The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

You can just barely see it here, but she's also wearing -- per Rebecca English at the Daily Mail -- "a gold Cartier shamrock brooch first worn by Queen Alexandra in 1901." Apparently, Queen Alexandra started the tradition of handing out the shamrocks on St Patrick's Day. It's rather illuminating article, actually. I do love that hat.

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

And I do believe that we really are seeing the era of longer hemlines for Kate, per the Queen's orders. The good news is that this coat is still quite charming and stylish -- I think -- and she doesn't look dowdy. This upcoming Australia/New Zealand tour will really be the proving grounds, though.

he Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

It helps that she can still show a little leg; whatever dress she's wearing underneath there is youthfully short. And thank god. Let Kate Be Kate is my feeling: public interest in her outfits has been great in terms of interest in the royal family. And for the designers she's been wearing.

he Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

And the back of her coat, in case you were curious. "Is the back pleated?" I heard you cry. "I HAVE TO KNOW."

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

Belt? Check. Watch? Check. Clutch? Check. Ring? It's go time.

Kate's Shoes

Here's your obligatory Shoe Shot. (These are by a brand called Emmy.)

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

Even the dog gets a shamrock. (He's -- fittingly -- an Irish wolfhound, and he also looks fabulous in red.)

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

William is, obviously, wearing his officer's coat. Much less consternation about what to wear on his end, although I suppose you have to be alert about whether or not you're inadvertently whacking people with your sword.

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

Here's another look for those of you who enjoy a good dashing military uniform and truly, who among us does not?

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

They do look like they got a little sun, no?

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

And then the obligatory St Patrick's Day toast -- I could use one right about now, myself, to be totally frank.

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend The St Patrick's Day Parade At Mons Barracks, Aldershot

I enjoy the idea that Wills is like, "yes, I WOULD like a Guinness. It's been quite a couple of weeks." Cheers and Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!

Well Played, Kate Middleton in Hobbs and Gina Foster (and Prince William in his dress uniform) at the Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day Parade

We had a good shaker of an earthquake here in Los Angeles this morning. It wasn't HUGE, but it was long and it was very close to my house and I swear to you when it woke me up at 6:30 a.m., I thought, "well, I had to get up and see what Kate wore, anyway." I'm here for you like that, you guys. My priorities are well in line, and they're royalty, and coats. Anyway, freshly back from the Maldives (and both of them definitely look like they got a little sun), and back to work for these two. We were talking on Twitter yesterday about whether or not Kate would make it a threepeat with her green Emilia Wickstead coat, which she'd worn to this event two years prior, and the answer is no. As we Royal Watchers here on GFY are only too aware, here's been some chatter about them taking such a pricy vacation (although they paid for it themselves), so I wondered if she might want to recycle the Wickstead for the appearance of frugality. My thought was that she probably would wear something new, but not exorbitant -- or new to this event, anyway -- and this coat is from Hobbs (which we don't have here in the States, so I'd love to know the equivalent) and it's apparently something like 169 pounds, so very reasonable. If you think you recognize the hat, however, you're correct, as it was most recently seen at the event I like to call The Great Hand-Holding of 2013. Let's take a closer look and scrutinize everything from hair to body language within an inch of its life. PS: William apparently told some folks at this event that that they're good with one baby for the time and Kate drank the Traditional St Patrick's Day Boozey Toast, so for those of you who thought she might be having a relaxing gestation vacation (a phrase I just invented and think is just really, really terrible, thus I shall use it all the time in the place of "babymoon"), not yet, my friends. Not yet. [Photos: Getty, Splash]