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# Well Played: Kate, Wills, and George’s Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand, Day Four
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/well-played-kate-wills-and-georges-royal-tour-of-australia-and-new-zealand-day-four/
- Published: 2014-04-10T09:06:08.000Z
- Updated: 2014-04-10T18:45:40.000Z
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 07:37

## Will and Kate

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483714491.xml)

The longer hemline is definitely happening, at least more often. Whether that did come from the Queen or not is a matter of debate, but I have to say I am not super thrilled with this trend (although at least it kind of IS *on trend*). I think this dress is LOVELY and I really wish it hit the middle of/very top of her knee.

## Kate in Jenny Packham

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483726105.xml)

Additionally, the Hair is up to 11 at this event. So shiny. So bouncy. Such a Patene ad waiting to happen if she were a totally different person famous for a completely different reason.

## Kate and THE QUEEN

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483710971.xml)

"I'm always looking over your shoulder, Kate. ALWAYS." In the portrait, the Queen is wearing [the same pin that Kate wore when they arrived in New Zealand.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/well-played-kate-william-and-georges-royal-tour-of-australia-and-new-zealand-day-one-04-2014/) Kate's also got fern detailing on her shoulders in her cocktail dress; it's so interesting to me how much thought goes into these things, truly. You know, I pick out a dress and leave the house (or, like right this second, I wake up with a start in a Dodgers tee shirt and shorts and look for my laptop), but a trip like this takes an insane level of planning and organization by people.

## Kate

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483710963.xml)

Here's a good look at the beading detail.

## Artist Nick Cuthell and Kate

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483715335.xml)

This is the man who painted said portrait; judging from facial expressions, I can only assume he's admitting that he and QEII once had a blazing love affair.

## Wills and Kate

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483726133.xml)

Before everyone gets all WAAAAAAIT A SECOND over how she's drinking water here, so is he. I think. Unless they're both drinking vodka. I actually really just tossed this snap in because the Queen lurking in the background makes me giggle. (It's 2:30 a.m. I might wake up tomorrow and realize I wrote this entire thing in emoji.)

[Well Played: Kate, Wills, and George’s Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand, Day FourAnd this was the post where I accidentally fell sleep before the late night round of photos came in, and woke up with a start around 1 a.m. with all the lights on in my bedroom and no idea what was even happening with my life/choices. The all-hours Royals updates of the last couple of nights have not been a trial whatsoever because I am (a) a total night owl and (b) often up late working on the book and whatnot anyway, but tonight I just conked out. ANYWAY. WE'RE AWAKE NOW. WE'RE ALL AWAKE NOW. This is a state reception where William is unveiling a new portrait of the Queen (there's actually video of the event here; he gives a speech and all whatnot, rather than just going, "Yo, here's a new painting of my grandma, see y'all later"), and I appreciate that Kate brought out the custom Jenny Packham for us (a better call than this bottomless Packham frock, I guess). I believe that next up is A Yacht Race, which is actually how Heather and I settle all our arguments here at GFY HQ, so I'm looking extra forward to it. \[Photos: Getty\]![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/483714491.xml)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/well-played-kate-wills-and-georges-royal-tour-of-australia-and-new-zealand-day-four-04-2014/)