I forgot this was happening today and now I’m mad about Boaty McBoatFace again. Is there some kind of Boaty McBoatFace Truther convention or something? I might need to join it. Anyway, here are photos of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Birkenhead, where they are officially “naming” the RRS Sir David Attenborough, aka OG Boaty McBoatFace. There was a public poll to name this research vessel and Boaty McBoatface won in a landslide. But because we can’t have nice things, the vessel will not be named Boaty. It will forever be Boaty in our hearts, though.
Kate is the one who got to break the champagne and officially christen Forever Boaty. For her naming duties, Kate wore a repeat – this beautiful Alexander McQueen coatdress which she’s worn several different times over the years. It would have been nice to see a new coat/dress, but this is honestly one of my favorites in her closet, so I’m fine with it. You know why I like this one so much? I love the clean lines and lack of visible buttons, and I love this shade of blue in general. Kate wears so many shades of blue because, I believe, she thinks blue is her signature color and she likes to “match” her outfit to her sapphire engagement ring. Kate paired the McQueen look with black pumps and a clutch by Asprey.
Oh, and remember that Will and Kate will be going to Pakistan next month. Their trip will be October 14-18. They’ll also attend an event at the Aga Khan Centre on October 2nd.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
This is a nice coatdress. I like that it seems more like a coat, than a coatdress, if that makes sense, and the clean lines do WONDERS for her. Its not fussy and the silhouette is flattering on her.
I’m a little disappointed she theme-dress though. That Kate, she keeps us on our toes sometimes lol.
For some reason the Fail thought it was important to mention the fact that she’d worn it on three other occasions.
No buttons!
oh I just assumed all the button are hidden under the flap!
I really like the coat dress. I don’t like that much that Kate or Meghan wears but this is good.
Did they mention the clutch that was almost $2000. What’s the point in wearing a repeat if a clutch is that expensive? It’s a clutch too, she has a ton of them.
Kinda surprised she didn’t theme dress with something nautical.
Lol. Same.
I think they have a little yellow submarine on board that is called Boaty McBoatface
Its a national disgrace this boat is not called Boaty McBoatface. It was a democratic process the result of which has not been upheld. I am devastated. Mostly because I would have liked to hear posh Kate say “Boaty McBoatface”.
Democratically reached descisions are only binding when they have the potential to wreck a country’s economy. See Brexit.
She looks fine and I’m glad she didn’t feel the need to theme dress.
I can’t believe I’m actually disappointed, I was hoping for an on theme look!
I always like Kate’s coats/coat dresses, I wish I had the money to buy some of them.
Right?? This is what I said above (well tried to, I typed too fast and missed a word lol.) I thought for sure she would theme dress, or at least we would have buttons!!!
I feel she’s wearing a full Sailor Outfit under the coat lol I love this coat – one of my faves of hers. I always find the pockets a bit jarring though.
Love that dress on her and I would wear it.
Deep down though, she knows, we all know!, that this is Boaty. She might have whispered its true name under her breath and christened it properly
Meh. I’m disappointed she didn’t give us a little nautical cosplay. I was looking forward to it.
I like this coat, too. I don’t think it’s a “coat dress”. I think she’s wearing something under it. The shoes are boring as hell. She could have really ramped up this look with some better foot gear.
Well, they really missed out on some serious merchandising dollars. I know I would have paid a small fortune for RSS McBoatface gear.
I too am disappointed about Boaty. I really just love saying Boaty McBoatface out loud.
Kate looks wonderful.
well done and I really like this shade of blue.
Look for the clip of her speaking. She did well!
Wasn’t it just like 2 weeks ago she was being praised for her fresh new working mom “bob” (that wasn’t a bob) haircut?
That boat will always be Boaty McBoatface, regardless of what its government name is. Nice dress on her, like the color, similar to Meghan’s Veronica Beard shirt dress. Kate actually looks comfortable. These appearances and one off events is the kind of thing that suits her. Something traditionally royal and conservative, not pretending to come up with initiatives and taking meetings. She’s not going to change her ways or her style. It works for her. She should do more of this. It’s William who should really be doing more to make an impact.
She’s holding a $2000 clutch….I’m sure the tabloids conveniently ignored that in favor of promoting her “thrifty” rewear of the coatdress.
It’s so wasteful to spend that much on a clutch. She has so many and it’s not something that is even that useful.
Saw the pics on Daily Fail. However, if you look at the comments section, you’d think this article even was all about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She gets more comments ( all nasty and vicious) than Kate, in an article not even about her . Usually, asking Kate is so thrifty and classy , but Meghan is so bad, evil etc, etc. Meghan would never do this…It’s really creepy and bizarre. The readers are really messed up over there.
Catching up on the news on this and apparently the Cambridges took the train back home. Didn’t gather much chatter but lol! They are never going to fly again right?