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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Kate Brings Boardroom Basics to a Royal Air Force Base—And Shares a Sweet Fashion Moment With a Young Fan

Kate Middleton kneeling down in a gray suit talking to little girls.

Princess Kate has been back to business in the past month, making appearances everywhere from London's Natural History Museum to a rugby match and a sparkling state banquet. On Thursday, October 2, she visit RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England, turning to a familiar suit she wore just three weeks ago for a solo outing at two U.K. textile mills. While her polished outfit looked like something any working woman would wear for a big meeting, she experienced an adorable encounter with a little girl who seemed to be enamored by her Royal Air Force brooch.

The Princess of Wales was appointed Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Coningsby by King Charles in August 2023, and Thursday was the first time she visited the air force base in her new role. Kate repeated the same gray Prince of Wales check trousers and matching blazer that she wore on September 11, pairing the Bella Freud suit with a darker gray Alexander McQueen sweater instead of the black top she wore last month.

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