Duchess of Cambridge praised for fashion choices during Pakistan visit
Kate Middleton's love of marrying high street fashion with designer brands is well documented and it seems the Duchess is taking the same sartorial approach on her royal visit to Pakistan with Prince William this week.
The 37-year-old royal has been widely praised for choosing traditional attire while visiting the country and touched down in Lahore wearing an ivory-hued shalwar kameez - the tunic and cuffed trousers commonly worn by women, and some men, in the country.
The heavily embroidered design donned by Kate, as the pair jetted in from Islamabad, is from one of Pakistan's biggest high street retailers, Gul Ahmed. The brand has been in business since the early 1900s, ships globally and has 100 shops across the country, and even an office in the UK.
Similar shalwar kameezs on the company's website currently retail at between just £20 and £50, showing Kate hasn't lost her eye for thrifty fashion.
Kate has emulated the late Princess' own style during this visit, she stunned in a blue and white bespoke Catherine Walker - a traditional Pakistani outfit comprising a flared kurti, a long shirt, and trousers - as she stepped of f the British Government's RAF Voyager plane alongside Prince William.
The Duchess paired the custom look with nude heels and a pearl clutch bag for a seamless look, as the couple became the first royals to visit the troubled nation for 13 years.
Kate's choice of dress was extremely reminiscent of a similar outfit worn by Princess Diana in 1996, during a visit to The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, Lahore, in Pakistan, where the couple will visit today.
The Duchess opted for a more rustic outfit as the royals headed to the Hindu Kush mountains to visit the Kalash people.
Kate wore a leather utility vest by Really Wild, layered over a brown shirt, finished off with a tan skirt and chocolate knee- high boots, also by Really Wild, which retail at £315.
On their final day in Pakistan, the couple were greeted by officials and a posy of flowers before going into the airport terminal for a private meeting with the Governor of Lahore, and the Duchess looked ethereal in ivory as she arrived.
Later, at the state- of- the- art cancer facility located in the centre of Lahore, they visited the children's ward to spend time with patients undergoing treatment at the hospital, and spoke to a number of their families.
The hospital was built by the now Pakistani Prime Minister, former cricketer Imran Khan, in memory of his late mother who died from cancer in 1985.