The Duchess in Dolce & Gabbana for Day Four in Canada

Kate was in a bottle green dress by Dolce and Gabbana for Day 4 of the Canada tour. Below, BC Premier Christy Clark welcomes the Duke and Duchess at the Kelowna airport.

They were in town to visit the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus.

From Rebecca English’s Daily Mail piece:

The couple were greeted by crowds of well-wishers as they stepped off the plane in the city, in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, British Columbia.

William and Kate are the first royals to visit Kelowna since Prince Charles and Princess Diana 30 years ago.

More on the day’s initial engagement from Richard Palmer’s story in The Express.

 UBC is one of the world’s top research universities and recently celebrated its centenary.

The campus in Kelowna, home to 8,000 students, opened a decade ago and the royal couple helped students and staff celebrate its 10th anniversary.

In addition to the 10-year anniversary of the Okanagan campus, it is also the 100th anniversary of the University of British Columbia. After ceremonies marking the anniversaries, the Duke and Duchess watched the UBC Heat women’s volleyball team play an exhibition.

William and Kate meeting students, faculty and others in attendance at the game.

The next engagement was at Mission Hill Winery. The Winery is hosting The Taste of British Columbia. It was a beautiful autumn day.

More from Global News:

They took a walk through the vineyard, tasted grapes and William helped young chefs with a salad demonstration as he and Kate visited with the children. The local young people are learning about potential careers in food and agriculture.

From The Daily Mail’s coverage:

From Chef Vikram Vij they ate Maharaja Style Coconut Curried BC Vegetable Curry With Basmati Rice and Wine marinated BC lamb popsicle. Asked if she liked cooking, Kate replied ‘Yes, especially curries.’

William said: ‘This is amazing. It’s the right level of spice for me. I’m very glad you did not surprise us with a vindaloo. I can’t manage that – it’s too much for me.’

Back to Rebecca English’s story:

William also tried a Laird of Fintry single malt whisky, which William pronounced ‘delicious’. He said : ‘You can tell the Scottish element – there’s a peatiness to it.’

Kate turned down the whisky, but tried their cassis – a blackcurrant liqueur – instead, which she said was ‘like sloe gin’.

Kate wore a bespoke version of the Pocket Watch Dress by Dolce and Gabbana.

The frock is made from a mid-weight stretch-crepe in a viscose/acetate/elastane blend. Design elements include decorative goldtone buttons on the fitted bodice, a full skirt, and a concealed back zipper.

A closer look at the embellishment that came on the off-the-rack version of the Duchess’s dress.

Other notable features include a ruffle at the upper sleeve.

It looks like the dress originally came with a deliberately unfinished hem, but Kate elected to have hers hemmed in the standard fashion.

The dress retails at $3545; it is still available in limited sizes at Matches Fashion. It is also offered in a few sizes at My Theresa in limited sizing

The Duchess carried her go-to Nina clutch from LK Bennett.

It looked like Kate wore her Fern pumps, also from LK Bennett.

We saw a new pair of earrings from Monica Vinader; Kate wore the ‘Siren’ style.

From the product description:

These simple, sophisticated earrings are great for everyday wear. The organic, irregular shaped multi-faceted Green Onyx gemstone is encased in 18ct Gold Plated Vermeil on Sterling Silver. 

The earrings are $195, they are also offered in labradorite and aquamarine.

We’ll see you tonight for the couple’s arrival in Whitehorse, Yukon.