Wills & Kate Spend the Day at the Races

 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a surprise appearance at Cheltenham for the final day of racing.

 

 

 

They arrived just in time to settle in before the 3.20pm Gold Cup Steeple Chase. Watching the races from a friend's private box, the couple cheered on Mike Tindall's horse, Monbeg Dude.

 

 

Pre-engagement January, 2008

 

Photo credit: Perthz Fashion on Pinterest

 

Kate wrapped up in a double-breasted, dusty pink wool coat by Joseph that she was photographed wearing in 2008 before she was engaged to William. For today's outing, it appears as though she had the buttons moved over about two inches, possibly to accommodate her growing baby bump.

 

 

 

Photo credit: Cornelia James/WKW

 

She paired her coat with all-brown accessories including a £245 brown felt James Lock & Co. Ltd. 'Betty Boop' hat that featured a statement bow on the side, a matching brown suede Emmy 'Natasha' clutch,  brown diamond patterned tights, $635 'Zipkin' knee-high boots with a side zip in 'Cola Suede' by Stuart Weitzman and £52 chocolate brown Cornelia James wool gloves with side bow (thanks to WKW for the info on the gloves).

 

 

Completing her outfit, the Duchess wore new Kiki McDonough 'Eternal' Citrine Cushion & Diamond Earrings (£1200).

Additional Pictures

 

Update 3/16/2013

Thanks to a follower on WKW for posting the above photo. It clearly shows that Kate is wearing her Max Mara animal print dress under her Joseph coat.

 

Kate & Pippa Watch the Men's Final at Wimbledon

Pippa Middleton accompanied big sister, Kate, to the men's final at Wimbledon. They watched from their prime spot in the royal box as Roger Federer took the title.

Kate wore a a sleeveless cream 'Vanessa' shift dress (£275) by Joseph which we saw last summer during the North American tour.

The Duchess of Cambridge sported the same boxy, tweed 'Nessie' jacket (£480) also by Joseph at the Epsom Derby last June.

Accessories included her favorite LK Bennett Sledge heels and her Diane von Furstenberg Lytton Clepard clutch (originally £290 and currently on sale at net-a-porter for £145). The snakeskin bag is another item recycled from her North American tour wardrobe of last July.

Kate's jewelry included her Kiki McDonough gold citrine drop earrings (£495), her diamond and sapphire engagement ring and two new necklaces, one of which - thanks to WKW, has been ID'd.

Photo credit: My Small Obsessions on FB

The gold plated acorn necklace ($245 including shipping) is by Kristin Magnusson. www.wix.com/kristinmagnussonuk/1#!

The biggest surprise was that Kate slipped on a pair of chic black and gold sunglasses. They are by Givenchy (thanks to My Small Obsessions on FB for the ID). They're available for £159 from Harvey Nichols, www.harveynichols.com.

The Queen & Kate Get a Private Wedding Dress Viewing

Ahead of the public showing of Kate's wedding dress at Buckingham Palace, the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a private viewing.

The stunning dress is to take pride of place at Buckingham Palace’s annual summer exhibition this year, ensuring we can bask in the afterglow of Kate and William’s wedding day just that little bit longer.

Kate wore a pale pink silk 3/4 length sleeve Joseph dress with a crossover bodice (Fall 2011 collection and available in stores now). She wore her Jimmy Choo 'lovely' heels in Powder Pink and did not carry a purse. Her shiny hair hung loose around her shoulders.

She kept her jewelry simple and wore a silver pendant necklace, her silver Tiffany & Co Elsa Peretti® Diamonds by the Yard® bracelet and silver earrings.

Photo credit: Diana's Jewels

Update 7/24/11

Thanks to a listing on Ebay, I have found additional info on the Joseph dress as well as pictures. The dress is the 'Scala' Crepe Stretch dress. It was available for purchase at Harvey Nichols but is now sold out.

If you are interested in placing a bid on the dress, here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/NWOT-ICONIC-JOSEPH-SCALA-CREPE-DRESS-40-US-8-UK-12-/110719203834?pt=UK_Women_s_Dresses&hash=item19c760f9fa The bidding starts at £495. Good luck!

Update 7/26/2011

Our amazing follower Arabella has ID'ed Kate's gorgeous diamond pendant. Here is the information that she provided to us "it is by Asprey London. It's not available, but a firm that I'm familiar with has an auction on EBay for the gold version of the necklace. Asprey offers a bespoke service, so if any of your readers are interested in this piece, they will probably be happy to recreate it for them."

For those of you that are interested here is the link to the listing on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Asprey-Asprey-18K-Yellow-Gold-Diamond-Pendant-Necklace-/190488387218?pt=Designer_Jewelry&hash=item2c59fe1e92

Additional Information about the pendant taken from the Ebay listing - please note that the listing on Ebay is for an 18K yellow gold pendant.

Dimensions: Length of the necklace drop is 8 inches, width of the pendant 15 mm and drop of the pendant is 20 mm

Description: Cute Asprey 18K yellow gold and diamond button necklace and pendant, stamped 167 New Bond Street London. Total diamond weight is 0.40 ct.

Retail Price: $3380

Update 9/8/2011

Kate's Joseph dress is now available at Harrods for £395. Description from the website is as follows:

Pale pink dress
Mock wrap design
Deep V-neckline
Cropped sleeves
Zip closure to side
78% acetate, 22% polyester

Update 10/8/2011

Asprey London has re-issued the '167 Button Pendant.' www.asprey.com priced at $3,750. It has pavé diamonds (0.53ct) centered around an amethyst (0.08ct) and is set in 18ct white gold.