Princess Watch

For those of us who are crazy Kate watchers - we got a lovely surprise when Kate attended an awards ceremony last night.  After weeks of missed appearances due to her illness, Kate thrilled everyone by attending the SPOTY Awards (sport) to present an award.  she only stayed for 45 minutes but that was enough to keep us going for a bit longer!

Kate is wearing -  an Alexander McQueen bell sleeved floor length gown and Jimmy Choo heels

Princess Watch - She's Going Home

Will picked Kate up today after 4 days in hospital.  It's lovely to see her looking as smiley as usual.  She'll be resting up at home until the New Year - Doesn't Will look happy to have her back.

 

 

Princess Watch - Kate's Having A Baby!

What wonderful news to wake up to although it has been tempered by the fact that Kate is very unwell and has been hospitalised necessitating the need to announce the pregnancy early.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ARE EXPECTING A BABY

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby.
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.
The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.


 “The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.”
Clarence House Website

 

 Kate and Will at their last joint engagement at Peterborough Hospital

“HG is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the newborn(s).”

I thought playing hockey in heels was impressive - but doing it while suffering from HG adds a whole new level of stoicism. 

Kate has cancelled her next couple of engagements and Will spent the day with her at the hospital - here he is leaving last night.  Hopefully Kate will be able to successfully manage her condition and enjoy the rest of her pregnancy.

Princess Watch - 3 in 1 Post

Kate visited her old prep school - St Andrews and after spending time with the kids couldn't resist joining in a hockey game.

 Kate is wearing - Alexander McQueen coat dress in Black Watch tartan - a nod to St. Andrews Day.  This is my favourite outfit in a long time.

Kate and Will were also out and about last week - they visited Cambridge - their namesake.

 Kate wore - MaxMara coat.

The night before this outing Kate attended an event at the National History Museum on her own.

She also bebuted a hair cut which had everyone in a flap!

 Kate wore - her jade green Mulberry dress.

Princess Watch

Sorry I've been a bit slow on this update - Kate helped out the Queen this week at a function at the Palace to celebrate Team GB.
She wore ALICE by Temperley which has had very mixed reactions... what do you think?

Here is the dress in detail....

Princess Watch - Going Solo

Kate had a day by herself in Newcastle today as William was attending the funeral of his much loved childhood nanny.

 

 Kate wore - a coat thought to have been designed by Kate and made by an independent dressmaker.

Kate charmed the socks off everyone and spent a large portion of the day hugging people and crouching to talk to small people.

Will's day was not spent in such a happy manner - he was joined by his Aunts, Lady Jane and Lady Sarah, Diana's sisters to farewell his nanny Olga Powell.  He was also representing Harry who is still on deployment in Afghanistan.

I just read this today and it touched a chord so I'm popping it here for a lack of somewhere better to post it.....

“As the interview wore on, I did find myself thinking about all the things that have been said about them – and about Kate in particular – over the long vacuum of the past eight years. Here sat a couple who know that they can never, ever divorce and who have responded to this by taking an incredibly long, hard and very, very thoughtful look at the question of marriage.
And how did a lot of us respond? By dubbing her Waity Katie. Kind of pathetic, isn’t it?
I thought of my wife Claudia, who collaborated with Kate on a series of jewellery pieces at Junior Jigsaw (Claudia is a designer) and reached a pretty firm conclusion in that period: ‘She’s a diamond; kind, loyal, decent, very beautiful. The Royal Family is exceptionally lucky to have her.’
And I thought of the Middleton parents, so often maligned for having the temerity to be successful in business and produce a happy, stable family. Honestly, I wonder what’s wrong with us sometimes.”

—	Tom Bradby on Catherine and the Middletons

Princess Watch - Middle Temple

Just when you thought it was safe to read this blog again - Will and Kate have been out and about!  Today they visited Middle Temple in London to launch a scholarship for law students from disadvantaged backgrounds, in their name.

 This is Kate's first public outing in the UK since her topless photos were released.  Clearly she is unfazed by the furor.  

Kate is wearing a suit by French brand Paule Ka - holding no grudges against the French despite the photo scandal.

The Royal Tour - Marau, Solomon Islands

The Royal Tour continued today when Will and Kate flew in to Marau.  How fabulous to see William in something other than a suit two outings in a row. 

 They were warmly welcomed by the locals and then traveled by boat to the island of Marapa where they visited a village before hopping aboard a war canoe for the trip to the island of Tavinapupu where they are staying.

 

Kate wore - a navy Mulberry dress.

Royal Tour - Day 7

Will and Kate visited a cultural village today in the Solomons and were gifted official necklaces from the PM.
Kate is wearing - a yellow shirt dress by Jaeger.

 

 

The Royal Tour - The Solomons

 

 

Kate is wearing Scottish designer, Jonathan Saunders.

 

Kate and Will arrived in The Solomon Islands on Day 6 of their tour and were carried in state to Honiara. 

They attended a church service and are no doubt now ready for what will probably be the most relaxed part of their tour. 

They are now attending an outdoor island feast hosted by the Governor General at his home where Will is expected to make a speech, and don't they look wonderfully relaxed!  

I can't share Kate's dress details as yet but I think it is the dress the locals prepared for her and gave her on her arrival.  I seem to be on to this quite early and my sources must still be in bed! 

Dress update -

“[Kate] made the switch just half an hour before the banquet when she walked into her room at the hotel in Honiara and discovered that the government had left her a strapless dress with a bright pink and orange batik design.
‘She tried it on, she loved it and she is wearing it,’ said a royal aide. The dress came from a shop called Island Print.”

Royal Tour - Borneo

Will and Kate have spent the day at the Danum Valley conservation area in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (East Malaysia on the coast of Borneo).  Will has a special interest in conservation so I bet they had a ball.