Kate Middleton’s $170 Shopping Spree
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Kate Middleton might wear couture because she’s the Duchess of Cambridge, but she really seems to be a retail girl at heart.
According to People.com, Middleton was spotted shopping at her local Topshop on Kensington High Street Monday night (Kensington Palace is right around the corner).
“She was low-key and casual,” a Topshop staffer told People. “She seemed so normal.”
After reportedly browsing the store for a half hour and then patiently waiting in line, she made $170 worth of purchases — including a teal polka-dot skirt (available only in the U.K.), a velvet trim boucle jacket and a pair of gold-effect leaf earrings. But as with all affordable attire the princess wears, Topshop.com is currently sold out of the skirt and jacket (we couldn’t find the earrings for sale on the store’s site).
Middleton also caused a fashion frenzy last May when she was photographed with President Obama and the First Lady while wearing a $340 camel-colored dress from the Reiss. As soon as the photo started making the rounds, the Reiss site was overwhelmed with requests and the dress quickly sold out. Hey, if you can’t be a princess, you might as well dress like one.
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She is a Duchess not a Princess.. I would think her title would make that clear?…
Posted by: onlyanegg | September 28, 2011, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
Her actual title is…
Her Royal Highness Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.
Posted by: tritam | September 28, 2011, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
So she would be a Princess, Duchess, Countess and Baroness…
Posted by: tritam | September 28, 2011, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Shame on these media gossips who “dish” on celebrities for being seen wearing an outfit more than once. At least Kate has a grip on reality, and is mindful of those less fortunate.
Posted by: Christine | September 28, 2011, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
yay. Try eating on 30 dollars a week. It’s hard, but it can be done. Plenty less fortunate.
Posted by: carrie | September 28, 2011, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Sounds like Middleton has some class…Now if she just could have taught Michelle and Obama some. Michelle thinks $600 is what a typical purse goes for. Middleton could buy lots of outfits for that.
Posted by: You know it is true | September 28, 2011, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
This is what ABC News has been reduced to…Ted Koppel must be rolling over in his grave.
Posted by: methuselah | September 28, 2011, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
What makes you think that Kate does not own $600 purses. She and Pippa have several matching ones in the hundreds of dollars. It is just that she also owns tasteful and inexpensive ones.
Posted by: spaniellover | September 28, 2011, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm