Royal Outfit of the Day: April 14

Royal Outfit of the Day: April 14

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Video: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended church in Dunedin during their New Zealand tour.

Behold, the most New Zealand outfit yet: dress by Emilia Wickstead, who is based in London but was born in New Zealand, plus the Queen's New Zealand Fern Brooch again. Even the Jane Taylor hat looks a little fern-ish. Click here for more pictures.

This dress gives me a bit of déjà vu, and for good reason - we've seen it in pink in the past. My favorite Emilia Wickstead? Nah. But I am in love with this color, and would take it any day over the pink.

The Duke and Duchess have left church and are headed to rugby! #RoyalVisitNZ pic.twitter.com/8iM5mCy9ew
— Governor-General NZ (@GovGeneralNZ) April 12, 2014

What say you: teal version, or pink?

Photos: ITN/Reuters/AP

Royal Outfit of the Day: April 10

Royal Outfit of the Day: April 10

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Video: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge laid a wreath at the Blenheim War Memorial during their tour of New Zealand.

Hey, look at that - Kate took that coat Sophie wore earlier this year (covered here), and made all the critical changes: removed that top peplum flap thingy, and made it an actual color! Well done. It's definitely a coat that has enough architectural features to stand on its own, so it works quite well at this non-hat occasion. She also added sapphire and diamond earrings, and obviously those make everything better. (And yes, you can actually see them for she has - gasp - worn her hair up. All the way up. Let's call it the Hallelujah Ponytail.)

The coat is from Alexander McQueen, a custom combination of retail styles. She's also wearing a commemorative poppy pin for remembrance on her shoulder, as did others.

So which royal wore it better, do ya think? Going with the Duchess, myself.

Photos: Reuters/Net-a-porter

Bonus Royal Outfit of the Day: April 7

Bonus Royal Outfit of the Day: April 7

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The Cambridge family tour of New Zealand and Australia has commenced.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George arrive in Wellington #RoyalvisitNZ pic.twitter.com/rrCgNCtTS2
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 7, 2014

More like "Prince George and his entourage arrive in Wellington", amirite? Little scene stealer covered up my favorite part of any outfit - the diamonds - and I can't even be mad about it.

Brooch peek! Click here for coverage from Stuff.co.nz, including a video and gallery.

Yes, in addition to the red Catherine Walker coat and oh-so-Jackie-O matching Gina Foster pillbox hat, the Duchess borrowed a very appropriate bit of bling from the Queen's vault: the New Zealand Fern Brooch, which you can read more about at the Jewel Vault. Unlike, say, the Maple Leaf Brooch, this one doesn't have a history of loans, so this is a bit special. The tour doesn't have a lot of opportunities for formal jewelry built in, but it will be nice to see if she brings out any other surprises.

P.S. This is a double post day, keep scrolling!
P.P.S.: This blog is taking a couple days off and returning on Thursday, but the Jewel Vault will still be updated in the meantime.

Photo: @ClarenceHouse/Stuff screencap