For the Duchess of Cambridge, the mother’s duties never end. So when Kate’s jet lag started during this week’s tour of the Caribbean, watching her wake up in the middle of the night, I was told she had spent time “pressing” WhatsApp messages organizing everything from his football matches George until the Charlotte Games. Ballet lessons and little Louis’s bedtime routine back in the UK. Home life still requires, or perhaps especially, when you are touring thousands of miles from home, although Cambridges have vowed never to take trips that last much more than a week while their children are young. The Duchess of Cambridge balances her parents’ upbringing while abroad by wearing a range of luxurious and elegant clothes on her Royal Caribbean tour Midi rhapsody in blue For the first all-day event, Kate chose a gorgeous midi dress by Tory Burch, £ 455, in a fun floral print with white and red petals against the blue of Belize. The fit was perfect, with a smocked bodice, inflatable sleeves and a graduated skirt that stopped in the middle of the calf. Unsurprisingly, this summer dress sold out shortly after. Kate completed her look with an impressive pair of fabric earrings from the modern French company Sezane. Not her usual delicate diamonds – but with 55 £ much more affordable. Complete her look with Ray-Ban sunglasses. Fashion verdicts by Dinah Van Tulleken Do you swim here often? The only clothes they needed to meet a shark were the costumes They also make sure that their departure and arrival times are matched by kissing the children good night or giving them breakfast. Their flight with the official RAF Voyager jet tonight will return them on time for a nice brunch for Mother’s Day tomorrow. It’s a new way of working as royalty and a way the couple has developed by learning lessons from the past. The queen’s first trip to Jamaica in 1953 was part of a Commonwealth tour that took her away from her young family for six months. The long-awaited tour of William and Kate in the Caribbean – their first major trip abroad since 2019 – led them from Belize to Jamaica and finally to the Bahamas. The photographs thrilled audiences abroad and at home, and the speeches — especially when William referred to his “deep grief” over Britain’s “hateful” history of slavery – were powerful. Warm pink from cool label Frivolity met with a formal reception for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Cahal Pech, Belize. Kate wore a stunning metallic warm pink dress from the fashion company’s favorite company, The Vampire’s Wife. The Duchess chose the Light Sleeper one-piece silhouette, which has sleeve caps ideal for Caribbean nights. Wear accessories with O’Nitaa earrings, previously worn at the Bond premiere, a local Mayan design clutch and Jimmy Choo ‘Mimi’ silver sandals, 50 650. Earring tribute to the host of her island Arriving in the Bahamas in another Emilia Wickstead dress, this time to order and estimated to cost 000 3,000, Kate paid tribute to the turquoise flag of the Bahamas. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail to highlight her statement turquoise earrings. It costs £ 100, this was the second time this tour wore a pair of earrings from the French brand Sezane. Kate’s stunning emerald earrings and matching bracelet were borrowed from the Queen and featured here at a gala in Cardiff in 2004 (left).

The couple has been swimming with sharks on the Belize reef and playing drums in the backyard of Bob Marley, while well-wishers watched and cheered. This does not mean that there were no elephant traps: far from it. Before even stepping on the official plane last Saturday, the Cambridges were forced to play a delicate diplomacy game. As revealed exclusively by the Mail, they had to cancel their first major commitment to Belize, after being involved in a long-running battle for the land rights of the natives. A second demonstration was reported later, with other villagers calling for the couple to return. They were angry that they missed the opportunity to meet the future king and queen – as well as valuable publicity for the sustainable cocoa cultivation initiative. It is clear that despite the royal stardust that the couple has sprinkled on this vibrant corner of the world, republicanism is thriving. A yellow hello to Jamaica Kate wore a customized version of Roksanda’s 1095-pound Brigitte gown with bright yellow sunshine, a tribute to the Jamaican flag McQueen for a day with PM The Duchess chose chic white pants to meet the Jamaican Prime Minister. It belongs to Alexander McQueen – £ 1370 for the jacket and £ 575 for the shoes There were further demonstrations in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, shortly before the arrival of Cambridge on Tuesday, with protesters demanding the Queen’s ouster, a formal apology for Britain’s historic role in the slave trade and a ban on slavery. There has also been some criticism of the couple’s decision to travel in the Queen’s old open Land Rover to a military parade. It was said that it resonated terribly in the days of the Empire. And they can make sense. Others tried to create a social media storm with photos of the Duke and Duchess shaking hands with people in Kingston through a rusty metal fence – deliberately ignoring the fact that other VIPs, including soccer star Raheem Stirling, had just the same. The alternative would be to simply stand at a distance and ignore the noisy well-wishers who had urged them to come. The optics are something their team knew very well, but traveling with the couple (admittedly from one photo opportunity to another) I have seen genuine warmth in the reception they received.

This custom white Alexander McQueen lace dress with sleeves with a cap and a square neckline stretches nicely in the middle and was clearly a tribute to an almost identical dress worn by the queen at a garden party in Australia in 1954, on the left. Kate Jamaica’s costume was made to order and cost over £ 5,000. She paired it with white stiletto heels, a white Philip Treacy hat estimated at 1.3 1,350 and a ya 395 Anya Hindmarch pearl embellished pearl for a monochrome look. In Trench Town, Kingston – the home of the late reggae star Bob Marley – the news of their visit became known despite the security blackout, and thousands lined the streets waiting. English soccer star Raheem Stirling and Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey had both flown from the United Kingdom to play five minutes of football with William at the dusty local pitch. Sterling told me he had received special permission from England coach Gareth Southgate as it would be a fantastic opportunity for the sport and for the player’s own charity, which works to empower disadvantaged young people in both Jamaica and and in the United Kingdom. As William and Kate got out of their car, the sound was utterly deafening: screams, cheers, screams and whistles. And they did not disappoint – they shook hands with hundreds of people, boarded the Jamaica bobsled training sleigh and drummed glass with reggae musicians in the courtyard of Bob Marley’s old house, now a museum. Its director, Sophie Dowe, said she hoped their visit would brighten the international spotlight and revitalize Jamaica’s tourism trade after the pandemic. Another local reporter covering the engagement told me that the Royals were welcome – even though he did not feel that William and Kate were particularly close to him as a young man from the Caribbean. “Jamaicans have far more important issues to worry about than youth opportunities, unemployment and crime, than whether the British queen is the head of our state,” he said. Sunny smiles in the rain The Duchess shone in a green self-portrait Portrait 350 chiffon dress as she greeted crowds at Nassau in the Bahamas Always the diplomatic dresser Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas. So get dressed Dress like this: An unusual appearance by Kate on her way to visit the Mayan ruins in Belize, dressed in loose khaki pants, 70 από, by G-star RAW and a recycled white T-shirt, 19 £, by John Lewis “If William and Kate can emphasize these things, then good. “I think most young people are not interested at all, but they will always have a friendly welcome in Jamaica.” And the Cambridges know that. They have no appetite to push themselves in places where they are not wanted and this week’s tour had a different tone than the previous ones. Although designed to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it was not about triumphantly or strengthening the monarchy’s role in the lives of Caribbean citizens. Instead, it is about using the couple’s power as superior kings to cultivate good relations, helping to ensure that the Queen’s greatest legacy, the Commonwealth, will last. Of course, nothing is guaranteed. “Relationships change and that is inevitable,” an assistant tells me. “This tour is about ensuring that if and when this happens, it will be in a spirit of friendship.” While William is set to inherit his grandmother’s role as head of the family of nations, Kate has played no less of a role in this week’s charm attack. I take him for a spin: Kate growls with laughter as William dances as they visit Hopkins Village in Belize The royal beat: The Cambridges pick up the pace in Trench Town, Jamaica, left – with Kate in a vintage 1950s …