Duchess blooms in blue dress at the National Portrait Gallery

The baby bump's showing off, but the Duchess of Cambridge just fits in her would-be mom role. In the photos (borrowed from Mail Online) features the glamorous Duchess wearing a 50s styled cocktail dress designed by Emilia Wickstead. Kate was attended the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate the work of Art Room. The Duchess firmly believed that art could do so much to make a difference. The Art Room, in fact, helps poor school children by giving lessons in drawing, painting and modeling. The Art Room is one of the very first charities that Duchess of Cambridge supported since marrying into the Royal Family. Visit Mail Online for more stunning photos of Lovely Kate.

Tom Sykes: Why Prince William is powerless to protest new Kate pics

Here’s an interesting article written by The Daily Beast’s “royalist” Tom Sykes. Here, he talked about Prince William’s powerlessness in stopping the press people from publishing Kate’s bikini-clad photos, while showing a little sign of baby bump.

Royal fury after magazines publish Kate's bikini-clad images while vacationing in Mustique

image source: Earsucker.com

Italian magazine publishes photos showing  Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge while on holiday in Mustique 

The Duke of Cambridge and his pregnant duchess Kate only wanted to take a break from the husle and bustle of royal life. So off the seemingly honey-mooning couple and took the flight (withe the Middletons) to Mustique, the fabled Caribbean island, once the favorite destination of the Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret. But little do we know--and little do the royal couple know that while strolling on the shoreline, bikini-clad Kate (with the sign of baby bump apparent), was already photographed by a prying lense.


Now, royal fury is on "after Italian and Australian magazines published these photos, while more publications around the around are lined up to do the same," reports Mail online.

St. James's Palace has officially released a statement saying that the act was "a clear breach of privacy, calling the pictures "violating."

Mail online further reports that foreign publishers obtained the rights to publish the images for a whooping  £100,000.

Fiona Connolly, editor of the Australian magazine, Woman's Day, said that the royal couple are "not protected species" outside Britain. However, Mustique is a private island and papparazi is banned there. Nevertheless, Connolly claimed that the images were taken by a foreigner.  

Duchess of Cambridge reveals baby bumps

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
at the National Portrait Gallery.

The Duchess of Cambridge, now around 12 weeks pregnant, shows signs of baby bumps and she managed to retain that ever-glowing look and slender physique. The images here were taken after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to the National Portrait Gallery to check out the first official portrait of Her Royal Highness. Despite her recent bout with ill-health after it was revealed that she was pregnant, the Duchess is now back in good health. She celebrated her 31st birthday just recently and her
impeccable sense of style," as reported by Mail Online, was imminent in her classy burgundy chiffon dress matched by her "trusty black court shoes."

Duchess of Cambridge portrait unveiled

Paul Emsley's portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge

The first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge is out, but critics panned it, calling it "rotten" and "nothing like Kate in real life," reports The Daily Mail. However, The Telegraph praised the artist, Paul Emsley (himself controversial for realistic and photographic style) for painting the Duchess in "a picture of maturity."


The Duchess is seen smiling (Mail wrote she was rather grimacing), her face was "framed by her hair."

The Duchess was elated to have seen the portrait, calling it "amazing" and "brilliant." Prince William couldn't be happier, too. "It's beautiful, it's absolutely beautiful," he said.

Duchess of Cambridge turns 31

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS!

Today marks the Duchess of Cambridge’s 31^stbirthday. Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton on January 9, 1982, the dazzling beauty stole the heart of Prince William and the adoration of millions of people around the world. Even before her April 29, 2011 wedding to Prince William, second in-line to the throne of Great Britain, Kate was already the darling of the press. This year, the Duchess is expecting her first baby. And to celebrate her birthday, here are 31 of the most dazzling photos (picked by Daily Mail) of the lady who keeps on mesmerizing the world.

How to dress up like Kate? Vogue reveals

Vogue reveals the Duchess of Cambridge's fashionable taste.

How do you dress up like the Duchess of Cambridge? “Wear blue, carry your clutch bag with both hands and go for a glossy Chelsea blow dry,” reports The Daily Mail.

A recent article in Voguemagazine discusses Kate’s style. Twenty-four percent of the Duchess’ outfits are all in blue, while 13 per cent are red, which wore for very important occasions, like the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant. White comes next (with 12 per cent). Grey was the tailender at (11 per cent), purple (9 per cent), multicolored or patterned outfits (8 per cent) pink (7 per cent) and green (6 per cent).

“The analysis found most of the outfits she wore on her last 100 official engagements came from store LK Bennett.”

Duchess of Cambridge is Pregnant

By September this year, news of the Duchess'
pregnancy was already circulating. 

Great Britain is one with the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family in rejoicing the pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge. The excitement was however mixed with anxiety as the 30-year-old Duchess had to be rushed to the hospital due to acute morning sickness, prompting the couple to reveal the real cause of the Duchess' condition. Kate is expected to remain in King Edward VII Hospital for quite a few days, until after her morning sickness subsides. The Duchess was given drops to restore fluid and nutrients in her body.


Prince William rushed the Duchess to the hospital after she fell ill last wekened. She developed morning sickness while staying at her parents' home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. The Prince, who must be very elated of her wife's conception while also anxious of her condition, spent hours by her bedside before leaving at 8:15 last night. The Middletons were the first to know of Kate's pregnancy, while the Queen was told of the Duchess' condition yesterday.

Buckingham Palace released a formal announcement regarding the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy, which says:

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 baby will be third-in-line to the throne, after Prince Charles and  Prince William. By the time the child is born, this will be the second instance when a Sovereign has a three heirs in direct line of succession. The first occured in 1894, after Prince Edward of York was born, who himself ascended to the throne in 1936 as Edward VIII. His grandfather succeeded as Edward VII in 1901, while his own father ascended in 1910.

This announcement is expected to hasten the reform on succession laws not only in Britain, but the entire Commonwealth, to permit the first-born, regardless of sex, to succeed to the throne.

Furthermore, if the Duke and Duchess' firstborn is a boy, he will be styled "Royal Highness" and bear the title "Prince." But if it is a girl, she will be "Lady Christian name Mountbatten Windsor." This is in adherence to George V's Letrers Patent in 1917, which limited the use of HRH and Prince/Princess to the children and male-line grandchildren of the Sovereign, as well as to the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.

Fashion reigns supreme at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations

Royals wore their very best during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. 

Queen Elizabeth II, ever the fashion icon, shone during the River Thames Parade in her shimmering, white handmade Angela Kelly crystal-studded coat and dress. Keen attention to detail took this Swarovski crystal studded outfit a year to make….. And it’s all worth it.

Meanwhile, darling of the press Duchess of Cambridge, was indeed the day’s lady in red. She wore a splendid red Alexander McQueen dress, matched by a stylish Sylvia Fletcher red hat from royal milliner James Lock & Co. As a nod to her Scottish title Countess of Strathearn, Kate carried a scarf made of Strathearn tartan.

Chic sisters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were both pretty in pink while boarding the Havengore. The Both wore eye-catching hats made by Stephen Jones.

Duchess of Cambridge attends first Palace garden tea party

The Duchess of Cambridge makes her Palace garden party debut

The Duchess of Cambridge continues her winning streak with the press and public alike as she attends her first Palace garden party last weekend. 

The duchess’ charming was overflowing, and so was his thrifty but glamorous fashion sense. She gave a second chance to the £1,200 Emilia Wickstead dress she wore during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee lunch in Windsor two weeks ago.

The duchess joined the Princess Royal, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Philip, the Queen, and other members of the Royal Family, together with some 8,000 guests for tea within the Buckingham Palace grounds. The Duke of Cambridge was nowhere to be seen however because he was at the RAF Valley in Anglesey, where he works as a search and rescue pilot.

The event was this year’s second Palace garden party, and the duchess’ first since becoming a part of the Royal Family.

The duchess wears the Emilia Wickstead dress she wore at the
Queen's Jubilee Lunch at Windsor Castle

The duchess throws some chit-chat with some of the guests

The Duchess of Cambridge was a huge hit in this event

The Duchess of Cambridge attends
her first Palace garden party without
Prince William, who was at work
 with the RAF

More than 800 guests attend the Palace garden party

The Duchess of Cornwall joins the Duchess of Cambridge

Queen Elizabeth II joins the crowd during the garden party a few days
before the Jubilee celebrations kick off

Members of the Royal Family attend the tea party. From L to R,
the Duke of Gloucester,  Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall,
Princess Royal, Prince of Wales

A large number of crow wait in anticipation of the coming of the Royal Family

The Queen and Prince Philip

The Queen surveys her guests

The Duchess of Cambridge takes time to greet guests