It’s a Zara Cape & Jigsaw Faux Fur for Queen’s Christmas Luncheon

Today the Queen hosted her annual pre-Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

Above you see Nanny Maria Borrallo accompanying Kate, William, George, and Charlotte as they leave Kensington Palace on their way to Buckingham Palace.

A closer view of the Duchess.

More from The Daily Mail:

The annual celebration is a royal tradition and allows the monarch to catch up with more distant relations, who are not invited to join her at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on the 25th.

Attending today are immediate members of the royal family including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as the lesser known royals.

Another view here.
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Kate and Prince George. 

More from Erin Hill’s People story:

They joined more than 50 royal family members for lunch at the palace — including Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie (who was one of the first to arrive), Princess Beatrice and Zara and Mike Tindall.

The children looked darling.

Prince William and Charlotte.

Here is a good shot.
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The Palace is decorated for the season and looks beautiful.

That is a 15-foot Nordmann Fir you see in the Marble Hall above; it comes from Windsor Great Park.

Now to what Kate wore today.

It very much looks like she was in another Zara piece, the brand’s Long Cloth Cape.

The piece is done in a wool/poly blend, with a viscose lining. It features a round neckline, back pleat, and side vents; it is $149. Many thanks to LadyParky on Twitter, as well as Royal RepliMeghan on Instagram for their ID skills on the cape, along with Food, Fash, Fit. 

In some of the photos, you can see that Kate has added a faux fur collar to the look.

Kate M Cambridge suggested on Twitter that it is a piece from Jigsaw, the retailer’s ‘Faux Fur Tippet,’ a piece that is no longer available. Jigsaw is the store where Kate once worked as a buyer.

Middleton Maven shared that Kate could have been wearing the collar at last year’s luncheon, paired with her Oscar de la Renta suit.
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I received quite a few messages/emails suggestin Kate may have been wearing her Goat Eloise tunic dress today. Looking at the dress color we can see in this photo, I think it could well be the case.

Kate first wore the Eloise in November at a Place 2 Be function.

BTW, the dress is back in stock in sizes 2 and 14.

Many recognized the earrings, a pair Kate has had since at least 2007 or 2008. Below you see the Duchess wearing them to the Queen’s Christmas luncheon in 2014.

When writing about them in 2014 I described the earrings as “evocative of Christmas trees,” and I still think that.

Here you see Kate arriving for the luncheon over the years, with the exception of last year. For the life of me, I can’t remember why there were almost no photos, but it was a challenge even getting the post together last year. 

We will see you Christmas Day, if not sooner!

Linkage:

• The Daily Mirror’s story is here; The Telegraph’s gallery is here; The Express story is here 
• People’s story is here; the Hello! story is here; Just Jared’s coverage is here; the Fug Girls piece is here
• Popsugar’s gallery focused on Kate pictures may be seen here; its 4-photo gallery with the children is here;