The Duchess of Cambridge cut an elegant figure in a retro-style red and blue paisley blouse as she stepped out at the V&A earlier today.

Kate Middleton, 39, who studied art history at university and is royal patron of the V&A, viewed ‘Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution’ at the London museum this morning. 

The mother-of-three debuted a new £139 blouse from Ralph Lauren for the solo outing, which featured a paisley pattern, which she paired with black trousers.

Unless otherwise stated, the Duchess was seen with a black cloth covering her face during the appearance.  

Although facemasks will be required on all public transport in England and in England shops, such as post offices, banks and hairdressers, and in some other settings, like in England’s banks and hairdressers, it is not required in the museums.

Kate gave a masterclass on daytime glamour and wore her brunette hair in a bun and the ponytail up with gold earrings and necklaces.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, cut an elegant figure in a retro-style red and blue pussybow blouse as she stepped out at the V&A earlier today

The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, cut an elegant figure in a retro-style red and blue pussybow blouse as she stepped out at the V&A earlier today

Kate Middleton who studied art history at university and is royal patron of the V&A, viewed 'Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution' at the London museum

Kate Middleton who studied art history at university and is royal patron of the V&A, viewed ‘Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution’ at the London museum

The Duchess could be seen wearing a black cloth face covering during her visit. According to the V&A website, visitors are asked to wear face coverings inside the museum at all times, unless exempt

The Duchess could be seen wearing a black cloth face covering during her visit. According to the V&A website, visitors are asked to wear face coverings inside the museum at all times, unless exempt

During her visit, the Duchess was seen with a black cloth covering her face. According to the V&A website, visitors are asked to wear face coverings inside the museum at all times, unless exempt

Kate, the trendy blouse by American designer Kate is online described as “an airy georgette top” that is “defined by its feminine tie at neck and delicate shhirring”. 

The paisley pattern in navy is complemented the lightweight fabric.  

Ralph Lauren is a favorite designer of the Duchess. The brand’s pieces are often worn by the Duchess in combination with her high street style.  

The Fabergé exhibition, which opened on 20th November, showcases over 200 objects and celebrates the work of Carl Fabergé and his internationally recognised firm that symbolised Russian craftsmanship and elegance. 

During the visit, the mother-of-three heard more about Fabergé’s work and the relatively unknown Anglo-Russian nature of his enterprise, with his only branch outside of Russia opening in London in 1903. 

This exhibition includes the most extensive display of his famous Imperial Easter Eggs, many of which will be shown for the first-time in the UK. 

The exhibition, which opened on 20th November, showcases over 200 objects and celebrates the work of Carl Fabergé and his internationally recognised firm that symbolised Russian craftsmanship and elegance

The exhibition, which opened on 20th November, showcases over 200 objects and celebrates the work of Carl Fabergé and his internationally recognised firm that symbolised Russian craftsmanship and elegance

The mother-of-three opted for a soft smokey eye for the outing at the London museum earlier this morning

The mother-of-three opted for a soft smokey eye for the outing at the London museum earlier this morning

Mother-of-three chose to wear a soft smokey brow for her outing at London’s museum this morning (pictured). 

This includes the Third Imperial Egg which was found by a scrapper in 2011, after going missing in 1964. The largest Imperial Egg is the Moscow Kremlin Egg. Inspired by Moscow’s architecture, it features a musicbox that plays the favourite hymn of Tsar Nicholas II. Also, there is an Alexander Palace Egg with a model inside. 

This collection includes 3 items that Her Majesty, The Queen, lent, such as the Colonnade Egg (Baket of Flowers Egg), the Mosaic Egg, and the Basket of Flowers Egg. 

When travelling to England and visiting hairdressers or ordering take-out, people must wear masks in accordance with the new Covid regulations

Yesterday night new regulations were issued regarding travel, facemasks and testing in England. These restrictions came into effect at 4:00 AM this morning.

FACEMASKS 

The following locations will require the use of facemasks:

  • Public transportation;
  • Retail shops;
  • Salons for beauty treatments
  • Hairdressers;
  • Banks;
  • Post Offices
  • Takeaways;
  • Estate agents;
  • Animal clinics
  • Taxis;
  • Instruction cars.

Those caught flouting the restrictions will be fined £200 for a first offence, which will double on each subsequent offence up to a maximum of £6,400.

Schools are asking students to use facemasks for communal spaces, but not in classrooms. Teachers unions call for the extension of masks into lessons. 

TOURNAMENT 

Travellers returning to the UK are required to take a PCR testing and then self-isolate until they get a negative results. 

Anyone who breaks the self-isolation law without a ‘reasonable excuse’ faces a fine of £1,000, rising to £10,000 for repeat offenders and serious breaches.

Last week, a variety of Africa countries were added to Britain’s redlist. These are:

  • Angola;
  • Botswana;
  • Eswatini;
  • Lesotho;
  • Malawi;
  • Mozambique;
  • Namibia;
  • South Africa
  • Zambia;
  • Zimbabwe.

SELF-ISOLATION

All contacts of anybody who tests positive for the so-called ‘Omicron’ variant must self-isolate – regardless of their age or vaccination status. 

There are fears that this could lead to a repeat of summer’s ‘pingdemic madness,’ when millions of healthy students were made to leave their homes by the Test and trace system. 

Anyone who breaks the self-isolation law without a ‘reasonable excuse’ faces a fine of £1,000, rising to £10,000 for repeat offenders and serious breaches. 

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. 

The foundation was founded in 1852 with the purpose of making works of art accessible to everyone and inspiring British designers and producers.

Today, the V&A’s collections, which span over 5000 years of human creativity in virtually every medium and from many parts of the world, continue to intrigue, inspire and inform.

The Duchess became the first Royal Patron of the V&A in March 2018 and visited earlier this year when the museum reopened after lockdown.  

As Kate gets ready to host the next Christmas carol ceremony at Westminster Abbey, it comes just as she is preparing for the celebration of the ‘incredible works’ of pandemic heros.

The Duchess shared a picture of invitations she sent to friends, volunteers and teachers earlier this week ahead of Wednesday’s event.

This special program will broadcast the service on ITV, and will also feature music performances by mysterious guests.

According to reports, Prince William and Kate dropped the BBC from their Christmas special following the series The Princes and the Press. This was in response to criticisms by the Queen and Prince Charles, as well as the Duke and Duchess, for lending credibility for ‘overblown and unverified claims’ regarding the Royal Family.

A source within the industry said last week that although it had been all set up to broadcast on BBC1, the program was moved in the days following a terrible dispute over the documentary.

“And things are likely get worse between the Royal Family, the BBC before it gets better. The second part of this documentary threatens further.

In the second half of the documentary, Meghan Markle’s lawyer made a bizarre technical denial that the Duchess ever bullied employees. Before insisting, ‘but, she wouldn’t want to negate any individual experiences.

It was also reported that people with connections to the Sussexes or Cambridges were briefed on the other.

Kensington Palace refused to comment.

Kate will be sure to forget any grumblings about the documentary before the next week’s carol service.

While the exact order of service has yet to be revealed, today’s announcement said that it will be an event that combines traditional elements with modern and inclusive aspects in order to embrace people from all religions.

Today, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge posted about their carol service to Instagram. They wrote that they were celebrating the extraordinary work of people and organizations across the nation who support their communities.

“Next week, The Dukess of Cambridge will host a Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey. This service is supported by The Royal Foundation and brings together many inspirational people.

The service will air in December.

The Royal Foundation supports the event. It will gather inspirational people from all over the UK who gave their best to help and protect the vulnerable during the pandemic.

This will be a gathering for guests with more vulnerability or isolation, as well as people who are recently grieving or without their homes.

ITV has won a huge coup with the Christmas special, which is often left out of royal content by BBC.

The mother-of-three donned a new £139 Ralph Lauren blouse for the outing in London earlier this morning (pictured)

The mother-of-three donned a new £139 Ralph Lauren blouse for the outing in London earlier this morning (pictured) 

Giving a masterclass in daytime glamour, Kate wore her bouncy brunette locks swept into a ponytail and finished the look with delicate gold necklaces and earrings

Giving a masterclass in daytime glamour, Kate wore her bouncy brunette locks swept into a ponytail and finished the look with delicate gold necklaces and earrings

Kate donned her beautiful brunette hair in a ponytail, and completed the look by adding delicate earrings and necklaces of gold to give a demonstration on daytime glamour.

The Duchess, who studied art history at university and became the first Royal Patron of the V&A in March 2018, could be seen crouching down to study the eggs during her visit

The Duchess, who studied art history at university and became the first Royal Patron of the V&A in March 2018, could be seen crouching down to study the eggs during her visit 

Speaking about the decision to drop the BBC for the Christmas concert, a TV industry source told the Sun: ‘It is a brand new format — the royals have never hosted a televised TV concert before. The Duchess is also a major player in the event.

“Naturally most royal programming automatically goes to the BBC as national broadcaster. They will likely work with ITV more in the future.

According to the source, ITV was surprised but pleased by ITV’s sudden plan change. He added that it would be an amazing Christmas carol concert and TV gold for home viewers.