Kate Middleton (and royal baby bump) shine in yellow Emilia Wickstead at the Queen’s garden party
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Nothing brightens up the week quite like an impromptu appearance by the Duchess of Cambridge! The Queen held her first garden party of the year today at Buckingham Palace and low and behold, Kate Middleton was there, along with her in-laws, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and hundreds of other guests.
Considering that many a garden party style guide is based on Kate’s year-round wardrobe choices, it’s basically mandatory that she attend. (Okay, it’s not, but we’re not the only ones who would be disappointed if the garden party went Middleton-less.) Last year Kate wore a pastel-pink pleated Emilia Wickstead dress and this year she stuck with the same designer, though changing up the colour and style.
Coats have long been a favourite wardrobe choice, but since becoming pregnant, Kate Middleton has worn them more and more frequently—making today’s pale-yellow Emilia Wickstead silk coat a stylish-yet-predictable choice. Never the less, Kate looked fantastic as usual, especially with her hair half-up and a simple, cream-coloured Jane Corbett hat perched to the side. (Last seen here.) Kate Middleton also proved that she is just magically better than us mere commoners by wearing a pair of taupe Russell and Bromley pumps: despite walking on the soft lawn, no heel sinkage seems to have occurred. Royals, they’re just not like us.