Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Duchess Kate brings festive sparkle to bravery awards in velvet strapless dress
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2076265/Kate-Middleton-shines-Sun-Military-Awards-strapless-velvet-dress-diamonds.html#ixzz1h1u8JnZn ^ | 12-19-11 | Alanah Eriksen

Posted on 12/19/2011 4:43:05 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic

Just hours before, she joined her husband for a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace with the Queen. But it was just the young royal set at the Sun Military Awards tonight.

The Duchess of Cambridge was the belle of the ball in a strapless black velvet dress as she walked the red carpet with her husband Prince William, who looked dapper in black tie

Prince Harry was two steps behind his older brother at London's Imperial War Museum, also donning a suit.

Kate's black Alexander McQueen gown - the same designer as her wedding dress - had frill trim around the bust and a fishtail-style skirt. It was so long on the five-foot, 10-inch Duchess, that she had to keep hitching it up to keep it from scraping on the ground.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2076265/Kate-Middleton-shines-Sun-Military-Awards-strapless-velvet-dress-diamonds.html#ixzz1h1vke9XI

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: cambridge; dutchess; kate; royals; soldiers; william
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-72 next last
To: momtothree

I thought she was going for the Michelle Obama look.***

But, oh, is Kate gorgeous!!!

*** with midlife ‘wings’ I am in NO position to talk!


21 posted on 12/19/2011 5:01:10 PM PST by EDINVA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: momtothree
her arms are a little “Ah-nold” for my tastes

Not at all, the lighting and shadow in that one pic gives the illusion. Look at all the other pics and she looks like she could use a cheeseburger..........I"M NOT COMPLAINING!

22 posted on 12/19/2011 5:01:12 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Be good, Santa is coming)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: afraidfortherepublic

She is far more fetching than Diana. She has a very lovely face.


23 posted on 12/19/2011 5:01:24 PM PST by dforest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lauren BaRecall
Ahem...with great power comes great responsibility.

Welcome to America:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."


24 posted on 12/19/2011 5:02:14 PM PST by Yossarian ("All the charm of Nixon. All the competency of Carter." - SF Chronicle comment post on Obama)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: momtothree

Now, now.


25 posted on 12/19/2011 5:04:00 PM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: momtothree

The girl is definitely working out!


26 posted on 12/19/2011 5:08:19 PM PST by Delta Dawn (The whole truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Las Vegas Ron

“Looks just like mooshell....I’m soooo proud.”

I hope that was sarcasm, otherwise, you are in contention for the most liberal and stupid post of the year.


27 posted on 12/19/2011 5:08:48 PM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: x
... or on whatever the guy behind her is staring at ...

He's security and looking at the paparazzi, deciding whether he should pull his gun and shoot them.
28 posted on 12/19/2011 5:13:05 PM PST by Cheburashka (If life hands you lemons, government regulations will prevent you from making lemonade.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: afraidfortherepublic
I wish that we had such a First Lady... stunningly beautiful... of poise... with dignity and grace. Instead we get a cross dressing cousin of Chewbacca.

LLS

29 posted on 12/19/2011 5:19:09 PM PST by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: School of Rational Thought
There was a photo on the net of her in Canada recently... she experienced a “Marilyn moment”... and I can assure you that there is no problem with her figure.

LLS

30 posted on 12/19/2011 5:21:13 PM PST by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: All

The black dress, by David and Elizabeth Emanuel (who designed her wedding gown), was worn by a 19-year-old Diana to her first official appearance after her engagement to Prince Charles – and earned her the tabloid nickname “Daring Di” for its low neckline and bare shoulders.

31 posted on 12/19/2011 5:21:36 PM PST by Liz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: x

Must be security. He has that Secret Service look to him, like he’s ready to kick the first *** that tries to approach her, uninvited.


32 posted on 12/19/2011 5:22:21 PM PST by FlyVet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: momtothree

Arms are horrible, like she’s on a rowing team and took steroids.


33 posted on 12/19/2011 5:24:36 PM PST by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: bgill

I’m just harassing, er.... teasing you, bgill!!!


34 posted on 12/19/2011 5:26:35 PM PST by momtothree
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: FlyVet

Indeed. His earpiece must be in his left ear.


35 posted on 12/19/2011 5:26:36 PM PST by Pharmboy (She turned me into a Newt! 2012)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: kabumpo

Not that I know anything about human anatomy but I am guessing when you are very thin and work out the upper body... arm muscles tend to look more “massive”. The dress is absolutely stunning to me.


36 posted on 12/19/2011 5:30:40 PM PST by momtothree
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: Yossarian

But she’s not a “titles and nobility” sort. She comes from a very hard-working, middle-class family. It’s nice that the prince fell in love with a smart normal girl and married her instead of marrying someone with a title and kennel papers that go back to Boadicea. She’s doing very well in her new job.

And remember, that “titles and nobility” stuff adds a lot to England’s bottom line in terms of tourist dollars. It’s a business. They keep the royals etc. around for a reason: revenue.


37 posted on 12/19/2011 5:31:33 PM PST by ottbmare (off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Venturer

Wrapped in a bedsheet....


38 posted on 12/19/2011 5:42:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Delta Dawn

I wonder if those arms are the result of working out with the “shake-weight”?


39 posted on 12/19/2011 5:42:46 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Liz

Thanks for posting the photo of Diana in her black dress. It was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the photo of Kate.


40 posted on 12/19/2011 5:43:30 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-72 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson