Kate Attends Wedding of Close Friend with William Who Had "Usher" Duties

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Kate Attends Wedding of Close Friend with William Who Had "Usher" Duties

Kate, 29, dazzled in a stunning mid-length raspberry coloured lace dress by Canadian designer Erdem and 4in L. K. Bennett shoes.

The Duchess was accompanied by her friend Louise Aubrey-Fletcher. Prince William had arrived earlier to fulfil his duties as an usher at the wedding of their friends Thomas Sutton and Harriet Colthurst at St Mary and St Nicholas Church in Wilton, Wiltshire.

An onlooker said: ‘There were some photographers at the entrance and William kept his head down and headed straight into the church. Kate just about managed a smile.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honour at the wedding of two of their closest friends yesterday – but it was Kate’s sister Pippa who was the talk of the society event.

Pippa, who was attending her sixth wedding of the year, beamed as she walked into the church with boyfriend Alex Loudon, a former England cricketer turned City banker.

And friends close to the couple have indicated that their romance is so serious that Pippa may well be the next Middleton sibling to walk down the aisle.

Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./