today we had an unexpected surprise - some new family photos of the Cambridges. The photos were taken by PA Royal Photographer John Stillwell. He was invited to come and take the photos whilst the family were on holiday.

Kensington Palace confirmed that it was the first time either of the children had played in the snow.

The photos were released after the family returned home to ensure that their holiday remained private. There were a couple of shots of the couple which are lovely..

.. they looked to have a lovely time.

A lovely shot of Prince William and Princess Charlotte.

Kate chose to wear her E + O ski jacket and ski pants that she has had for many years. Her hat has been identified as the Esiber Pompon Alwin Navy Hat.

Kate is wearing Sorel 1964 Pac 2 Ski Boots.

She wore her simple Kiki McDonough Grace White Topaz Stud Earrings.

Prince George was wearing a Mountain Warehouse Cloud Snowsuit which retailed for £25.

Princess Charlotte was wearing the John Lewis Baby Wadded Snowsuit which retailed for £28.

She also wore Emu Australia Platinum Baby Booties.

She completed the look with the Johnstons of Elgin Cashmere Fairisle Baby Hat.

It was a lovely treat to see these photos today! We will be back soon as the couple return to official engagements.