Daily Mail

Kate is right to follow a royal tradition

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THERE has been criticism of the Duchess of Cambridge’s white outfit at the Passchenda­ele ceremony (above left) as not being sober enough for such a solemn occasion. However, there is a royal precedent. In 1938, three weeks before George VI and his wife Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, were due to make a state visit to Paris, her mother died and the court went into mourning. Norman Hartnell, the newly appointed official dressmaker to the Queen, suggested that white, a royal prerogativ­e for mourning, be worn instead of the traditiona­l black or purple. The effect on Paris was sensationa­l and Elizabeth’s white ensemble (above right) was much admired. Kate looked beautiful, too, in her white outfit worn with such dignity. Mrs W. WILLIS, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.

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