Trends from the train: As a difficult year comes to an end, Duchess Catherine surprises us all with one final fashion spectacle

The Duchess of Cambridge is ending the year with one very stylish bang.

Dec 09, 2020 10:30am

By Jess Pullar

Duchess Catherine is making royal history one glorious outfit at a time.

She and husband Prince William have embarked on their one-off train tour of the UK, which was arranged as a difficult year comes to an end to shine a light on some of the amazing work from various communities and organisations throughout the pandemic.

There's a few things of note happening amidst the pair's moving engagements and anecdotes - firstly, both Kate and William are travelling on The Queen's Royal Train for the first time.

And secondly? The Duchess is quietly pulling off a fashion spectacle that deserves immediate attention.

From December 6th to the 8th of December, the Duke and Duchess are travelling 1250 miles across the country to undertake numerous working visits.

On the first day alone, the pair made four different stops in cities spanning Edinburgh to Manchester.

And at each, the Duchess brought her own unique flair for fashion with an array of beautiful coats, dreamy jumpers and accessories fit for a Queen.

That's why we decided to round up all her looks from the special tour in one spot.

Keep scrolling for the royal fashion extravaganza you've been waiting all year for.

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As the train pulled up for the first stop on day one, Kate was the image of chic in this recycled Catherine Walker coat, accessorised with black leather boots, gloves and a wallet by royal favourite and Edinburgh-based Strathberry.

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She and William visited an Ambulance Service in Newbridge, where they spoke with volunteers and staff to learn about the work they'd been doing during the pandemic.

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Shortly after, they visited a school in Berwick-Upon Tweed in Northumberland. Wills got into the Christmas spirit with a festive scarf.

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The Duchess kept her makeup minimal and her hair effortless. Oh to be a Queen Consort in waiting...

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For their third engagement on day one, the royals travelled to West Yorkshire, where they visited a local community centre. On their journey there, Kate made a quick outfit change. She wore a beautiful navy blue coat by Hobbs with a white jumper and wide-legged trousers.

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The British based label behind the coat certainly made an impression - we're loving that midnight-blue lining.

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For their final stop on day one, Catherine simply tweaked her outfit with a festive print jumper - very apt given we're not far from Christmas now!

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A royal tour or a scene from Harry Potter? You decide...

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On their second full day, Kate and Wills kick started things with a visit to Cardiff castle. Kate wore a very festive ensemble consisting her favourite bright red Alexander McQueen coat and red tartan scarf and skirt.

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Festive chic is alive and well, folks.

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The Duchess got extra cosy with some marshmellow roasting, but not before we got to enjoy our favourite part of her entire outfit for the event.

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Yep - a matching tartan face mask! She pulled out all the stops for this one, clearly!

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The royals wrapped up their tour on Tuesday evening by ending up at Windsor Castle, where they met The Queen, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla and more members of the royal family. Kate made a quick change into her gorgeous Catherine Walker coat - another recycled gem.

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