Hello, working mom.  (Photo: WILL OLIVER, EPA)

Raising kids is a challenge -- even if you have royal nannies and plenty of blue-blooded godparents around for backup.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, commiserated on the difficulties of childrearing with fellow mothers while on a visit to the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families Wednesday.

"Parenting is tough," she said, according to the Telegraph.

Which was greeted by a chorus of moms the world over shaking their heads, murmuring "preach," or so we imagine.

Kate has play time down though.  (Photo: BEN STANSALL, AFP/Getty Images)

Kate spoke with women enrolled in the centre's early years parenting unit, who have battled problems like depression or difficult upbringings. Offering words of encouragement, she went on to say that with "experiences you've all witnessed... I find it extraordinary how you've managed actually, so really well done."

The look matches the classic, mid-century style Kate has been favoring lately.  (Photo: Tristan Fewings, Getty Images)

The engagement is her first since her 35th birthday earlier in the week, and a church trip with the queen on Sunday, who is recovering from a severe cold. For the outing she wore a bright blue coat by British brand Eponine. The vintage-inspired line, which references '50s silhouettes and cuts, is becoming a new favorite of the royal ladies.

Not a sight you have seen at EPONINE before: black! Still warm off the press, here's our final piece of 2016 😊: a textured silk dress which feels as light as a feather (lined with a layer of tulle and shown with a petticoat for additional volume) #couture #silk #50s inspired #eponinelondon @jetshenky

A photo posted by EPONINE LONDON (@eponinelondon) on Dec 21, 2016 at 5:11am PST

Kate previously wore a red skirt suit from the designer, who was also modeled by Princess Eugenie at the Queen's 90th birthday celebration, where she wore a red dress with cut-out detailing along the neckline.

Kate, in another Eponine creation, looking very Jackie O.  (Photo: Samir Hussein, Samir Hussein/WireImage)

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Duchess Kate, fresh off the holidays and her 35th birthday, went back to work Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. She stepped out in a royal blue, 1950s-inspired coat by British label Eponine for a visit to the Anna Freud Center for Children and Families.  Tristan Fewings, Getty Images

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Kate accessorized her blue Eponine coat with a navy-blue suede clutch and stilettos (and her sapphire engagement ring).  WILL OLIVER, EPA

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Will and Kate joined the queen and royal family, plus Kate's parents, sister and brother, in walking to church from Sandringham for Sunday services on Jan. 8, 2017. Kate chose her Sportsmax olive green coat topped with a cozy warm grey fur hat.  GERRY PENNY, EPA

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Duchess Kate and Princess Charlotte on Christmas Day 2016 at St Mark's Church in Englefield, England, near her parents' home. She's wearing her Hobbs coat, only this time with a matching faux fur collar.  Andrew Matthews, AP

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Duchess Kate attended a Christmas party for volunteers at The Mix youth service on December 19, 2016.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Harry, Kate and Will visited the Heads Together charity for the party on December 19, 2016.  ANDY RAIN, EPA

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The royal family gathered to pose before the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 8, 2016. The dress code is white tie and tiaras and the royal men who are members of the Order of the Garter wear their garters. (L-R) Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince William, and Duchess Kate of Cambridge. She recycled the sparkling cap-sleeve Jenny Packham scarlet gown she wore to the Chinese state banquet last year, but chose a different tiara, the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara.  Dominic Lipinski, WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Will and Kate attended the memorial service for the late Duke of Westminster, a close friend of the royal family, in Chester Cathedral in Chester, England, on Nov. 28, 2016. Naturally, Kate was in black, in an Alexander McQueen double-breasted wool coat with velvet trim.  Nigel Roddis, Getty Images

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The Duke of Westminster, the late Gerald Grosvenor, is survived by one son and three daughters, one of whom, Lady Tamara van Cutsem, is married to one of Prince William's closest friends. The duke died of a heart attack in August 2016. he was 64.  Nigel Roddis, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate made two public appearances on Nov. 22, 2016, the second one to give a speech at an awards event celebrating the ambassadors of positive mental health in schools, at Mansion House in London.  Eamonn M. McCormack, AP

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Kate's dress for the Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards was the Preen Finella midi-dress in black with an asymmetrical neckline and a crystal-embellished belt at the waist. If it looks familiar, that's because she wore a scarlet version of the same dress during her recent tour of western Canada.  Eamonn M. McCormack, AP

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Kate, once nervous at delivering speeches, has become a pro, praising the work being done to "end the stigma" surrounding mental-health issues.  Eamonn M. McCormack, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate went to the Natural History Museum (she's the royal patron) in London on Nov. 22, 2016, to attend a children's tea party to celebrate Dippy the Diplodocus, the dino skeleton set to tour the UK to inspire kids' interest in natural history. Here, she makes a dinosaur egg with pupils from Oakington Manor Primary School.  YUI MOK, AFP/Getty Images

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Duchess Kate wore a patterned LK Bennett tea dress, splattered with turquoise and white flowers, to the Natural History Museum in London for her tea party with kids on Nov. 22, 2016.  YUI MOK, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate cuts a dino-shaped cake with kids from Oakington Manor Primary School at the Natural History Museum's tea party for 'Dippy' the diplodocus skeleton.  YUI MOK, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate and kids examine a replica diplodocus fossil at the Natural History Museum in London.  YUI MOK, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate at the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on Nov. 13, 2016 in London, to honor British war dead. She and other royal women watched the ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign Office.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Will and Kate arrive at Royal Albert Hall for the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance in London on Nov.12, 2016, to mark anniversaries of the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Jutland, the Gulf War and the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire.  VICTORIA JONES, AFP/Getty Images

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As befits the occasion, Kate wore black coats for the Remembrance events this year, including this Temperley London Callas coat, and pinned red poppies to her lapels.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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As part of her anti-addiction activisites, Kate visited the Nelson Trust Women's Centre in Gloucester, on Nov. 4, 2016. The center helps women recover from addiction and trauma.  Richard Pohle, AFP, Getty Images, pool via AP

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Kate's outfit for the Gloucester trip included familiar favorites, including a sky-blue Mulberry Paddington coat and a Dolce & Gabbana skirt and black turtleneck.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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You can better see Kate's Dolce & Gabbana boucle wool skirt, with button fastenings and a yarn fringe detail, as she unveils a plaque at the Nelson center. She's also got on a poppy pin, as so many do during November, in memory of British war dead.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate is good with babies. She makes a face when she meets 4-month-old Gabriel as she talks to his mother, Hlengiwe Sithole, during a visit to the Nelson Trust Women's Centre.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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As patron of Action on Addiction, Duchess Kate checked out highlights of the Recovery Street Film Festival on Nov. 3, 2016 in London.  JUSTIN TALLIS, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate attended the premier of 'A Street Cat Named Bob" to benefit Action on Addiction, and got to meet the star, Bob the ginger cat, before the film rolled.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate attended the premier in a white crochet maxi-dress by London label Self-Portrait, with a billowing pleated skirt that showed lots of leg.  WILL OLIVER, EPA

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Duchess Kate, Prince William and other royals met British Olympic and Paralympic athletes at a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 18, 2016.  YUI MOK, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate, speaking to gold medal-winning swimmer Ellie Simmonds, wore an ankle-length dress with a pattern of huge red poppies by Alexander McQueen to the reception for Olympic athletes at Buckingham Palace.  Eddie Mulholland, AP

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Will and Kate spent a day in Manchester, England, on Oct. 14, carrying out several engagements related to their charities and interests.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Kate wore a checked plaid Erdem coat in black, navy and pink tones, with blue suede pumps.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate was delighted to meet young fans who sported her face on a mask, on walkabout at the National Football Museum in Manchester.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Kids have fun with royal masks while waiting for the Cambridges to arrive.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate watches as Will tries out a BAC 'Mono' Car during their visit to the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Duchess Kate went to the Netherlands on Oct. 11, 2016, in her first solo overseas engagement. She visited The Hague to see an exhibit of Vermeer from British collections at the Mauritshuis Gallery, met with Dutch King Willem-Alexander, and held meetings with charities about the young royals' ongoing mental health awareness campaign.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate chose a pale blue skirt suit by Catherine Walker for the visit to the Netherlands, which included a stop in Rotterdam.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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King Willem-Alexander's wife, Queen Maxima, was in her home country of Argentina. The meeting of the future British queen and the Dutch king was the first between senior members of the two royal families in three years, as Kate joins in royal diplomacy in the wake of Britain's coming exit from the European Union.  Pool, Getty Images

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Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' attracks Kate's notice at the Mauritshuis exhibit of 'At Home in Holland: Vermeer and his Contemporaries from the British Royal Collection' on Oct. 11, 2016 in The Hague, Netherlands.  Pool/Samir Hussein,WireImage

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Duchess Kate, along with Prince William and Prince Harry, are making a big push to de-stigmatize mental-mental health issues as part of their joint charity effort, Heads Together. They attended World Mental Health Day celebration at the London Eye on Oct. 10, 2016 in London.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate was in Kate Spade at the London Eye, in a cabbage-rose-patterned frock with a bow-tie collar and a rose-mauve color that might have looked dowdy on a shorter, plumper woman.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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The young royals are not afraid of heights. They happily piled into a pod of the London Eye overlooking the Thames with members of their mental health charity, Heads Together, to mark World Mental Health Day.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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Duchess Kate and Prince William visited Steward's Academy on Sept. 16, 2016 in Harlow, England, as part of their Heads Together campaign to promote children's mental health.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate chose a pretty blue polka-dot dress by a new designer, Altuzarra. The dress featured an edgy side split that exposed some of her thigh.  Ian Vogler, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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The second day of Will and Kate's trip to Cornwall and the nearby islands of Scilly started out delayed due to blustery weather making helicopter travel dicey. But the weather eventually cooperated and the two were off to St. Martins, one of the islands, with Kate looking very Hollywood in her sunglasses, on Sept. 2, 2016.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Not many royals wear pants on an official engagement but Kate always looks chic even in casual clothes, like these $30 Gap capris in a pretty blue and white pattern, topped with her Smythe navy blazer and the nude wedges she wore the day before. They were on a tour of the island of St. Martins on Sept. 2, 2016.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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After visiting Tresco Abbey Garden, the sub-tropical garden that is a popular tourist attraction on Isles of Scilly, Will and Kate traveled by boat to St Martins.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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On St. Martins, they met residents and vacationers, and received gifts of flowers from cute babies.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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A highlight of their trip was a visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall, including posing in the Rainforest Biome created there. Both young royals are very interested in conservation projects.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Too bad they didn't bring the dinosaur-loving Prince George. Kate and Will are delighted to be introduced to a muttaburrasaurus baby dinosaur puppet in the Rainforest Biome.  ARTHUR EDWARDS, AFP/Getty Images

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Of course they sampled the local thirst-quencher, sipping from cups of Baobab, a mango-tasting tropical drink from Malawi, during their visit to the Eden Project.  Arthur Edwards, AP

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On St. Martins they visited Scilly Flowers, a flowers-by-post business on the island.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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The Cambridges wave as they head back to their roomy helicopter after visiting St Martins.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate can pull a pint like the best publican. Kate and Prince William are in Cornwall and nearby islands for two days of engagements to inspect local industries and charitable projects. Here, they sampled cider at Healey's Cornish Cider Farm near Truro on Sept. 1, 2016.  Arthur Edwards, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate wore a pretty pale pink dress by American designer Lela Rose paired with nude wedges for the first day of the Cambridge Cornwall engagements, which included a visit to the local cathedral in Truro.  Ben Pruchnie, WireImage

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The royal children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, were not on the trip but Kate got to coo over a baby during a walkabout near Nansledan, a project aimed at providing future business and housing for locals.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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The Cambridges are still a romantic couple, cuddling a little during a visit to Towan Beach near Newquay in Cornwall.The far western edge of England is a romantic place, probably best known to Americans from 'Doc Martin' and 'Poldark' on public TV.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Duchess Kate was delighted to visit the Wave Project on Newquay's Towan Beach, a charity that uses surfing to reduce anxiety in children and improve their mental health. wellbeing on September 1, 2016 in Newquay, United Kingdom. Their Royal Highnesses watched children from the project and their surf-mentors take part in a number of surfing activities, and met a selection of the charity's volunteers, staff and supporters on the beach.  Arthur Edwards, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate looked ravishing in a red L.K. Bennett dress as she visited a mental health hotline on Aug. 25, 2016 in London.  Arthur Edwards, AP

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Prince William and Duchess Kate were in Luton in Bedfordshire, England, on Aug. 24, 2016, for a day of engagements focused on young people and mental health, including a therapeutic program called Youthscape. The couple have several more engagements scheduled in coming weeks, before they leave for an eight-day tour of western Canada on Sept. 24, 2016.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate wore a favorite dress, the L.K Bennett Lasa white sheath with a flattering blue poppy print, last seen during the Cambridge 2014 tour of Australia. The Cambridges returned to carrying out official engagements after a private holiday in France with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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They eat cake. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sampled some cake during their visit to Youthscape, where they urged supporting young people's mental health and emotional well-being across faith groups.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Besides her L.K. Bennett pumps, Kate also wore sapphire and diamond earrings.  Will Oliver, EPA

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The royal couple posed in front a banner for Youthscape during their visit on Aug. 24, 2016.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Prince William and Duchess Kate are keen sailors so their visit to watch the British team at The America's Cup World Series, on July 24, 2016 in Portsmouth, was a treat for both.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Kate gets a personalized windbreaker at the America's Cup World Series in Portsmouth.  Arthur Edwards, WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Kate is the patron of the 1851 Trust, which seeks to inspire a new generation through sailing and the marine industry. It's backed by Ben Ainslie Racing, the team hoping to win the America’s Cup for Britain. Both wore the official gear of Land Rover BAR team.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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The young royals had a windy, wet ride on a boat to watch the America's Cup World Series Race on the Solent, the home of the British team for the America's Cup.  Tim Ireland, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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A good time was had by both young royals.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Good thing Duchess Kate was a big fan of tennis before she married Prince William, because Wimbledon and royals are closely associated. Will and Kate were there for the final match between Andy Murray of Britain and Milos Raonic of Canada on July 10, 2016 in London.  Andy Couldridge,Pool,Getty Images

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Kate showed off another new dress by a favorite designer, the Obsession dress by Alexander McQueen, which features a quirky pattern on white of colorful butterflies, lipsticks and skulls.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Even before she married royalty, Kate and her Middleton family were regulars at Wimbledon, and Kate has repeatedly demonstrated her enthusiasm during play.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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It's all about George. Duchess Kate and Prince William took their soon-to-be 3-year-old with them on a visit to a huge military airshow at an RAF base in Fairford, England, on July 8, 2016 - the little prince's first official engagement in the U.K. Usually, all eyes are on Kate but on this day George was the star as he explored the flying machines at The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.  Samir Hussein, Samir Hussein/WireImage

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Kate wore a favorite, her Stella McCartney Ridley crepe dress in royal blue.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Kate teamed her dress with another favorite, a navy Smythe blazer, and nude L.K. Bennett pumps. George wore blue shorts, white polo shirt and canvas shoes.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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The Middleton family's love of Wimbledon continues. Duchess Kate attended day 10 on July 7, 2016, and looked delighted throughout as she sat in the royal box for the semi-final match between Venus Williams and Angelique Kerber of Germany.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Kate recycled the yellow-and-white color-block Roksanda Ilincic dress she wore in 2014 during the Cambridge tour of Australia. At the time, she told a woman in the crowd that Prince William teased her that she "looked like a banana" in the dress.  GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate smiled as Serena Williams faced Elena Vesnina of Russia during the semi-final matches on day ten at Wimbledon on July 7, 2016.  Julian Finney, Getty Images

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Kate met Oracene Price, U.S. tennis coach and mother of Venus and Serena Williams at Wimbledon.  ANTHONY DEVLIN, AFP/Getty Images

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New dress alert for Duchess Kate: Her white, off-the-shoulder midi dress is by London-based Brazilian-born Barbara Casasola and made from figure-hugging stretch jersey and with sheer mesh inserts. She paired them with blush-colored sky-high heeled sandals.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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The art-loving Duchess Kate presented the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize at a dinner at the Natural History Museum on July 6, 2016 in London. The prize is awarded annually to one museum demonstrating exceptional imagination, innovation and achievement.  Matt Dunham, Pool/Getty Images

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Peek-a-boo. Duchess Kate stands before art photographs at a reception ahead of presenting the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize at a dinner at the Natural History Museum on July 6, 2016 in London. She mingled with representatives of the five museums up for the prize, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, named for the royal ancestors of husband Prince William.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall joined European leaders for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, on July 1, 2016, in Thiepval, France. Some 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave are buried there.  Phil Noble, Pool, Getty Images

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Kate's dress for the solemn occasion was a new knee-length frock of beige lace over black underlay with a Peter Pan collar, three-quarter length sleeves and peplum waist. She wore a hat she's worn before, by Sylvia Fletcher for Lock & Co.  Chris Radburn, Pool, Getty Images

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It rained in France for the Somme commemoration, so the young royals sheltered under clear umbrellas at the Thiepval Memorial in Thiepval, France.  Andrew Matthrews, Pool, Getty Images

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Only days after the British voted to exit the European Union, formed in part to avoid future world wars, European leaders joined European royals to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. French President Francois Hollande and outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron lined up with Prince William, Duchess Kate of Cambridge and Prince Harry to attend a service during the ceremonies on July 1, 2016 in Thiepval, France.  Chris Radburn, Pool, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate, Prince William and Prince Harry attended the Battle of the Somme Centenary commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers are commemorated, on June 30, 2016 in Albert, France. After a tour of the battlefield, one of the deadliest of WWI, the young royals attended an evening vigil at the memorial.  Pool, Getty Images

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Kate wore a black-and-grey-patterned coat by Missoni, topped with a black pillbox hat.  Pool, Getty Images

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The young royals peer from a rampart overlooking the field at the Thiepval Memorial.  Tim Rooke, Pool, Getty Images

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This is one of the views they saw, an overlook of the Thiepval Memorial, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers fought at the Battle of the Somme, one of the deadliest chapters of WWI.  Tim Rooke, Pool, Getty Images

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Kate and Will attended a gala dinner for East Anglia's Children's Hospices' nook appeal at Houghton Hall on June 22, 2016 in King's Lynn, England.  Stephen Pond, Getty Images

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For this gala, Kate recycled a Jenny Packham gown, a blush sequined dress featuring Swarovski crystal embellishments, that she last wore to another gala at Kensington Palace in June 2011.  Stephen Pond, Getty Images

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Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge at second day of Royal Ascot on June 15, 2016.  Alan Crowhurst, Getty Images

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Kate chose her white cotton lace Dolce & Gabbana midi dress with a Jane Taylor hat for Royal Ascot.  Samir Hussein/WireImage

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Prince William and Duchess Kate arrived by carriage for Royal Ascot.  Samir Hussein, Samir Hussein/WireImage

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Duchess Kate and Prince William went to Belfast on June 14, 2016 to attend the annual garden party hosted by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Hillsborough Castle.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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For the garden party, Kate chose a gold brocade coat by Day Birger Et Mikkelsen, topped with a hat by Lock & Co.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Kate planted a tree during the garden party, watched by Prince William and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers at Hillsborough Castle.  AARON MCCRACKEN, AFP,Getty Images

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Here's a rare shot of Prince William and Duchess Kate holding hands at the annual garden party hosted by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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Duchess Kate seems to be taking to annual royal rituals with delight. On Sunday, she joined the family for The Patron's Lunch, a massive picnic for 10,000 on The Mall to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, on June 12, 2016 in London.  Danny Martindale, WireImage

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Kate chose a striking Roksandra color-block day dress of robin's egg-blue with coral.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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(Prince William, Duchess Kate and Prince Harry traveled down The Mall in a car behind the queen and Prince Philip during the Patron's Lunch, as thousands of guests from the queen's charities lined the streets to cheer and wave flags.  BRUCE ADAMS, AFP/Getty Images

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, followed by Prince William and Duchess Kate and Prince Harry, wave to thousands of cheering fans on The Mal.  Ian Vogler, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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The picture of a happy family. Duchess Kate, Prince William and their two children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, were part of the royal mob on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 11 for the traditional end of the Trooping the Colour parade. The two royal children managed to steal the spotlight even from great-granny Queen Elizabeth II, in neon green.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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For the Trooping the Colour ceremonies, Kate was clad in the cream coatdress she wore to Princess Charlotte's christening in July 2015, with a striking Philip Treacy hate.  Samir Hussein, WireImage

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During the Trooping the Colour parade pageant on June 11, Duchess Kate rode in a carriage with her stepmother-in-law, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall. This year the annual ceremony was special to mark the Queen's official 90th birthday.  Ben A. Pruchnie, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate at lunch reception following National Service of Thanksgiving as part of the 90th birthday celebrations for the queen at the Guildhall in London on June 10, 2016.  Arthur Edwards, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate wore an ice blue coat dress with lace embellishment by Catherine Walker for the Thanksgiving service, which took place at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.  Arthur Edwards, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate walks to her seat at St Paul's Cathedral the Thanksgiving service.  IAN VOGLER, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate hosted SportsAid's 40th anniversary dinner in London on June 9, 2016, at Kensington Palace. As the royal patron of SportsAid, she met young athletes who will be competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics at a pre-dinner reception.  EDDIE MULHOLLAND, AFP/Getty Images

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For the SportsAid event, Kate chose a royal blue gown by Roland Mouret, featuring cutouts and a silhouette flattering to her slim figure.  EDDIE MULHOLLAND, AFP/Getty Images

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Duchess Kate and Prince William joined the queen and other senior royals to greet guests at a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2016 in London.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Prince William was resplendent in top hat and tails for his first palace garden party.  Dan Kitwood, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate chose to recycle a creamy Alexander McQueen dress that she last wore for Princess Charlotte's christening in July 2015.  JOHN STILLWELL, AFP/Getty Images

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The garden party followed by a day Will and Kate's appearance at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show in London, on May 23, 2016. This year's theme focuses on health and happiness in the garden. Kate chose her grass-green coat dress by Catherine Walker for show.  STR, EPA

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Duchess Kate, a keen sailor and patron of the 1851 Trust, visited Portsmouth to help launch the Trust's two sailing project aimed at inspiring young people in sport, education and technology, on May 20, 2016. .  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate chose an outfit of Alexander McQueen separates with a nautical theme, an outfit she's worn three times before, for her visit to Land Rover BAR yacht team training for the 2017 America's Cup.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate donned a helmet as she boarded a a racing catamaran at Land Rover BAR on May 20, 2016 in Portsmouth, England.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Dressed in wet weather gear, Kate gets help adjusting her safety helmet from Ben Ainslie, head of the British America's Cup team, before a trial runat Ainslie's sailing base in Portsmouth where Ainslie runs programs for young people to take up the sport.  GERRY PENNY, EPA

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Kate boards the Land Rover BAR training boat on May 20, 2016 in Portsmouth.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Kate joins the Land Rover BAR team, who are training for the 2017 America's Cup, on board their training boat as they run a circuit on the Solent on May 20, 2016 off Portsmouth.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Duchess Kate, husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry launched an ambitious project, Heads Together, aimed at destigmatizing mental illness, at Olympic Park in London, on May 16, 2016.  Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

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The Heads Together campaign is being spearheaded by the young royals' charitable foundation. Harry has just returned from another successful Invictus Games, in Orlando, and all three were at Windsor Castle on Sunday to help granny Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her 90th birthday with a horse-show extravaganza.  Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

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Kate chose a white blouse by Goat and a midi-skirt with a geometric pattern by Banana Republic for the Heads Together launch.  Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

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Kate delighted onlookers, especially the photographers, when she boxed with former boxer Duke McKenzie during the launch of Heads Together, the young royals' ambitious effort to end stigma on mental health, at the Olympic Park in London.  JEREMY SELWYN, ap

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Kate sat next to Prince Philip during the final night of the queen's 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor on May 15, 2016. She had on a new white lace dress by Dolce & Gabbana under a bright red cape-like coat by Zara to ward off the evening chill.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Kate was spotted chatting and joking with Prince Philip, who reacted with many in the crowd at the queen's birthday horse show when the gun salute went off.  Chris Jackson, AP

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A busy May 4, 2016, for Duchess Kate, with three engagements culminating in a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London, to view the 'Vogue 100: A Century of Style' exhibition.  ANDY RAIN, EPA

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Among the pictures she saw at the 'Vogue 100: A Century Of Style' show at the National Portrait Gallery were her own. She appears on the cover of the centenary issue in June 2016.  Ian Gavan, Getty Images

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It was Kate's third engagement of the day and her second outfit. She wore a pink peplum dress by Alexander McQueen, first seen on her in 2014 during her tour of Australia.  IAN GAVAN, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate has been patron of the National Portrait Gallery since her marriage and is also an avid photographer, especially of her children. The exhibit showcases the range of photography commissioned by British 'Vogue' since it was founded in 1916.  IAN GAVAN, AFP/Getty Images

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Earlier on May 4, Duchess Kate channels another royal, Queen Daenerys Targaryen of 'Game of Thrones,' as she inspects a dragon sculpture Wednesday. It was part of a new children's exhibit called Magic Garden at Britain's Hampton Court Palace.  Karwai Tang, WireImage

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Kate goes in for a closer look at the Dragon's Nest sculpture at the Magic Garden opening.  WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Fashion police quickly spotted a Michael Kors coat that the duchess has worn on previous occasions.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate communes with a young child at the Magic Garden, which she officially opened at Hampton Court Palace, the former favorite palace of Henry VIII that is now a tourist destination.  RICHARD POHLE, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate shows her appreciation for the mad baking skills that went into this Magic Garden cake.  RICHARD POHLE, AP

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Duchess Kate's May 4 schedule also included a luncheon at London's Anna Freud Centre. She is a patron of the organization, which is dedicated to children's mental health concerns. For this event, she doffed her coat to reveal her pale blue/grey Roksanda Ilincic dress that she has worn several times before.  KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH, AFP/Getty Images

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The Anna Freud Centre event allowed her a chance to catch up with family friend Michael Samuel, whose wife Julia was a friend of Princess Diana and is a godmother to Prince George.  Ian Gavan, Getty Images

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama joined Will and Kate and Harry for dinner at the Cambridge apartment at Kensington Palace on April 22, 2016. Although most of the attention rightly went to little Prince George, who got to stay up late and meet the Obamas in his bathrobe, the dinner was also historic because it was the first time the young royals hosted a visiting head of state on their own, just a few hours after granny Queen Elizabeth II hosted them for lunch at Windsor Castle. For this, Kate wore a cinched-waist midi-dress in a blue and purple-pink silk print by one of her favorite designers, L.K. Bennett. Mrs. O went with a nude midi-dress with a lace skirt and a cashmere sweater top, plus matching duster.  STR/POOL, EPA

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Prince William, Duchess Kate and Prince Harry launched their new charity campaign called Heads Together which aims to destigmatize talking about mental health. She will focus on children, William will focus on young men an suicide, and Harry will focus on veterans. The latest effort by their joint charitable foundation has been named the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Charity of the Year. The trio posed at Kensington Palace on April 21, 2016 in London. Kate was casual for the announcement event in a JCrew striped sweater.  Nicky J Sims, Getty Images for Royal Foundatio

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Kate's clothes during her tour of India and Bhutan are a subject for appraisal all their own but on the last day, April 16, 2016, at the Taj Mahal in Agra, she wore an India-inspired blue-and-white embroidered dress by Indian designer Naeem Khan. It reflected the care that she and her team employed in choosing outfits for the tour that acknowledged the hosts, the culture, the activities and the weather during the week they spent in the region.  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

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Will and Kate hosted a reception at Kensington Palace on April 6, 2016, ahead of their tour to India and Bhutan, starting April 10.  Warren Allott, AP

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As the royal patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), Kate was the obvious choice to officially open the charity's new thrift shop in Holt, near her Norfolk home, on March 18, 2016. EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, England.  ARTHUR EDWARDS, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate turned out with the rest of the royal family, led by Queen Elizabeth II, for the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London, March 14, 2016. The service is the largest annual inter-faith gathering in the U.K.  Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

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Kate and Will visited a mentoring program, XLP at London Wall, which supports youths in deprived neighborhoods facing emotional, behavioral and relational challenges, on March 11, 2016. Once again, her glossy locks impressed.  FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA, EPA

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Will and Kate have joined forces to highlight mental health, especially youth suicide, the subject of their engagements on March 10, 2016 in London.  Arthur Edwards, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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The tradition of royal ski trips continues. Only now, Will and Kate have managed to pull off a private (meaning secret) trip with their kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, in the French Alps the first week of March 2016. They brought along one photographer to snap a few photos of them playing in the snow, and introducing the royal children to their first snow experience, on March 3, then released them after their return on March 7.  John Stillwell, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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The Duchess of Cambridge, or Countess of Stathearn as she is known in Scotland, visited three school-based mental-health charity projects in Edinburgh on Feb. 24, 2016. She had on a forest green belted coat when she arrived at St Catherine's Primary School to see the children's mental health charity Place2Be.  Anwar Hussein, WireImage

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She was dressed simply in a houndstooth kilt and a black turtleneck underneath her green coat.  DANNY LAWSON, AFP/Getty Images

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Kate joined Will in their former Wales home on Anglesey to mark the end of the RAF Search and Rescue Force, which has been privatized. Will used to be a helicopter pilot for the RAF. The couple traveled to RAF Valley on Feb. 18, 2016.  Peter Byrne, WPA Pool, Getty Images

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Kate was guest editor for a day on the Huffington Post UK website at Kensington Palace, Feb. 17, 2016, with a focus on child mental health issues.  Chris Jackson, Pool, AP

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She's back. Kate's first engagement of 2016 was to attend a church service at St Clement Danes in London on Feb. 7, to mark the 75th anniversary of RAF Air Cadets as the new patron, or Honorary Air Commandant.  EDDIE MULHOLLAND, AFP/Getty Images

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