The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
"This is what it would have looked like if we'd gotten married at City Hall!" Note: Wills should always wear that color, it really brings out his eyes. A sentence I can't believe I just typed. And that dress is very pretty -- and quite appropriate -- on her.
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
Sure, they got an orchid named after them. No big deal. They're on, if I may quote the presser: "a Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East taking in Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and the tiny Pacific Island of Tuvalu." Sounds like fun!
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour
"Kate. KATE. KATE. I AM STUCK INSIDE A POTTED PLANT. HOW THE HELL DO I GET OUT OF THIS THING?"
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
This is at a fancy dinner/meeting in Singapore. He is just GLEEFUL that he managed to extract himself from that plant he was living in before they started passing the apps. As for Kate, I am undecided on the dress. I like the pattern, but I wish the entire THING was patterned. But I appreciate that it's a bit bolder than her usual, and the purple is great.
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
This is Wills chatting up Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, while two other dudes text their friends, "DUDE I'M AT A PARTY WITH KATE MIDDLETON" and Kate herself just hangs out off to the side with a cuppa. This is a very awkward format for handling The Spouse. Perhaps this is standard, and we just never see this angle on the set up for these sorts of discussions, but still. Couldn't she and the wife of the Prime Minister have popped over to Raffles for a Singapore Sling and a chat? (There is actually a photo that we're not cleared to use where said Mrs Prime Minister appears to be checking her watch, all, "ENOUGH DIPLOMACY. CAN WE GET ON WITH IT?"
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
"I'm only just now recovering from the trauma of Harry getting snapped starkers in Vegas and then finding myself stuck inside a giant potted plant. Sometimes the heir to the throne needs a glass of wine, OKAY?"
The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Diamond Jubilee Tour - Day 1
And sometimes Kate will toast someone with a glass of water, nicely giving the tabloids something to speculate on that ISN'T Prince Harry's shenanigans. She really is the best sister-in-law.