Duchesses Kate and Camilla stun in matching festive outfits

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By Aleesha Badkar 2019-12-04T13:00:00Z

Duchesses Catherine and Camilla both attended the NATO reception last night. And the pair matched in festive outfits.

Duchesses Catherine and Camilla both attended the royals’ NATO reception at Buckingham Palace last night.
And both Duchesses stunned their guests as they matched in green and red festive outfits.
In other royal news, Prince Edward was forced to pull out of NATO reception at Buckingham Palace for a disappointing reason.

Tuesday evening saw a rather extravagant event taking place in London’s Buckingham Palace.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) leaders and delegations headed to the country’s capital last night to join the Queen and other members of the royal family for a reception honouring the organisation’s 70-year anniversary.

Queen Elizabeth II, alongside royal family members including, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Duchess Kate and Princess Anne welcomed leaders of the NATO alliance for the lavish reception, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Donald Trump alongside his wife Melania, and German Prime Minister Angela Merkel.

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And while the whole guest list was dressed to the nines, it was a certain host (or two) who have been the talk of the town.

Duchess Catherine and Duchess Camilla are known for wearing gorgeous outfits during royal engagements, and they certainly did not disappoint yesterday evening.

The royal pair, whose husbands Prince Charles and Prince William are first and second in line to the British throne, managed to look beautifully elegant for the reception whilst also introducing a touch of the festive season.

Both duchesses turned up to the reception wearing Christmassy colours, with Duchess Camilla dressed in a red drop waist pleated dress with a chic collarless neckline.

Catherine tapped into the other major festive hue, wowing in a bright green high neck, long-sleeved dress.

The Duchess of Cambridge also reportedly borrowed the Queen’s diamond teardrop earrings, which Her Majesty was first seen wearing during the State Opening of Parliament back in 2012.

We have to say, that is one stylish family!

Aleesha Badkar

Aleesha is digital shopping writer at woman&home - so whether you're looking for beauty, fashion, health or home buys, she knows all the best places to splash your cash. She earned an MA in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2017 after graduating from University of Leeds in 2014 with a BA in English and Spanish (which took her to Madrid for a fun Rioja and tapas-packed year). Aleesha has worked for woman&home since 2019, when she joined the team as their digital news writer. A year on the news team gained her quick and reactive writing skills and a love for breaking stories, invaluable insight into where to get the best lifestyle releases first, an AOP awards nomination and the nickname ‘crazy watch lady’ after she became so obsessed with the royals that she followed breaking news alerts on her Apple Watch.

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