Monday, February 17, 2014

Kate Dusts Off a Previously Worn McQueen Dress for Dramatic Arts Reception

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Tonight, The Duchess of Cambridge joined the Queen at Buckingham Palace to host a star-studded reception for stars of stage and screen. The Dramatic Arts Reception celebrated 60 years of The Queen's patronage to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as well as the contribution of the dramatic arts to national life.

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Inside the White Drawing Room, the Queen greeted a line-up of ten hand-picked celebrities including Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Roger Moore, John Hurt, Ralph Fiennes, Timothy Spall, Alan Bennett and Alan Rickman. Among those on the guest list were the actresses Uma Thurman, Joely Richardson, and Joan Collins.

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Afterwards, the duo chatted to a selection of the 250 guests before moving to the Ballroom with other members of the Royal family for a series of short performances.

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Kate stood out in a vibrant red Alexander McQueen dress. It was one that we had seen previously at the diamond jubilee river pageant.

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Completing her ensemble, the Duchess carried her black, bespoke Anya Hindmarch 'Maud' clutch, wore her black Prada pumps and her gold Cassandra Goad 'Temple of Heaven' chandelier earrings.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Kate Goes Out for a Walk with Prince George and Lupo

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On Thursday, Kate was pictured taking her little prince and Lupo for a walk. She looked casual and relaxed walking through the park in London.

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The Duchess dressed down in black yoga pants, a light, blue knitted short-sleeved shirt, white scarf and Asics running shoes.

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Friday, February 14, 2014

The Duchess of Cambridge Officially Opens The ICAP Art Room at Northolt High School

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In her second engagement of 2014, the Duchess of Cambridge officially opened The ICAP Art Room at Northolt High School in Ealing, north west London.

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The Art Room is a national charity which offers art as therapy to children and young people aged five to 16 who are facing challenges in their lives. Kate has been Royal Patron of The Art Room charity for two years.

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The Art Room offers support to about 60 students and helps them grow their self-confidence, self-esteem and engagement with education through art. It has proven to reduce children’s emotional and behavioral problems.

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When the Duchess arrived at the school hall, she was greeted by the school’s 1,000 pupils , and then moved on to the Art Room itself, where she sat with children attending an art therapy session and chatted to each one in turn. She also spent time meeting school teachers, governors and Art Room staff during the visit.

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Northolt’s Art Room was funded with £105,000 raised by the City firm ICAP, which holds a charity day every year at which guests including the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have in the past stood in as traders to raise money on the phones. The firm donates all of its revenue and commissions made on the day to charity.

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Kate looked vibrant in a snorkel blue, L.K. Bennett Detroit Dress (£225). The frock features a unique notch collar detail, cinched waist, and ladylike knee-­length hem with a centered back split.

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As of this writing, the sheath dress is currently available in LK Bennett stores and online at lkbennett.com. It also comes in cream and fuchsia pink.

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The Duchess of Cambridge completed her look with a pair of her trademark black-suede Episode 'Angel' court heels and a simple black clutch bag (still UFO).

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Mappin & Webb

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She set off the straight collarbone-skimming neckline with her white gold and diamond 'Fortune Drop Necklace' by Mappin & Webb. Kate also added a new a £5,500 Ballon Bleu Cartier wrist watch to her ensemble.

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Steel case
Fluted crown in steel set with a blue synthetic spinel cabochon
Sapphire crystal
Silvered opaline and ''guilloché'' dial
Roman numerals
Sword-shaped blued-steel hands
Steel bracelet
Water resistant to 30 meters / 100 feet.

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The Duchess added another two pieces of new jewelry to her look. She wore a pair of Kiki McDonough green amethyst and diamond cushion-drop earrings (£1,200).

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Kate kept her make-up to a minimum and curled her long chestnut hair.

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