Sunday, April 29, 2012

Kate and Pippa Middleton attend friend's big day a year after the royal wedding - Daily Mail

  • Wedding was attended by Pippa, Kate and William

By Rebecca English

PUBLISHED: 17:46 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 17:57 EST, 29 April 2012

Given that her big sister is the Duchess of Cambridge, sometimes even Pippa Middleton needs a little extra something to dazzle.

And she rose to the challenge beautifully at a friend’s wedding this weekend, sporting a dramatic fascinator covered in golden butterflies which brightened up a dreary day.

Her pretty headgear complemented her gold sequinned dress and jewellery, while she kept out the unseasonable wind and rain in an elegant dark coat with royal blue lining.

Understated: Kate sports a lace dress from last year

Spring in her step: Pippa looks pretty in gold

Understated: Kate sports a lace dress from last year (left) while Pippa looks pretty in gold (right)

Pippa was accompanying her sister and brother-in-law at the wedding of Kate’s former schoolfriend, Hannah Gillingham, on Saturday.

The pair were at Marlborough College together, where they played on several of the same sports teams. Pippa was a couple of years below Kate at the same school and also played sports.

The low-key ceremony in the village  of Wingfield, Suffolk, took place the  day before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s own first wedding anniversary.

It was a world away from last year,  when a television audience of two  billion watched the royal couple say  their vows.

Brightening up a dreary day: Pippa sported a dramatic fascinator covered in golden butterflies

Brightening up a dreary day: Pippa sported a dramatic fascinator covered in golden butterflies

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the wedding of Hannah Gillingham and Robert Carter

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the wedding of Hannah Gillingham and Robert Carter

This time, last year... The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the wedding of their friends

Big day: Both the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge attended the wedding of close friends Hannah Gillingham and Robert Carter (pictured)

Big day: Both the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge attended the wedding of close friends Hannah Gillingham and Robert Carter (pictured)

The Duchess was determined not to overshadow the bride on Saturday, choosing an understated blue lace Erdem dress she bought last year for her first royal tour to Canada, teamed with a gold belt and blue fascinator.

Sources said Kate loved catching up with her old friends, some of whom she hadn’t seen for several years.

As William is due back on duty as a search and rescue pilot early this week, the couple were expected to head back to their remote farmhouse in North Wales yesterday afternoon in time for a romantic dinner together, which Kate is said to have been planning for weeks.

It had been reported that she was attempting to make fish en papillote â€" in parchment â€" to celebrate their first anniversary, which is symbolised by paper.

A spokesman for the couple told the Mail: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday attended a friend’s wedding in Norfolk. The Royal couple are spending today privately and they are not planning to mark their wedding anniversary in any public way.’

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