William & Kate During Their Arrival

It was an afternoon of charity for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The couple spent the day touring the Oak Centre for Children and Young People at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in South London; meeting the staff, young cancer patients and their parents. The visit was a bit nostalgic as it is the same hospital that Princess Diana chose for her first solo charity appearance.

William was in grand spirits despite having pulled an “all-nighter” flying an emergency mercy mission. His mission was to fly a sailor from a Royal Navy ship off the Isle of Man 400 miles south to Sandhurst to see a sick relative. He also helped pick up a casualty with serious head injuries in Snowdonia. What a guy!

Kate Visits a Patient

Kate was beaming in a cream “Sculpted Felt Long Sleeved Seamed Dress” ($702) by designer Amanda Wakeley. She paired of her look with her trusty LK Bennett nude pumps and a clutch.

The newlyweds were a hit during their visit. One young patient lucky enough to meet the royals was Digby Davidson, 14, and his parents.

Digby, a leukemia patient, said, “William and Kate were asking when I last came in and if my friends came to see me.”

After spending 10 minutes talking together, Mrs.Davidson said, ‘William was joking about Digby’s flip flops and shorts – he said he had a tropical theme that fitted in with decor. They were just very laid back and easy to talk to, it didn’t feel strange.”

During the visit, William was also reunited with Alice Marples, a cancer patient who interviewed him two years ago for the CBBC Newsround program.

A St. James’s Palace spokesman told the London Evening Standard, “The Duke is looking forward to seeing Alice again and finding out how she has been. Through his close connection with the hospital he has met many inspirational young people, like Alice, who have shown such bravery in battling their illness.”

It sounds like William and Kate really take their charity work seriously. How refreshing to see a young couple who really want to give back to those in their communities. We’ll give them a UKate “Two Thumbs-Up”…well done, Windsors!

Velvet Trim Boucle Jacket

Readers, imagine this scenario…

You’re shopping at the local Topshop on Kensington High Street in London. Minding your own business, you walk up to the cashier near closing time to pay for your new fashion finds. The tall gal with perfectly coiffed hair in front of you is dressed suspiciously like the one-and-only Kate Middleton.

But it couldn’t be “that Kate” – right? Especially since when said beauty is leafing through her wallet, you see quite a few discount “rewards cards” (we rock those too) before she pulls out her plastic to pay.

A wanna-be perhaps? Not this time…try the Duchess herself!

Yes, you read that right folks. Some lucky shoppers were surprised when to their delight; Kate ducked-in to the store on Monday night for a bit of retail therapy!

People reports that sporting casual black jeans and a tweed jacket, Kate browsed the store for a half-hour before joining the line to pay for her items. 

A Topshop employee revealed, “She was low-key and casual – she seemed so normal,” adding: “She was really chilled out despite some customers in the queue behind her saying, ‘Oh my God it’s her’ and pointing – she didn’t seem fazed by it all and she was really sweet.” 

It seems that although jaws were dropping at the mere sight of the Duchess, nobody bothered her while she shopped; nor was the store notified that she would be coming in. “I haven’t seen her before so I don’t think she’s a regular but she lives at Kensington Palace, just ’round the corner from here so it makes sense,” the staffer added. 

Spot Pencil Skirt

So what did Kate take home? Her first purchase was a Cobalt “Velvet Trim Boucle Jacket” ($130). From the looks of the site, it is now only available in a size 10. She also picked up a “Spot Pencil Skirt” in Teal ($76) that looks to be out of stock at the moment. Keep an eye out readers – we all know that they could restock the items!

Looks to us like the Duchess is staying true to mixing sensible fashion with high-end labels! Perhaps this is why Anna Wintour is trying desperately to get her on the front cover of Vogue! We hear that this is unlikely at this time as Kate is working on defining the charities she is going to work with moving forward and wants to be taken seriously.

C’mon Kate, you can do both…we’d LOVE to see you rock the cover of one of our favorite mags!

Lady in Red!

Readers…we FINALLY have a Kate sighting!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the wedding of good friends Thomas Sutton and Harriet Colthurst on Saturday at St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church in Wilton, Wiltshire.

Kate was accompanied by Louise Aubrey-Fletcher as William arrived earlier as he was an usher in the wedding party.  Kate shined in a raspberry red-colored lace dress by Collette Dinnigan; her cascading locks framed with a fabulous fascinator. She topped-off the look with a matching clutch and patent four-inch maroon pumps that look suspiciously like Prada “Patent Platforms” ($720) to us! Flawless!

While the newlywed royal was obviously a center of attention at the nuptials, sis Pip also had tongues wagging. Kate’s sis was beaming when she arrived in a black and white Project D frock with matching black fascinator and black pumps.

Are You Guys Next?

The Mail reports that Pippa and her boyfriend – and wedding date – Alex Loudon were the talk of the day, with many wondering if they might be the next couple to walk down the aisle.

A source to the pair reveals the couple is now spending more time than ever together.  “She has her own place in Chelsea and she splits her time between their houses, but she’s spending more time at Alex’s these days. She’s moved some of her things in and he has given her a set of keys so Pippa comes and goes as she pleases. Alex absolutely dotes on her and they are really very serious.”

It seems that the Middleton family – as well as William and Kate – would be happy to see the couple end up together. The group even spent Pippa’s birthday together this month at a Italian restaurant Locanda Ottoemezzo.

“They had a lovely, low-key evening. After a pasta dinner and a birthday cake, they went back to Pippa’s house for cocktails,” said a source. “William, Kate and Pippa’s parents adore Alex. They trust him and see him as one of the family. They’d be very happy if he slipped a ring on Pippa’s finger.”

Sounds like we may have another Middleton-sister wedding in the works!

And…WE’RE BACK!

Sorry for the hiatus readers. We’ve been dealing with a lot of “real world” work and travel lately. That – coupled with the fact that we’ve been short on Kate sightings this month – have made for sparse posting as of late.  And for that, we apologize.

We are back on track today, however, with a Pippa sighting!

While Kate is still in hiding, sis Pip made her debut at London Fashion Week, sitting on the front-row of the catwalk at the Temperley show.

For those of you who may have forgotten, it was Pippa who put Temperley firmly on the map in April when she donned the now-famous emerald colored gown by the label to the evening reception following the Royal Wedding.

Arriving to the event and a gaggle of flashbulbs; Pip shined in a cream and black “Classic Fan Dress” ($1,745) that she reportedly picked up from the Temperley store earlier in the day.

With her hair cascading in loose curls, she paired the look with a black studded clutch and black leather ankle booties. Kate’s sis looked right at home in the limelight, sitting by US actress Rosario Dawson. My do we envy her life!

Wanna get Pip’s look? Head on over to the Temperley Store site where the dress is now on sale…if you can take out a second mortgage to afford it!