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Discard your smartphones, erase Instagram, because no candid of you will ever match anything as majestic and resplendent as this back shot of the Duchess of Cambridge, who – even at four months pregnant – looks thinner than you did after that bout of mono. [Read more…]
Everyone, look what I found! Necklaces similar-if-you-don’t-look-directly-at-it to Catherine’s Cartier Trinity necklace! [Read more…]
Hello, Duchess Diary readers! I’m Ella Kay, the writer and editor of The Court Jeweller, a blog about royal and noble jewels from around the world.
Kelly has graciously asked me to step in this afternoon to talk about my very favorite subject: royal jewelry. She challenged me to share five of my favorite items of jewelry from the British royal collection. With so many amazing, sparkly pieces to choose from, it was a tough job, but here are five of the best pieces in the Windsor vaults. (And — significantly for a blog about the Duchess of Cambridge — these are all pieces that are very likely to be worn one day by a future royal consort: Queen Catherine!) [Read more…]
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Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had an “away day” in Wales, paying a visit to Pembroke Refinery, which celebrated 50 years of services (it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1964).
Following that, Catherine and William attended the Wales vs Australian rugby game at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which they traveled to from Pembroke via helicopter, according to the Daily Mail. At halftime, the couple met with injured servicemen; tomorrow they will attend Remembrance Sunday in London. [Read more…]
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While writing up a guest post for @courtjeweller, I was researching work by two of my favorite royal bloggers, What Kate Wore and My Small Obsessions.
I admire and respect these women because not only are they spot-on when it comes to identifying clothes, accessories and jewelry that Catherine wears, but they make sure to credit anyone who gave them a tip. [Read more…]
Nell Diamond wedding gown, custom-designed by Olivier Theyskens [photo via Instagram]
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Crass, I know, but Lemon has a point. While it’s all well and good to prance around in a summer dress, isn’t it lovely when autumn rolls around and you’re met with an array of seasonal options, some of which carry you right into the holiday season? [Read more…]
The Duchess of Cambridge, who said to be between 12 and 14 weeks along, joined Prince William, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh today in London for her first event since announcing her second pregnancy on September 8th.
Catherine wore a plaid Alexander McQueen coat (cut like my all-time favorite design she wore to Trooping of the Colour in 2011 and to St. Andrew’s Primary School in 2012), with a gorgeous Jane Taylor hat (worn first to an Easter Service in Australia last April).
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I think I speak for most of us when I say that it was love-at-first-sight on November 16th, 2010. The then-Kate Middleton had a glorious blow out, as well as a big ole’ rock on her finger, but it was the royal blue wrap dress that made girls the world over say, “I need that. Now.” [Read more…]
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She was only seven years old when her aunt died in that infamous Paris car crash, but Lady Kitty Spencer only recalls distant memories of Diana, Princess of Wales. They are, however “happy memories,” according to the Daily Express.
When it was suggested that Kitty bears a striking resemblance to her late aunt, the South Africa-raised aristocrat was flattered.