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What Kate Middleton wore to the Big Help Out

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Kate Middleton looked the epitome of country chic in a loose-fitting, long-sleeved blue top and casual dark khaki skinny jeans during a volunteering day for the Big Help Out.

Alongside the Prince of Wales and their three children, the 41-year-old helped to renovate and improve the 3rd Upton Scouts Hut in the UK.

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Prince Louis and the Princess of Wales (Daniel Leal/PA)

She was dressed practically for the occasion with flat Chelsea boots, and wore her long brown hair in a relaxed style and ensured Louis’s outfit co-ordinated perfectly, with the five-year-old in a pale blue polo shirt and shorts.

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Kate wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty either and could be seen digging a patch of dirt and picking up a wheelbarrow full of sand before trying her hand at archery.

Prince Louis even got to operate a digger with his dad.

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Later in the weekend, she re-wore a sleek red suit to Sunday’s Coronation Concert – an Alexander McQueen outfit she previously wore for a Shaping Us event last January.

It had an unusual asymmetric, wrap blazer, which she wore with a silver necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels.

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Earlier on Sunday, Kate had chosen a £298 (roughly €340) pale blue linen blazer by Reiss and black trousers to meet royal fans at a Big Lunch gathering in Windsor.

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For the coronation ceremony itself, Kate wore a deep blue Royal Victorian Order mantle edged in scarlet, over an Alexander McQueen embroidered ivory silk crepe dress.

Breaking from tradition, she chose not to wear a tiara, instead topping her outfit with a silver headpiece by Jess Collett x Alexander McQueen.

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In a touching tribute to William’s late mother, Kate wore pearl and diamond earrings that had belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales.

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