Kate Middleton Is The Epitome Of Elegance In A Black Coat Dress

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This weekend was the Festival of Remembrance in the U.K., that culminated in the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. It was attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the latter of whom recently completed chemotherapy treatment. Kate Middleton was wearing a Catherine Walker black coat dress for the solemn occasion, with slightly padded shoulders and a black velvet bow neckline.

The Princess had her hair up in a neat chignon and topped with a black button hat featuring a small netted veil and a spray of black fabric flowers. In her ears were a pair of pearl and diamond drop earrings from the late Queen’s jewellery collection.

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On her lapel, she wore the Queen’s Dragoon Guards brooch and the red poppy pin meant to honour fallen British servicemen and women. She was positioned by Duchess Sophie on the balcony outside the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

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On Saturday, Kate made a public appearance at the Royal Albert Hall for a Festival of Remembrance event, where she was sported a pair of the late Princess Diana’s earrings and a Nura pearl necklace by Monica Vinader. The Princess was dressed in a black wrap dress, sheer black stockings, and a pair of black pumps.

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She was joined that night by Prince William, who recently returned from a visit to Cape Town, South Africa, where he was attending the Earthshot Prize.


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