Kate Middleton Is Not A 'Free Bitch'. She Keeps It Graceful And Modest.

Kate!, Kate!, Oh Kate!, How gracious are you really? According to their reports over at fashionista,

"Today in Kate Middleton wardrobe news, royal officials are decidedly being more tight-lipped about Kate Middelton’s fashion choices than almost anything else. The level of secrecy that surrounded her wedding dress was only the beginning.

As we’re sure you’ve heard, William and Kate are about to embark on a tour of North America—starting with Canada, followed by a trip to California. As usual, we’re all wondering what Kate is planning to wear to charm us North Americans at her many scheduled appearances. According to a spokesman for the couple quoted in a People story about Prince William’s 29th birthday (happy bday!), it’s a secret, but she definitely will not be wearing anything that hasn’t been paid for. Like the American first lady to whom she has been compared on more than one occasion, Middleton “has a policy not to accept any free offers of clothing.” She also “will not receive any special clothing budget for the Canada and California tour.”

However, that doesn’t necessarily mean the decidedly down-to-earth duchess will be wearing nothing but high street labels for her tour. According to People, she is striking “private agreements” with designers to “help build her tour wardrobe,” which presumably means that certain designers have been chosen to dress her (not for free) and those designers have been sworn to secrecy.

Somewhat related–William and Kate’s itinerary for Canada was just released via AP and it sounds like we’ll get to see Kate in much more casual fare than we’re used to, as planned activities include campfires, cooking workshops, a dragon boat race, a canoe trip, a barbecue and a rodeo, for which the couple “will be given 10-gallon cowboy hats and are expected to dress in jeans and casual western clothes for the extravaganza.”

We’ll especially be looking forward to the cowboy hat."

Kate Middleton and Prince William Exposed On The New Cover Of Vanity Fair

One of our favorite fashion writers, Cheryl Wischhover, lets us in on the latest excursions of Kate Middleton and Prince William as they prepare for their North American Tour and cover the latest pages of Vanity Fair! Oh and there's talk about Pippa’s Cleavage too, cause you can't forget that now..."

Nothing like coming back from a long weekend to be bombarded with news and images of the newly-minted royal couple and Pippa Middleton. From the North American trip itinerary to a new Vanity Fair cover to ogling Pippa courtside at the French Open, we are reveling in all the news.

First off, the cover of the July issue of Vanity Fair features Kate and William in a never-before-seen snap taken shortly after their engagement in November 2010. Shot by Mario Testino, the couple looks relaxed and happy; it’s less formal than their original engagement portrait. And if you keep track of these things, this cover comes 14 years after Testino shot Diana for the cover of Vanity Fair.

The article, which drops June 3, features details of the couple’s home life (who does which chores!), the experience of watching their own wedding on TV, and some honeymoon details. Other Testino pictures, including Princess Diana from 1997, are included in the feature.

The Vanity Fair cover and feature coincides nicely with the royal couple’s upcoming North American tour. Kate and William will be flying to Canada on June 30, and they’ll be spending more than a week in the country enjoying the “diversity” and “vibrancy” of Canada (descriptors, courtesy the release). According to the Daily Mail, their visit will be paid for by the Canadian government. Kate’s late grandfather was stationed in Canada during World War II, and she is interested in connecting with her roots. Their official schedule, in case you’re interested in following them around, is as follows:

June 30-July 2: The National Capital Region (Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec)
July 2: Montreal
July 3: Quebec City
July 3-4: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
July 4: Summerside, Prince Edward Island
July 4-6: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
July 6-8: Calgary, Alberta

The end of their visit will culminate at the Calgary Stampede, one of the largest rodeos in the world. One can only imagine how royals will dress and act at a rodeo. After that, they’re off to LA for a few days, though the Foreign and Commonwealth Office warns not to expect the royals to be hobnobbing with a bunch of celebrities–they’ll be there on an official itinerary. (No details of the LA leg of the trip are available yet.) People.com reports that Kate will need 40 wardrobe changes. We think a lot of high street shops are going to be very, very happy.

And to top off the weekend’s royal news, Pippa was snapped sitting court side at the French Open. She wore a snug black cap sleeve top with a polka dot skirt that did not show off her butt. Various media outlets tried to play up the fact that Pippa also has some decent cleavage. The somewhat transparent top shows that she’s wearing a very structured bra, so we think her cleavage is perfectly adequate, and that she relies on good undergarments like so many other women do. One thing we couldn’t help but noticing? She’s wearing the summery version of those dowdy wedges that the royals seem to be drawn to lately. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t find its way across the pond."

Joan Collins Out, Jane Seymour In!

According to fashion writer Leah Chernikoff, "

Every entertainment news show is lining up their royal wedding coverage. After all, Kate Middleton and Wills’ big day is just under a month and a half away now.



According to The Hollywood Reporter, ET had initially looked at Joan Collins to be its correspondent for the big day (which would be awesome). Unfortunately, when OG diva Collins allegedly demanded a first-class ticket to London from LA, the show set their sights on someone else. Now Jane Seymour will cover the wedding for ET and Sharon Osbourne will be The Insider‘s lady on the scene (though we’d rather watch her daughter Kelly)."

We have to say, we agree 100% with Leah. Although, it makes more sense on a business level having Ms. Sharon Osbourne cover the wedding because most viewers watching will relate to Sharon's age demographic. Therefore, suiting her much better.



From Seymour to ET...“I was able to speak to Prince William’s private secretary. [I asked] ‘what would Prince William and Catherine want us to know about them?’ And he said their personal friends were all told to not talk to anyone, but let [him] have a think. About two days later I got this wonderful e-mail with four names and the invitation to talk to them about various things. And I think these are things that are very interesting and will be very interesting to the public…I just thought, wouldn’t it be great to actually [cover] this with someone and do it properly and actually get the inside scoop!”



From Osbourne...“[Princess Diana] and I used to go to the same hairdressers. She was very sunny. She lit up a room and had the most beautiful smile. [The English] adore Prince William because he is so much like Diana…I am so excited to be part of the family to help bring [viewers] the biggest story on both sides of the pond since Princess Diana said ‘I do!’”