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They said/We said: What “Gungate” may or may not have done for Pippa Middleton’s lily-white reputation

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By now, you must know that Pippa Middleton was in Paris this weekend. And her friend was pointing a gun at some paparazzi.

“Gungate,” as it is now known, blew up over the past few days with people wondering: Was the gun real? Will Pippa go to jail? Is Queen Kate mad? Will the royal sister be plucked from the front row at Temperley and thrust into Balenciaga’s Fall 2012 spy-themed collection ads? And what about Isabel Marant’s cowboy collection?

Before you get your knickers in a knot, apparently Jr. Middleton was not impressed with the violent act—at least, according to a rather gentlemanly public apology from Pippa’s carmate Viscount Arthur de Soultrait who said, “Obviously Philippa had no idea that he was going to do that and told him to stop immediately…She did not find it funny.”

Luckily for The Royal Family and Pippa, the scandal has slowly fizzled into nothing but a small pile of inert gunpowder. For starters, it’s since been discovered the gun was, in fact, a toy (though why any grown man would be carrying one of those around anyway is completely beyond us). It also appears no one has actually complained to the French police about the incident, so Pippa is not likely to face any criminal charges. Phew.

While she may not have committed a real crime this weekend, she most definitely committed a fashion one. The royal sister-in-law was in Paris for the 1700s-themed birthday party of the aforementioned Viscount and wore an unforgiveable fucshia, bow-covered, corset thing (there is no better word) atop cropped lace leggings that had some questioning her status as a fashion icon. This apparently paled in comparison to the other partygoers who, according to E! Online, wore “dog collars, chastity belts and surround[ed] themselves with dwarves.”
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A Kate Middleton for every city! Madame Tussaud reveals 4 wax Will and Kate replicas

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Photography by Ben Cawthra/LNP/Keystone Press

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The only thing better than one Kate Middleton is four Kate Middletons! Madame Tussaud’s has created wax works to be unveiled in London, New York, Amsterdam and Blackpool. Each figure cost £150,000 and required four months of work from sculptors, colour artists and hair stylists. Read more »


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She speaks! Kate makes her first official speech in a dress just like her mom’s

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Photography by Ian Gavan/Getty Images

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Well, Mondays are not that bad after all. Yesterday, we unabashed Kate-lovers were gifted with not one but TWO new outfits, and a speech to boot. The first official speech since becoming the Duchess of Cambridge, and the first time speaking publicly that we can recall since this pre-wedding interview, Kate took to the mic at the Treehouse Children’s Hospice in Ipswich, England to share a few words of support as a patron of the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. For the full two-and-a-half minutes, check out the video below and tell us how you think she did. (She sounds curiously like Lady Mary Crawley, doesn’t she?)

And now to the dress. We’re loving the reports that Kate’s cobalt blue Reiss button down dress belongs to her mother, Carole Middleton, but alas, What Kate Wore is reporting that the two own the same dress. Twinsies! According to the Reiss website, Kate’s dress is from 2008, but doesn’t she make it look fresh as ever?
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What lucky Irish soldiers! Kate Middleton wears green while handing out shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day

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Photography by Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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While many of the 30-and-under set are eager to keep debaucherous St. Patrick’s Day traditions alive, Kate Middleton celebrated the day with a 111-year-old royal custom: handing out shamrocks to the Irish guard. Wearing a dark green coatdress by Emilia Wickstead, a brown hat by Lock and Co., and a shamrock brooch that both the Queen Mother and Princess Anne have worn on St. Patrick’s Days past, Kate greeted soldiers as well as a huge Irish wolfhound—the regiment’s mascot. We can only assume they all felt extra lucky to have Kate there! You may also recognize the soldiers’ uniforms: Prince William was made an honorary colonel of the regiment and wore this uniform to the royal wedding. And one last St. Patrick’s Day royal factoid: this was Kate’s first solo military engagement.


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Kate Middleton does a quick wardrobe change and takes in some art with her in-laws

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Photography by Danny Martindale/WireImage

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After a morning spent on the hockey pitch, Kate Middleton performed a quick wardrobe change (and got a blow-out, by the looks of it) for an afternoon engagement with her in-laws. That’s right: we’ve been given the gift of three royal outfits today! We’re also going to assume that the duchess coordinated her grey pleated Orla Kiely dress with Prince Charles’ suit—there has to be someone behind all the impeccable colour-matching of late. Father and daughter-in-law visited the Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts at Dulwich Picture Gallery, a trip apparently inspired by the pair’s mutual love for all things artsy. And oh, it gets better: Kate and Charles also actually created some art together! We can only assume they’re going to send it to William to hang on his fridge in the Falklands.


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Coral jeans! Sneakers! Kate Middleton shows off her sporty side at London’s Olympic park

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Photography by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool /Getty Images

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Well, it’s official: as of this morning a new piece of Olympic merch will become more popular than our infamous Team Canada red mittens. Kate Middleton just met the Great Britain Olympic hockey team and wore a pretty printed scarf that’s part of the official Team GB merchandise collection—and only costs £10! Also covetable were her coral skinny jeans (first a peplum, now bright pants? Kate, you’re killing us!) and navy heels, though the latter were quickly traded in for some running shoes so she could demonstrate her field hockey skills. We never thought we’d see the duchess swinging a hockey stick with Olympic athletes, but once again she proves that no matter the situation, she’ll make it look effortless and adorable.


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Kensington Palace unveils new and questionably improved Jaeger-designed uniforms in advance of Will and Kate’s move

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Photography by Ken Lennox via The Telegraph

After two decades of wearing the same tired gear, the staff at Kensington Palace have received a wardrobe “upgrade” from British fashion label Jaeger just in time for Will and Kate’s move to the palace next year. The frumpy new uniforms, part of a £12-million palace overhaul, pair poppy-red blazers with tuxedo-striped black skirts and pants. Though the staff seem to love the new uniforms in the photos, we can’t help but think they look remarkably like a flight crew (maybe it’s the neck scarves). And are those unisex wide-leg pants? Not okay! Was Kate not consulted? Because we seriously would have preferred something like this, this, or this.


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Kate Middleton wore a peplum today! A peplum!

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Photography by Anthony Devlin/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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My, my, my, are the stars ever aligned today. Kate Middleton wore something super trendy! She did! Known for dressing wholly on her own—so stunning while staying completely out of the realm of what’s en vogue—Kate debuted spring’s most buzzed-about appendage, the peplum, while on her first official Diamond Jubilee visit to Leicester alongside Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The peplum in question was another creation by one of Kate’s favourite labels, L.K. Bennett. We daresay the Queen’s looking pretty trendy herself, in her bright-fuchsia cashmere Angela Kelly suit. These two besties looks so swell beside each other, that we can’t help but wonder whether they coordinated beforehand. Oh, what fun we’ll have imagining that.


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