Just a day after stepping out in pastel green for Wimbledon, Kate Middleton did a style 180, donning a bright royal blue ensemble for an official visit to Scotland.
Known as the Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland (the UK is one country and four countries; don’t worry about it), she and her husband were attending a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, held at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Basically, it’s when Charles gets the Scottish crown jewels; his mother Queen Elizabeth II did the same thing 70 years ago. But get ready for this detail: “Unlike the 1953 service, the Stone of Destiny, on which ancient Scottish kings were crowned, will be present in the cathedral.”
What in the Indiana Jones is the Stone of Destiny!!!!!!
Anyway, most of the attendees seemed to be wearing robes, but Middleton opted for a Catherine Walker coat and matching accessories, including a very snappy hat. (People that she didn’t wear robes because she’s not a member of the Order of the Thistle, though her husband and in-laws are. Don’t feel too bad, Kate; I’m not in the Order of the Thistle either.)
She previously wore this coat on Easter (with a similar but different snappy hat), that , against royal protocol. Given all that Charles, Diana, Fergie, and of course Andrew have put this family through, Kate should be able to do whatever the hell she wants with her manicures! She’s clearly a team player!
Kate Middleton’s pearl choker comes from the late queen’s collection, per People, and is presumably called the Necklace of Wisdom and Glory, per me.
Once you realize how much stuff this country does just because of tradition, it’s less weird that their lawyers have to wear wigs. Less weird, but still weird.
