2014 American Friends of the Royal Foundation Dinner.

This evening (December 7, 2014), the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the guests of honor at an American Friends of the Royal Foundation dinner, hosted by British media and marketing executive Sir Martin Sorrell, at his home in Gramercy Park.

 

 The Duchess of Cambridge arriving for an American Friends of the Royal Foundation dinner, hosted by British media and marketing executive Sir Martin Sorrell, at his home in Gramercy Park.

2014 New York Arrival

This evening (December 7, 2014), the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in New York for a 3-day visit to the US. Upon their arrival on a regularly scheduled British Airways flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, the couple proceeded to Manhattan, where they checked in The Carlyle Hotel before heading to Gramercy Park for a private dinner, hosted by The American Friends of the Royal Foundation.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving at The Carlyle Hotel.

 Welcome to America! Gosh, you two are just such a handsome couple!!! ;-)

2014 EACH Norfolk Capital Appeal.

This afternoon (November 25, 2014), the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Norfolk Showground for the launch of East Anglia's Children's Hospice (EACH)'s £10M fundraising appeal to build a new children’s hospice in Norfolk.

The Duchess of Cambridge arriving at the Norfolk Showground

Just about the sweetest thing I've seen today ;-)

The Duchess of Cambridge meeting Jack Cottis, age 6, from Colchester, who suffered a brain 

haemorrhage before being born.

The Duchess of Cambridge being introduced to a group of terminally ill children and Leigh Smith (right).

The Duchess of Cambridge visiting with guests at the launch of EACH's £10 million fundraising appeal to build a new children’s hospice.

  

The Duchess of Cambridge sitting at a table named "George" during the launch of EACH's

The Duchess looking visibly upset after meeting a mother who lost her child at three months old.

A page from Wednesday's edition of The Sun.

Style File: For today's EACH fundraising appeal, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a new, customized, £380 'Ascot Dress' in red by Katherine Hooker - London. Kate accessorized the dress with black suede pumps and black suede clutch.

The Duchess of Cambridge's foreword that was included in the EACH fundraiser program.

2014 Royal Variety Performance

This evening (November 13, 2014), the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the annual Royal Variety Performance at The London Palladium theater.

The Royal Variety Performance dates back to 1912 when King George V decreed a Member of the Royal Family should attend each year.

 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving at the Palladium Theater in London for the annual Royal Variety Performance.

 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge departing the Royal Variety Show.

Kate Middleton looked radiant as she covered up her growing baby bump in a black Diane von Furstenberg gown as she made her way inside with hubby Prince William.

And the Kiki McDonough ‘Lola’ blue topaz circle earrings

The Duchess wore the DVF ‘Zarita’ full-length gown in black. ($900).

 It looks like Kate was wearing her Jimmy Choo Cosmic platform pumps this evening, they remain available at Jimmy Choo ($695), but only in limited sizing.

 Enjoy the pictures of Kate Middleton and Prince William arriving at the The Royal Variety Performance in London  ;-)

2014 SportsAid Athlete Workshop

This afternoon (November 12, 2014) the Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of SportsAid, attended an athlete workshop at the GSK Human Performance Lab in London, where she met young athletes who are potential Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopefuls as they took part in a number of advanced performance assessments.

SportsAid helps the next generation of British athletes by being the first to recognize their achievements and support their ambitions with financial and other support. The charity has helped many of the UK’s best-known athletes, including two-thirds of the British team at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and more than 450 British athletes who competed at Glasgow 2014.

 hahaa.... Kate is trying so hard not to laugh out loud! :-))

 I especially like how she always gets to eye level with everyone! 

She is so sincere and personal when she meets with people.

 The Duchess of Cambridge taking a cognitive test during a SportsAid athlete workshop.

Style File: For today's SportsAid athlete workshop, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a new "Vreeland" dress in iris by Goat Fashion. The light crepe, 100% wool frock buttons at the top, has buttoned cuffs, a self belt with a matching buckle, and a concealed side zip closure. At the time of this posting, the £450 dress was still available to order online.