Mum-to-Be Kate Beams after Hospital Stay

Readers rejoice…Kate has officially been sprung from King Edward VII Hospital!

Following a three-night stay at the hospital in London with morning sickness–specifically Hyperemesis Gravidarum–Kate was lead out of the hospital by Prince William. Looking a bit pale and wobbly, yet surprisingly chic in a dark grey houndstooth coat and blue scarf, she smiled broadly to well-wishers while holding a bouquet of yellow roses. The Duchess had plenty of support over her stay, with her mum Carole and siblings Pippa and James dropping by for bedside visits.

Kate also got the seal of approval from dad-in-law, Prince Charles who said he was “thrilled” about the pregnancy. He then added, “It‘s a very nice thought to become a grandfather in my old age. I’m very glad my daughter-in-law is getting better, thank goodness.”

Pip Pops in for a Visit

Not surprisingly, the stay was not without drama, as Australian 2Day FM DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian prank called the hospital on Tuesday; impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles to find out details of Kate’s condition. Naturally, they succeeded in tricking a nurse into falling for the fodder. Both organizations have since apologized for the slip-up.

So what’s next?

According to St. James’s Palace, the Duchess is now resting comfortably (we hope) at Kensington Palace, where she will remain while she recovers.

Feel better, Kate!

Congrats on the Pregnancy, Kate!

Readers, it has been awhile since you’ve heard from us. The truth is that sometimes real life gets in the way…but we are back and here to tell you that the Duchess of Cambridge is officially expecting her first child.

Yes, you read that right. The heir to the throne is currently nesting nicely! St. James’s Palace confirmed the news this morning to The Daily Mail, “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.”

Their website added that the couple are obviously, “delighted with the news.” Apparently is was getting a bit more difficult to keep the news under wraps, as Kate was taken this morning to King Edward VII Hospital in London with morning sickness–specifically Hyperemesis Gravidarum–where she will rest for several days.

UKate is glad to be back with you…we are now on official Royal Heir Watch 2012-13…more deets to come.

Congrats to the Windsor clan!

Happy Birthday, Wills! A Photo from his "Younger Days."

We at UKate would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Prince William, who turns 30 today! We hear that Kate has a low-key celebration planned with close friends and family, likely at their cottage in Angelsey, Wales. Whatever she has up her sleeve, we’re sure it will be a wonderful day. If we hear any deets, you’ll be the first to know!

The Royals Arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral

Following an evening of music and celebration where we saw Kate go back to her High-Street roots in a Whistles dress, the Duchess rallied today for her Royal duties and once again chose favored designer Alexander McQueen for the final day of the Queen’s Jubilee.

Kate looked extremely elegant in a nude lace McQueen frock accessorized perfectly with a fabulous fascinator hat from up-and-coming milliner, Jane Taylor and a nude satin clutch. To nobody’s shock, she chose her trusty LK Bennett heels to top off the look.

The day began with an early service of thanks at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the young Royals were looking a little tired, no doubt after a fun-filled evening of music at the Queen’s Jubilee concert.

Following the service and a reception at Guildhall, the Duchess of Cambridge then joined her husband William and other members of the Senior Royal team, leading one of the tables at the Westminster Hall City of London Livery companies lunch today held in honor of the Queen.

There, they mingled with 700 guests representing abundant trades and professions, ranging from grocers and gunmakers to fruiterers and fishmongers.

According to The Mail, Kate was placed at the Master Glovers and Pattenmakers table, “a body founded in the 17th century as a trade association for the makers of pattens – under-shoes of wood and metal which were worn strapped beneath the shoes to raise the wearer out of the mud on the streets.” Prince William was seated at the Engineers and Arbitrators table, and Prince Harry took his place at the Fruiterers and Gardeners table.

William and Kate Attend Reception at Guildhall

The lucky diners were served a menu of marinated Uist Island salmon with Lyme Bay crab, followed by saddle of Welsh Cambrian Mountain lamb with braised shoulder of lamb, grilled Isle of Wight asparagus, Jersey Royal potatoes and an aptly named Jubilee sauce.

After the lunch, the Windsors then boarded their carriages for a ride down the mall to Buckingham Palace, where they made an appearance with the Queen on the balcony, complete with a military salute fly0ver. The streets were packed with excited onlookers celebrating this special day.

We have to say, Kate has looked amazing during the entire Jubilee celebrations. We can’t wait for the busy summer ahead!

For more amazing photos and video of the celebration, head on over to The Daily Mail!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Arrive at Chelsea Harbour Pier

The Duchess of Cambridge hit a home run today, arriving at the Chelsea Harbour Pier in a stunning scarlet frock by Alexander McQueen. She was joined by Prince William and other members of the Royal family as they celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a river pageant on the Thames on the Royal barge, the Spirit of Chartwell.

Stunning in McQueen

Careful to not upstage the Queen on her celebratory day, Kate opted for a monochrome patriotic red long-sleeved dress with pleated skirt from McQueen’s Autumn 2011 line ($1,800). If the dress looks a bit familiar to you – good eye. A sleeveless (and slightly shorter-length) version has been seen in the past year on both reality star, Kim Kardashian and English singer/songwriter and actress, Tulisa Contostavlos.

The Duchess paired the look with a fabulously placed red hat by Sylvia Fletcher from royal milliner James Lock & Co. She accessorized the dress with a goldmaritime-themed brooch featuring two silver dolphins, red clutch and her trusty LK Bennett “Sledge” nude pumps ($325). (As an aside, we love these shoes, Kate. And we get it…they work for you. But can you start mixing it up a bit? Thanks!)

Finally, the Duchess was seen carrying a scarf made of Strathearn tartan, perhaps in case of a chill on the water – and a nod to her Scottish title the Countess of Strathearn.

We absolutely love this look! It reminds us so much of Kate’s early days of her Royal tour of Canada. Well done!

For more photos and video of Kate’s arrival to the river pageant, head on over to The Daily Mail!

The Duchess Arrives for Tea with 8,000 of Her Closest Friends

Readers, we’ve been seeing our fair Duchess stepping-up her fashion game the past couple of months; finally sporting some seriously expensive designer wares on a few occasions. Well, if you think Kate has changed her sensible ways — think again!

Today was another “first” for the Duchess of Cambridge as she attended the Buckingham Palace Garden Party for guests who were invited after being chosen for their work with various institutions, charities and businesses. She joined the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen for tea and cakes with the 8,000 guests on the grounds of the Queen’s residence as the family prepares for this weekend’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Only when Kate stepped out with Prince Charles and Camilla, we were shocked to see that she was already recycling her $1800 pink Emilia Wickstead pleated dress.

At the Royal Sovereign's Lunch

Yes, we know…Kate is certainly a fan of raiding the closet as we’ve witnessed time and time before. Only…the last time we saw her in this frock was a mere fortnight (you read that right…two weeks) ago when she attended the Royal Sovereign’s lunch in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee at Windsor Castle. The Duchess is certainly taking recycling to a new level!

Kate changed her look up a bit today, pairing the dress with a matching Jane Corbett hat and her trusty L.K. Bennett heels in lieu of the satin pumps she wore before. The Duchess received rave reviews again as she mingled with the crowd. One attendee, Gareth Jones, 23, remarked to PEOPLE, ”She congratulated us, and asked me how long I’d been in the RAF,” about Kate’s greeting to him and his brand new bride, Rebecca, just back from their honeymoon in Florida. “She seems to share a lot of empathy and genuine interest in people.”

With the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations and 2012 Olympics ahead in London…we’re seeing a busy summer ahead for the Duchess. Keep up the good work, Kate!

Kate Decorates Conmeal with a Shamrock Sprig

The Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up her week of Royal duties today, spending St. Patrick’s Day with a visit to 450 very lucky Irish Guards.

Looking beautiful in a green swing coat dress by Emilia Wickstead and brown pillbox “Betty Boop” hat with bow detailing ($388) by Lock and Co, Kate handed out shamrock sprigs to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards (and their mascot Irish wolfhound Conmeal) in Aldershot, Hampshire, on Saturday. She then met with senior members of the regiment.

What's in the Glass?

In keeping with the festivity of the day, she accessorized her look with a gold shamrock pin and her own sprig of shamrock – the floral symbol of Ireland.

The visit was no doubt close to the Duchess’ heart, as Prince William was named an honorary Colonel in the regiment and even donned the uniform on their wedding day last year.

Perhaps this is why Kate has taken over the visit to the regiment, which has been in the past carried out by Princess Anne following the death of the Queen Mum ten-years ago.

We have to say, we’re pretty impressed with the way Kate has kept herself busy over the past six weeks while William has been away. She has certainly proven that she can stand on her own during these special engagements. We bet Wills will be pretty excited to congratulate her upon his return next week.

Well done, Duchess!

Kate Chats with a Hockey Team Member

It was a busy day for the Duchess of Cambridge today as she made her way around London for a couple of appearances.

Kate first showed off the field-hockey skills she perfected during her days at Marlborough College during a private visit to Olympic Park in Stratford this morning to meet with the Team Great Britain (Team GB) women’s hockey team.  The Duchess is a Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassador.

After arriving in a colorful outfit of coral cropped-skinny jeans paired with a navy blazer and official Team GB colorful scarf, the Duchess took a quick tour of the training facility. She then changed into a Team GB jacket and took some time out to speak with the coaches and took some shots with the team. From the photo, it looks like she hasn’t lost her touch!

Nice Shot, Duchess!

Following her morning of physical activity, Kate changed gears dramatically, heading to south London with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery, one of England’s oldest public art galleries.

Kate Arrives with Prince Charles

The Mail reports that the three met with artists who work with children who have taken part in the Great Art Quest – a program that introduces them to local galleries, professional artists and storytellers. They also learned about Children & the Arts Face Britain project, the UK’s largest mass collaborative art project.

Portraits from children aged four to 16 will create a montage image of The Queen, which will be projected on to the front of Buckingham Palace to herald the start of the Jubilee and Olympic celebrations in April.

Lucky students from Goodrich Community Primary School in East Dulwich, Globe Academy in Southwark, Langbourne Primary School and Luke’s CofE Primary School attended the event, where the Royals viewed the children’s work.

Kate certainly cleaned-up well for the event, wearing a beautiful grey pleated dress with black-flowered detailing by Irish designer Orla Kiely. She teamed the look with her signature black-suede pumps and clutch. We love the look!

Kate Receives Flowers from a Young Fan!

First of all…for those celebrating the holiday season, we at UKate would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus (or whatever you wish)! We hope you are enjoying your time away from the daily grind and with loved ones today and thank you for spending your time with us over the past year!

So, how is our favorite Duchess’ first Royal Christmas celebration going?

Well, we all know that the Windsor’s family holiday at Sandringham was rocked with a bit of drama on Friday when Prince Philip was rushed by helicopter to Papworth Hospital in Cambridge after suffering severe chest pains.

The Duke of Edinburgh, 90, remains today in the hospital following an emergency heart surgery to insert a stent into his heart to open a blocked coronary artery.

The Queen, the Duke’s three children and six of grandchildren, including Prince Harry and William, visited him at the hospital after he was admitted on Friday.

Certainly this brought a new meaning to the TWO Christmas church services this morning that the Windsor clan attended.

The first was a private morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham which has become an annual tradition for the Royal family since the early 1990s.

The Royals then returned to the church for a second mass, which is a community service, and were greeted by 3,000 people who had come to catch a glimpse of them…well, mainly Kate.

And the fans were certainly not disappointed!

Mary Relph, 77, from Shouldham, near Sandringham, who went to watch the Royals, said she had never seen as many people gathered to see the family in two decades. Sounds to us like the whole village was present!

Kate Bonds with Princess' Eugenie and Beatrice on Sandringham's Grounds

She claimed, “I have never seen queues like this on Christmas Day before, I have never seen this amount of people here since Diana was alive. People obviously came to see Kate Middleton. And she was fantastic.” The Duchess apparently stuck around after the service for twenty minutes to greet well-wishers.

Kate stunned the crowd in a velvet maroon hat by British milliner, Jane Corbett.

A spokesman for Buckingham Palace told the Daily Mail that her matching coat was created by an independent British dressmaker, but declined to reveal the designer’s identity; only claiming, “The Duchess is keen to use independent British dressmakers, whose skills and craftsmanship she admires.”

After the services, the family retreated back to Sandringham to finish out the day with a traditional turkey dinner and a viewing of the Queen’s annual speech!

Merry Christmas, Windsors!

Kate steps out in Zara’s lace tulip dress

Tonight the Royal family including the Duchess Of Cambridge, Prince William, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall stepped out to watch Gary Barlow perform at Royal Albert Hall. 

Kate looked lovely wearing Zara’s lace tulip dress (currently sold out, of course!) and a Ralph Lauren jacket for the occasion.

A couple of weeks ago we posted a picture of Kate with a Zara shopping bag - perhaps this was the outfit inside!

The group chatted with Barlow before his performance then enjoyed the show from the Royal box.  The concert was held to raise funds for the Prince’s Trust and the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

We’re loving this look on Kate and a Daily Mail article about the concert has some more good pictures from the event.  Looks like a fun night on the town for the Royals!