Duchess Of Cambridge at The Place2Be Wellbeing Schools Awards

I LOVE a polka dot, as noted, and I think I would have liked this a lot better if I hadn't known What Could Have Been with the rest of that Packham skirt.

Duchess Of Cambridge at The Place2Be Wellbeing Schools Awards

Maybe she is just SUPER into the sheer/lace black sleeve right now. Some pregnant women crave pickles. She just wants black sheer sleeve detailing, and she will not be denied.

Duchess Of Cambridge at The Place2Be Wellbeing Schools Awards

The belt, in case you were wondering, did not come with the top as shown originally. I feel like there was an exchange where she wondered if she looked shapeless in that top and someone (WILLIAM) said something along the lines of, "I dunno. I think you look nice. Maybe wear a belt or something? Have you seen that book about bats I was just reading...?" and it was taken to heart.

Duchess Of Cambridge at The Place2Be Wellbeing Schools Awards

I hope she and this little girl are talking about how they both have their shiny pretty hair pulled back. I also am in love with the girl in her tie. I always love seeing the pictures of the kids at these things. They're always so unstudied and cute.

Duchess Of Cambridge at The Place2Be Wellbeing Schools Awards

EARRING CLOSE-UP. I decided that the out-of-focus blonde in the background is possibly plotting something. Everyone, hang onto your clutches!

Royally Played: Kate Middleton in Jenny Packham and Hobbs

Heather and I were joking earlier today that Kate's homework for the next six months is to figure out why her cocktail looks sometimes swing a wee bit random. This isn't aggressively terrible -- obviously -- but it's maybe a little cobbled together? That skirt is Jenny Packham, and I REALLY wish she'd worn the entire Jenny Packham outfit as shown on the runway, instead of just the skirt. Look at how great it is! It's SO GREAT. It would have been a SMASH. I wonder if the top there is on the cropped side and maybe it didn't fit? Maybe George poured an entire bowl of mac and cheese on it right before she left their apartments. Maybe William accidentally set it on fire when he was traipsing about the house, lighting the many candelabra which illuminate their home at all times (I assume). It's SO PRETTY, though, that the Hobbs top she wore instead feels like a bit of a letdown. Sorry, Hobbs. I say this as a woman who LOVES A POLKA DOT. You would be adorable with, like, black cigarette pants. Join me as we look closer. [Photos: Getty, Splash]