During the royal couple’s usual St. Patrick’s Day visit to the Irish Guards, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Money put a bearskin cap on his 20-month-old daughter Gaia Money, which made the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge laugh.
As she visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire, Kate Middleton, 40, made a fashionable figure in a lovely £3,200 Laura Green London dress, which she matched wonderfully with complementary emerald accessories and a shamrock brooch.
The Duchess then presented the traditional shamrock sprigs to the Officers and Guardsmen, who will then distribute them among the ranks, while the Duke, 39, looked on proudly.
During the march, the mother-of-three was in excellent spirits, ruffling the head of the Irish Guards mascot Turlough Mor before being completely delighted by one little family in attendance.
The mother-of-three and Prince William are attending the parade for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
The Duchess donned a stylish green fascinator atop her head and swept her brunette locks into a low bun for the event.
Meanwhile, she wore a neutral makeup look with a smudge of dark eyeliner across her lid and a smidgeon of nude lipstick.
Laura Green London, a popular choice among wealthy fashionistas, utilizes teams of professional dressmakers to produce bespoke items for clientele such as presenters Lucy Verasamy and Charlotte Hawkins, as well as television personality Georgia Toffolo.
Zara Tindall, the Queen’s eldest granddaughter, attended the Cheltenham Festival earlier this week wearing a Laura Green houndstooth coat outfit.
During the pandemic, the designer has been running a pop-up shop in the city, but she usually only allows visitors by invitation to her exclusive London showroom.
‘Fashion has the power to uplift, and we want our clients to feel unbound to where or when they envision themselves wearing the items,’ says Laura Green on her website.
A ‘distinguished piece cut in speckled hunting green military wool,’ according to the coat dress’s description on the internet.
The Duchess shared a lighthearted moment with the Irish Wolf Hound regimental mascot in addition to presenting the Irish guards with sprigs of shamrock.
Kate, who owns a cocker spaniel puppy, gave him his own sprig of shamrock to commemorate the event before ruffling his fur and smiled.
The parade will be followed by a march-past, with Prince William taking the salute.
Following the march, the Duke and Duchess spoke with members of the Regiment before posing for formal Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess pictures, as well as a photograph with Irish Guards of all ranks in the British Army.
After that, Kate and William will go to the Junior Ranks dining hall, where the Battalion’s Senior Guardsman will propose a toast to Their Royal Highnesses.
The Queen Mother used to present the St Patrick’s Day shamrocks, a tradition started by Queen Alexandra in 1901, but Princess Anne has taken it in recent years.
Kate, whose husband, the Duke of Cambridge, is the current royal colonel of the Irish Guards, has been in charge since 2012.
The Irish Guards have served in the British army since 1900, when they were established by Queen Victoria’s royal proclamation to honor Irishmen who perished fighting in the Boer War.
Since then, the Guards, who, like all Guards regiments, have the Queen as their colonel-in-chief, have fought in every major conflict of the twentieth century, most recently leading the British assault into Basra during the 2003 Iraq War.
The Irish Guards were also one of the final units to be deployed to Afghanistan, arriving in 2013 to mentor local Afghan troops before returning to the UK in time for the Queen’s birthday parade.
The couple is ready to embark on a week-long cruise in the Caribbean, so the engagement comes at a hectic time for them.
William and Kate will travel to the Caribbean as part of a journey that will take them to Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Belize, all of which are still Commonwealth territories.
On their first joint visit to Jamaica, the couple will undertake a royal charm attack, with insiders expecting Kate will play a significant role in encouraging the country to continue in the Commonwealth.
Barbados became a republic in November, removing the Queen as its official head of state, and Jamaica’s prime minister has revealed that his country is considering doing the same.
‘There is no question that Jamaicans must become republic,’ Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness stated two days after the actual independence event in Barbados.
The Cambridges’ first major united overseas journey since the pandemic, which will coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, may persuade the country otherwise.
A visit from Kate and William, England’s future king and queen, might help the monarchy gain important support in the region.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also attended the Commonwealth Day ceremony at Westminster Abbey earlier this week, when they were joined by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and hundreds of dignitaries and students.
The Queen had planned to attend in person after recovering from coronavirus and experiencing mobility concerns, but after consulting with members of the Royal Household, she asked her son Charles to represent her at the event.
The monarch’s comfort, who now uses a stick on a regular basis, is considered to have been a major factor in her choice not to participate.
Prince William and Kate Middleton appear to have gotten ahead of the line for the all-new Range Rover, as they were spotted arriving in one of the great British brand’s premium SUVs, which aren’t expected to reach customers for at least another month.
It’s no surprise that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge use the luxurious 4X4 on official responsibilities, as Range Rover’s parent business Jaguar Land Rover holds all three Royal Warrants.
Their Royal ties, on the other hand, may have aided them in receiving their car ahead of other customers who may have bought a new Range – which starts at £94,400 in the UK – but are still waiting weeks for delivery.
Wills and Kate have even beaten the world’s motoring press to a test drive of the showy car, which will take place in the United States early in April – and which MailOnline and This is Money will be attending.
While visiting the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Aldershot, the Duke and Duchess were photographed in the shiny new SUV.
The dark blue 4X4 is most likely the first 2022 Range Rover seen on the road by someone who isn’t a JLR employee.
The automobile was originally registered in November, according to records, and appears to be a P400 model, which has a mild hybrid 3.0-litre petrol engine with 400 horsepower.
The monstrous SUV can accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 5.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 150 mph.
The normal short-wheelbase vehicle with this engine option starts at £98,000, while this Royal example with all the bells and whistles would likely cost well over £100,000.
It weighs almost three tons and generates 220 grams of CO2 per kilometer, making it far from the most environmentally friendly car on the road today.
We requested Jaguar Land Rover for further information about the vehicle, but a spokeswoman for the company said, “JLR does not comment on Royal vehicles.”