Hats worn by Kate Middleton shown at Kerry Taylor Auctions. Image via Telegraph video footage.
The Duchess wore an elaborate black and white creation by Philip Somerville for a Knight of the Garter ceremony back in 2008; it was auctioned off yesterday for £3,224. Photo Credit: PA
A black Aurora hat worn by Kate to the 2010 wedding of Harry Meade was auctioned off for £3,720. Photo Credit: PA
Two hats rented and worn to engagements with Prince William (now the Duke of Cambridge) by the former Kate Middleton have sold at auction for three times their guide price, say reports.
An anonymous American bidder snatched up the pieces of fashion history at the Passion for Fashion auction in London yesterday, reports The Belfast Telegraph.
The now Duchess of Cambridge rented the items for an estimated £100 each at Get Ahead Hats in Reading, says The Daily Telegraph.
The hats were expected to sell at auction for £1,000-£1,500 a piece, but they fetched much more than that: the Philip Somerville hat brought in £3,224 and the Aurora hat went for £3,720.
Rental receipts, and diary entries showing Kate’s appointments at Get Ahead Hats, were auctioned off as well.
Events took place at the very same auction house (Kerry Taylor Auctions) that sold the famous see-though dress Kate wore in a St. Andrews University Fashion show; the frock is said to have piqued William’s interest in Kate.
The above dress, worn by the former Kate Middleton at a St.Andrews University fashion show in 2002, was auctioned off for £78,000 at Kerry Taylor Auctions in 2011. Photo Credit: M Neilson / Getty Images file
The Duke of Cambridge, above, turns 30 today. Picture taken at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Port Lympne, southern England. William feeds a black rhino called Zawadi. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The Duke of Cambridge. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The Duke of Cambridge celebrates his 30th birthday today and stands to inherit an estimated 10 million pounds from a trust set up by his mother, Princess Diana.
Despite the extra income, officials say there won’t be any significant changes to William’s lifestyle.
A royal aide has confirmed the latter notion to the Daily Telegraph:
“Whatever the financial position might be, you will see no obvious change of lifestyle over the coming weeks or months,” said the aide.
“There has been speculation about the Duke and Duchess having a house built but there are no plans for that at all.”
“If the Duke decides next year to continue his Search and Rescue career he might well have to move to another base, away from Anglesey, so the idea of a new house just isn’t on the radar at the moment.”
How did the Duke celebrate his special day? Predictably. Low-key and with close friends and family.
A spokesman for the Duke told The Telegraph: “He will spend some of his birthday at Highgrove, where he has been based this week, then whatever he does at the weekend will be low-key and private.”
The Duke spent his birthday at Highgrove (pictured above), his father’s country estate, which he visited as a boy with his mother (Princess Diana), father (Charles) and brother (Harry). Photo Credit: AP PHOTO/TIM GRAHAM PICTURE LIBRARY
As tradition dictates, the Queen led a procession of knights and royals from Windsor Castle to St. George’s Chapel, where a special service was held.
Members of the order were greeted and cheered as they processed the half mile on foot towards the castle’s chapel, by 7,000 specially-invited members of the public, reports the Daily Mail.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cornwall and Countess of Wessex watched from the Galilee Porch entrance, as their husband’s, in their traditional blue velvet cloaks of the Garter Order, made their way towards St. St George’s Chapel.
After the special service took place, the Queen and senior members of the royal family returned to the castle via carriage.
The Queen leading the procession. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The procession. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Wales. Men of the order wore hats of black velvet with white plumes (heron and ostrich feathers, according to the Daily Mail) and every knight was “required to display a banner of his arms in the chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enameled stall plate,” says BBC News. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The Queen and Prince Philip during the procession. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Thousands gathered to help celebrate the Queen’s official birthday on Saturday. The monarch’s birthday is actually in April, but the Trooping, a traditional military display, occurs yearly on a Saturday in June, because of the fine weather. This year, however, the weather was rather windy; in a few instances, The Duchess of Cambridge‘s hat looked as if it might take flight, as the Daily Mail pointed out this weekend.Photo Credit: BBC
This year’s Trooping the Colour military parade was an especially joyous occasion for the royal family; Prince Philip, clad in a Colonel of the Grenadier Guards uniform, was out of the hospital and back by the Queen’s side for her official birthday celebrations on Saturday. The Queen, as Colonel-in-Chief, proudly wore her Brigade of Guards brooch.
The event was a traditional display of pomp and pageantry: “Some 1,600 officers and soldiers in the traditional uniforms of the Household Cavalry, Royal Horse Artillery and Foot Guards took part in the parade,” reports The Daily Mail.“with more than 200 horses and around 290 musicians from 10 bands and corps of drums.”
The Duke of Cambridge. Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin via Zimbio
The Duke of Cambridge, who rode on horseback during the parade, looked very dashing, wearing the very same uniform he wore during the royal wedding; the uniform of a Colonel of the Irish Guards. He arrived for the parade with The Prince of Wales, also in uniform (Colonel of the Welsh Guards) and The Duke of Kent (Colonel of the Scots Guards).
Prince Harry was not on horseback like his brother and father, but in an open horse-drawn carriage with the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge. He wore his Blues and Royals uniform. Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin
The Duke of Cambridge, The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Kent. Photo Credit: BBC
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Thousands filled the Mall this weekend. Photo Credit: BBC
The Queen and Prince Philip originally were to travel in an open carriage during the celebrations, but instead they opted for a covered glass coach, because of the unpredictable weather. Photo Credit: PA
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The Duchess of Cambridge was often caught in the wind during the Queen’s official birthday celebrations this year, her hat ready for takeoff. She wore a beautiful silk number by Canadian designer Erdem and a hat by Jane Corbett. Photo Credit: Mark Cuthbert / UK Press.
Kate was fashionable in a teal dress by Zara yesterday evening, as she greeted children and cast members at a performance of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The Lion toy Kate clutches was a gift. Photo Credit: Rebecca Naden / PA Wire
The audience was packed with 150 school children from The Art Room, a charity of which Kate is a patron .
The Duchess made an effort to talk to both the children and the cast members at the performance, which was created by theatre company ThreeSixty.
“Having a royal patron like the Duchess of Cambridge is fantastic for a small charity like us,” Juli Beattie, founder and director of The Art Room told media. “To see the children’s reaction was overwhelming. It was a fantastic visual experience for all of them.”
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Kate chats with the cast of the performance. Photo Credit: Rebecca Naden / PA Wire / Press Association Images
Kate chats with the cast of the performance. Photo Credit: Rebecca Naden / PA Wire
The Duchess poses for a picture with children and actors Photo Credit: SkyNews
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photo Credit: GEOFF PUGH
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photo Credit: James Whatling. Splash News.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photo Credit: James Whatling / Splash News
Prince Harry and the Duchess. Photo Credit: GEOFF PUGH
Prince Harry. Photo Credit: GEOFF PUGH
It was another wedding today for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and prince Harry; the royal trio attended the nuptials of Princess Diana’s niece, Emily McCorquodale, and James Hutt.
The bride and groom: Princess Diana’s neice, Emily McCorquodale and James Hutt. Photo Credit: GEOFF PUGH
The Duchess of Cambridge‘s Prince Charming, the Duke of Cambridge, affectionately kept a hand on Kate’s back as he led her through the churchyard; it is turning into a signature move of William’s, as he often places a hand on his wife’s back when walking into events or chatting at receptions.
Kate looked effortlessly classy in a silk, floral Jenny Peckam dress; it was the same she wore to a polo match during her North American tour with William.
The Queen was escorted down the Mall by police Tuesday morning to a special jubilee service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Photo Credit: AP
The Queen arrived at St. Paul’s Cathedral and, as is customary, waved to the crowds. Photo Credit: Reuters
People may have been out late last night celebrating the Queen’s 60 years on the throne at the Diamond Jubilee Concert, but this didn’t stop thousands from lining the streets this morning to watch Her Majesty arrive in style at St Paul’s Cathedral.
The Queen was escorted into the Cathedral by the Lord Mayor of London, David Wootton. Photo Credit: AP
An ecstatic crowd gathered outside the Cathedral to greet the Queen. Photo Credit: EPA
The fourth day of jubilee celebrations began with an hour-long service of Thanksgiving delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. And to mark the special occasion, Prime Minister David Cameron read from the New Testament.
PM David Cameron and his wife Samantha, present at the special jubilee service. Photo via the Daily Mail.
Present for the event were all senior members of the royal family sans Prince Philip, who remains in the hospital due to a bladder infection.
The Queen and the royal family walking down the aisle for the service in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Photo Credit: Getty Images
The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in her signature Alexander McQueen frock (Center), though she looked a bit worn out from the four days of jubilee celebrations. Princes William (R) and Harry (L) also looked a bit worse for wear. Photo via the Daily Mail.
Zara Philips,granddaughter of the Queen, and her husband, Mike Tindall, were absent at most of the jubilee festivities due to Zara’s equestrian pursuits pertaining to the Olympic Games. However, today they took their rightful places in the congregation. Photo via the Daily Mail.
Following the service, the Queen attended three receptions: first, the Queen went to Mansion House, to a reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of London. The Youth Orchestra Choir performed the Commonwealth anthem; second, the Queen continued on to The Guildhall, to a reception hosted by The City of London.
According to the mail, the rest of the St. Paul’s congregation met the Queen at the Guildhall, as did a host of senior members of the royal family; lastly, before the carriage procession, the royal family ate lunch at Westminster Hall.
The Queen was led into Westminster Hall by the Lord Great Chamberlain and fanfare from the State Trumpeters.
The Queen was led into Westminster Hall by the Lord Great Chamberlain, where she lunched with the royal family. Photo Credit: BBC
The Prince of Wales took on Prince Philip’s role beside the Queen in the front row during the morning service and dutifully sat with her in the 1902 State Landau during the later carriage procession through the streets of London.
The Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla in the carriage procession. Photo Credit: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Image
After a glittering carriage procession full of pomp and circumstance, the royal family appeared on the balcony, as is traditional. They watched an RAF Flypast and witnessed a celebratory cascade of rifle fire.
Kate, William and Harry looked out at the performances from the royal box. Photo Credit: PA
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The concert outside the Palace. Photo Credit: AP/ Getty Images
Too loud? The Queen was seen wearing a pair of ear plugs. Photo Credit:AP
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Outside Buckingham Palace. Image via the Diamond Jubilee Concert Live Streaming
Charles and Camilla sat in the first row of the royal box. Photo Credit: BBC
Prince Philip was hospitalized earlier in the day with a bladder infection, but most of the royal family looked in good spirits as they watched the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012 Concert from the royal box.
The entire Middleton family joined the Jubilee celebrations on Sunday as a part of the royal squadron. Photo via the Daily Mail.
Pippa and Carole Middleton wave to the crowds. Photo by David Hartley / Rex Features
Pippa and James Middleton. Photo Credit: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/GettyImages
Pippa Middleton waves from the Elizabethan paddle steamer as part of the royal squadron during Sunday’s flotilla. Photo Credit: Mirrorpix
The Middleton family traveled down the River Thames on the Elizabethan Sunday, riding behind the Queen as a part of the royal squadron during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
The Middleton family’s invitation by the Queen to take part in the big day caught many by surprise; it suggests recognition by the Queen of the Duchess of Cambridge’s important role within the royal family.
The senior royals traveled down the Thames on the Royal Barge Sunday during the River Pageant.Photo Credit: Splash News.com
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Prince Harry, The Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke of Cambridge wave from the royal barge. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Queen. Photo Credit: SplashNews.com
Camilla and Kate have a laugh during the festivities. Photo Credit: AFP/ Getty Images
The weather may have been gloomy and a few of the main events of the celebratory day (like the flypast) cancelled, but that didn’t stop around one million people from lining the Thames on Sunday to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee via the River Pageant.
The nation looked on as around 1,000 boats escorted Queen Elizabeth and the senior members of the royal family down the River Thames; it was a new world record for the number of boats taking part in a parade, according to the Daily Mail.
The Queen was looking regal in a classic ivory dress and a white boucle threaded coat, complete with silk ribbon and crystals.
The Queen. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Prince Charming aka Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, was looking quite stylish in his Flight Lieutenant No 1 Dress Uniform complete with blue garter sash.
The Duke of Cambridge. Photo Credit: UK Press Association
Prince Harry was ever the dashing prince in the No 1 Ceremonial dress of the Blues and Royals and the Army Air Corps light blue beret.
Prince Harry. Photo Credit: AP
The Duchess of Cambridge looked glamorous and sophisticated in a red Alexander McQueencreation— a gorgeous, albeit safe, choice.
The Duchess of Cambridge. Photo Credit:UK Press Association
