I am back with a couple of updates and things I missed getting into posts during the tour last week. We begin with a photo released over the weekend of the Duchess receiving her first vaccination. Below, the social media post by Kensington Palace on Twitter. 
In the photo, the Duchess wears an H&M top dating back to September 2016, when Kate and William visited Cornwall. 
The ‘Off The Shoulder Rib Knit Top’ is a rayon/nylon/spandex blend. We saw the piece again during the October 2016 Canada tour. 
The Duchess appeared to be wearing a new pair of ‘Favorite Cut’ jeans ($89, sold out in most sizes) from the H&M-owned & Other Stories brand. 
Made of organic cotton, the style features a high waist, a slim leg silhouette, and a front zipper. Thank you to Christine for the tip on the jeans. UPDATE JUN 22: After seeing the Duchess in the jeans again for a June 22 engagement, it looks like she is wearing the Cropped Favorite Cut Jeans ($89), not the standard length. The length on the cropped style shown below left is 27.6″ and on the regular length (below right) it is 30″. It looks more like the cropped style to me than the regular length. 
In the photo, you can just make out a pair of earrings we’d not seen before, shown in the inset below right.
They look like the Booble Hoop Earrings (£125, about $175 at today’s exchange rates) by Liv Thurlwell Jewelry, a British-based firm offering designs created at a “cozy studio in the English countryside.” They are made of sterling silver and 9ct. gold. 
Thank you to Chrissy and Middleton Maven for the earring ID.
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Now, for a few things we missed, beginning with this video of Mila Sneddon as her mother tells her she is going to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Also not making last week’s Thursday post, this picture of Mila waving at the Duchess before the Beating Retreat ceremony begins. 
Another item not making the final tour post, this ‘thank you’ posted on social media by Kensington Palace. 
The sketch of St. Andrews you see in the Tweet was done by the Duchess in 2002.
The Duchess of Cambridge has praised an “amazingly captured” image of a martial arts teacher dressed as Spider-Man during lockdown and joked about buying a costume for her husband.
Jason Baird, who runs Jason Baird’s Black Belt Academy in Stockport, and his friend Andrew Baldock, became known as the “Stockport Spider Men” as they entertained children and family alike by dressing up as the character on their walks.
…this new temporary exhibition explores the intimate relationship between fashion designer and royal client, revealing the process behind the creation of a number of the most important couture commissions in royal history.
On display will be the wedding dress of Diana, Princess of Wales, on show for the first time at Kensington Palace in 25 years, in addition to a rare, surviving toile for the 1937 coronation gown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; consort of King George VI.
Below, the toile.
Princess Diana’s wedding gown, in all its sparkly, fairy-tale splendor, is the centerpiece of a new show at Kensington Palace and a sign of just how much brides in the public eye have changed since Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer wed in July 1981.
The ivory dress with its thousands of pearls and sequins, its puffed sleeves and 25-foot train has been loaned by Princes William and Harry, who have set aside their well-publicized differences to pay tribute to their mother and to enrich the new show, “Royal Style in the Making,” which opens Thursday at the Orangery, part of Kensington Palace.
Victoria Murphy shared photos of the gown on Twitter after a preview of the exhibition. 
More from her Town and Country story:
Diana’s dress, which was loaned to the exhibition by Princes William and Harry, is first approached from the back, with the train laid out in full. It is set against an image of the nave of St Paul’s Cathedral, and Kensington Palace curator Claudia Acott Williams notes that designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel measured the nave “so the width of the train is dictated by the width of the nave.” Acott Williams also shared how the hand-embroidered silk taffeta of the train was taking so long to create that Elizabeth Emanual brought her mother in to help with the embroidery.
Another photo from Victoria. 
Here is a quick video about the exhibit.
Tickets are available online for the exhibition, running through January 2, 2022.
I’ll see you Friday with a poll on the tour ensembles. Would you like it to feature all the looks in one big poll, or would you prefer I break it into two polls, one with the dressier looks and one with the not-so-dressy styles?
LINKAGE:
- Victoria Murphy’s full Town and Country story is here; the full Women’s Wear Daily article is here; Emily Cronin’s column for The Telegraph is here; People’s piece on the exhibit is here; The Daily Mail’s coverage is here; The Evening Standard story is here
saree
Wednesday 9th of June 2021
Princess Diana Wedding dress is a vintage and lovely one.
Riya
Tuesday 8th of June 2021
The Dutchess looks so smart and elegant in this look... Really love her style and presentation.. All time big fan!
ElizaMo
Sunday 6th of June 2021
Kate still manages to look photogenic in her jab photo with her fitted tee and hair swept across one shoulder. I’m glad she’s had good use out from her H&M top and also that she found the occasion worthy of new hoop earrings, courtesy of local Brit artisan, Liv Thurlwell.
Scottish updates are fun, lovely to see Kate’s old sketch used on the thank you notes, underlining the Cambridge Scottish connection. I quite liked the look of the Holland Cooper sweater until I spotted the gunpatch, which would send a social message I myself would not find relevant. It fits in perfectly with Kate’s particular social status, of course.
I’m impressed to see sleuths are still on the case of the tailored pants, even if we haven’t quite managed a full ID yet. I’m just delighted to see Kate taking to such a practical item as tailored pants in her wardrobe. Separately have been hugely enjoying Kate’s Hold Still phone calls, and love how they are popping out on YouTube.
The KP exhibition on Royal Style in the Making looks mouth-watering. I look forward to one of our number perhaps managing a visit and reporting back to us. I’m not a major fan of Di’s dress, but to see the handiwork that went into it would be fascinating. As for polls, I expect two would be easier to manage. Thanks for a lovely mixed bag of goodies in one post.
Faith Crisley
Sunday 6th of June 2021
Please separate the polls. This was a fun post. I really liked seeing how wedding dress is displayed.
Marguerite
Friday 4th of June 2021
Two polls, please, Susan.
May I suggest that the Tartan Trench is included in the Iconic Looks category? I thought it was superb!
Sue d
Sunday 6th of June 2021
The tartan trench was absolutely divine ! Thank for your impeccable work on this tour (and WKW)!!!!