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Two Very Different Looks for the Duchess on Day 3 of the Royal Tour

Day three of the royal tour brought two very different ensembles for the Duchess. Kate and William’s first engagement was at a contact center for the Salaam Baalak Trust. The organization helps children who live on the streets near the Delhi train station. It’s estimated that as many as 7,000 vulnerable children, most of them alone, arrive at the train station every year.Kensington Palace

The Trust has a total of 18 centers: 13 contact points and 5 shelters.  More from The Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner.

Street children told them how they had left their homes because of abuse or the hope of a better life, but face a constant battle for survival. Boys and girls as young as five arrive at the station every day, where people traffickers are waiting to pounce.

Kate India Day 3 Three New Delhi Salaam Baalak Trust Red Traditonal Print dress April 12 2016 Em Andrews

Emily Andrews, The Sun (@ByEmilyAndrews)

Kate and William met some of the boys living in one of the Trust’s shelters.

Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace

More from Richard Palmer in The Express.

Charity workers told the couple how they focus on the children’s mental health and provide physical and medical care for them to help them get over the trauma of life on the streets.

The charity’s director Sanjoy Roy told the couple about the charity’s work.

“The boys come here for four hours of lessons and some food every day. When they’re not here, they’re at the railway station”.

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We learn about the charity’s founder from Us Weekly:

Middleton and Prince William concluded their visit with Salaam Baalak’s co-founder Praveen Nair, 85, who established the charity 28 years ago with funding from her director daughter Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated 1988 crime drama, Salaam Bombay.

Will and Kate visit street children in India

Kensington Palace posted a brief video of Kate leaving the shelter.

Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace

Kate wore a dress by UK-based ‘Glamorous‘. The dress is full length with long sleeves, a placed print at the hem and wrists, lace-up closure detail at the round neck and a flared semi-sheer skirt. Today’s Tip of the Tiara goes to WKW Facebook Friend Eva Mitterreiter-Dobra, she located the dress, something I never would have discovered on my own.

Emily Andrews, The Sun/Fashion ID

Emily Andrews, The Sun/Fashion ID

Glamorous says the Duchess was wearing their dress and they appear to be re-issuing the piece; according to the website they are taking pre-orders for May delivery. The dress is £50.  

Glamorous.com

Glamorous.com

The brand is sold at quite a few outlets, including ASOS, House of Fraser and Topshop. In fact, Kate Middleton Style found the dress at Shop Boem where it is called the Lace me Up Maxi Dress, priced at $40. Eva also discovered this tunic/dress in the same print, it is £24 on the Glamorous site.

Glamorous.com

Glamorous.com

The Duchess wore a new pair of flats from Russell and Bromley, the Xpresso. Described as being designed “in the softest blush toned suede, these feature a delicately pointed toe and are finished with a chic crossover strap,” the shoes are £175.  Our thanks to the folks at What Would Kate Do for identifying the shoes.

Russell & Bromley

Russell & Bromley

Kate wore the Filigree Bead earrings first seen on Sunday.

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The next appointment on the itinerary involved a much more formal look, as the Duke and Duchess were having a private lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Kate William Prime Minister Narendra Modi Green Lace Desdemona April 12 2016 Day three 3 India Tour

India Ministry of External Affairs

The luncheon was at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.  Once one of the largest palaces in India, it is now used primarily for meetings with foreign dignitaries, news conferences and other official functions. More about today’s event from US News & World Report:

The four-course meal, including vegetarian dishes as well as meat, was served as Indian classical musician Rahul Sharma played the santoor, similar to a dulcimer. Sharma included in his performance a rendition of the Beatles’ “Let It Be,” according to Indian media. Other guests included several Cabinet ministers and business leaders.

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Kate wore a new frock from Temperley London, the brand’s Desdemona style.

Temperley London

Temperley London

The dress is 100% cotton, with that high neck Kate favors. It also features a “fitted waist and fluted hem with cotton voile pleats.” Here is a closer look.

Temperley London

Temperley London

In her story for The Daily Mail Rebecca English notes that a modesty panel was added to Kate’s dress.

Temperley Desdemona Dress With Without modesty panel

The Desdemona is from the pre-fall collection; it may be pre-ordered; the price for the frock is $1395.

Kate accessorized with LK Bennett pieces.

©Polaris/LK Bennett

©Polaris/LK Bennett

Above you see the Natalie clutch, and below we show the Fern pumps in the ‘trench’ colorway. This color is currently sold out but the retailer is taking email names/shoe sizes on this page for those interested in purchasing a pair.

LK Bennett/Polaris

LK Bennett/Splash

Kate wore new earrings today.

Kiki McDonough/Polaris/Polaris

Kiki McDonough/Polaris/Polaris

The special edition earrings are by Kiki McDonough, made of green tourmalines, green amethysts and diamonds.  The Daily Mail’s Rebecca English spoke with the jeweler, they are said to have been made especially for Kate to celebrate Princess Charlotte’s birth.

We also saw Kate’s hair up again.Robin Nunn/Nunn Syndication/Polaris

Also today, Kate and William met with a group of advocates for women’s rights.

The UK in India

The UK in India

The meeting was actually Prince William’s idea. More from Simon Perry’s story in People:

He asked his staff for the opportunity “to hear directly from women working to support other women and girls. 

“He also wanted to get a sense of work being done to help young women to achieve their full potential and for men to become more supportive of the women and girls in their lives.” 

We will be back shortly with our post on the evening look by Anna Sui the Duchess wore in Kaziranga.

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TravelingBlush

Tuesday 19th of April 2016

The Desdemona dress would be my fave from the tour. Itis breathtaking. A beautiful color, regal cut,, and impeccably styled. Bravo!

joan

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

you are doing a stupendous job on these posts! Thanks so much.

admin

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

Thank you Joan! :)

sarah

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

Is Russell and Bromely known by a different name in the U.S.? Thanks!

admin

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

No Sarah, they are not. In fact, a number of the pieces Stuart Weitzman does just for R&B are not sold here. It's a good question, I'm not sure I've been asked that previously. :)

Carol San Diego Ca.

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

I have to say with this green dress, although it is a beautiful color on her, the dress made her look frumpy, too high neck and not flattering. I was not a fan. I wish she would opt for V neck and show a bit more of her neckline. Maybe she has constraints that I don't know about placed by being a duchess, but this dress did not do her any favors.

The maxi I felt was so perfect for her occasions and adding the blue belt really made a huge difference.

Lavender

Wednesday 13th of April 2016

I really like EVERYTHING Kate has worn on this tour with the exception of those awful chest pockets on the white dress. I was also puzzled by her choice of a wool dress in India, it was a very hot area & British people have so little opportunity to wear very summery clothes without needing to still pack a jacket & umbrella – just in case - and she would have had plenty of opportunity to wear wool at home. It was a very plain dress, made better by the fine quality & would have been even better if she had (finally) followed the Queen’s tip of having curtain weights sewn into the hemline! The aqua dress should have had a longer lining too; I hate see-through materials, what’s the point, just wear a short dress if you must. I dress casually & liked the red maxi so much I went on Boem’s site & found the shorter tunic style but I left disappointed when I learnt it was polyester! I prefer the colours of the one she wore in the night. Fashions are a treat on this trip instead of plain-Jane formal wear. Those who hark back to Jackie O & the Queen in India should ditch their history books & embrace a new era. What Jackie O & presumably Elizabeth 2nd wore in India decades ago is no more relevant today than what the Queen Mother or Queen Mary wore there. All were stiffly formal & unapproachable to the ordinary person, who couldn’t identify with them. The royal family has had to modernise to continue & these two are getting there. I think this tour with them both looking so relaxed & happy will go some way to soften the bad press they were getting before they left. Two last fashion things – I wish Kate would ditch the hosiery for casual occasions & with midi-length dresses; I didn’t know she was wearing any with the white dress until she took her shoes off – and if the hose are invisible, what is the point? The other is, I wish Prince William looked as good as his wife. He looks a proper scruff in too-tight jackets & crumpled trousers in some shots – and the grey trousers he wore looked like jumble-sale rejects from the back. He could wear some other colour than blue for his suits too. ___________________________________________________________________________

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