The Royal Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace is one of the most hotly anticipated yearly festive events.
Amid rumours and ridiculous gossip, the chance to see the royal fab four - Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - all together as a happy, albeit extremely privileged, normal family, is a cherished occasion.
The announcement that the four were to spend Christmas day together spread across the internet quickly, such is the power of good news, but the opportunity to see them all together before December 25th is too good to miss.
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While Meghan Markle arrived with Prince Harry to the Buckingham Palace lunch dressed in a chic, but formal black classic coat and floral dress, Kate Middleton opted for something altogether more exciting and fashion forward.
A long-sleeved pink-hued silk crepe de chine shift dress and pearl earrings.
Similarly to Meghan, who is re-wearing a dress from 2016, Kate appears to have recycled an outfit.
The dress looks particularly similar to a Stella McCartney ensemble Middleton wore to Prince Philip's private 90th birthday party in 2011.
According to the Daily Mail, the dress was originally £1,425, but thankfully snapped up by Kate for £305 in the sale.
Bright pink hues make an effortlessly fashionable style statement this season, with brands such as Scandinavian Ganni putting out formal garments in the same colour, including a dress deadringer for Kate Middleton's look. While pussy-bow accents are just the kind of hyper-feminine detailing that designers such as Molly Goddard and Simone Rocha have used as a basis for their aesthetic over the last couple of fashion seasons.
With the #MeToo movements and the latest (are we calling it 'fifth wave') feminist surges, there has been a widespread reclamation of things considered traditionally 'feminine' like frills, ruffles, bows and pink colours. The impetus, in 2018, being to use them in a 'strong' way, or to reclaim femininity as something that is grand and cool and to be played with and cleaved to our advantage.
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This isn't the first time that the Duchess of Cambridge has opted for such a vibrantly hued outfit. Earlier this year, at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding, Kate Middleton wore this incredible, deep fuchsia Alexander McQueen dress.
And let's not forget her amazing Trooping the Colour 2017 ensemble.
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Natasha Bird is the Former Executive Editor (Digital) of ELLE.
