Kate Middleton: Grocery Shopping in Checks

Sunday, August 7th, 2011 at 12:43 am

We’ve covered celebs and politicians’ wives here, but this post is our first of the royal kind. Today is all about the new princess – the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. There’s definitely more to Kate Middleton than her fashion sense. We think she has redefined the word “royal” in a way. You know why? Well, because this royal showed the world that she is just like all of us. She does her own grocery shopping! Kate was spotted doing the errand without her Prince early this week in North Wales. She was also dressed quite appropriately for the activity in her classic cable knit sweater and jeans topped with a checkered scarf around her neck. The look was easy, casual, but also elegant:

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, does her own grocery shopping in North Wales, August 1

Well ladies, what do you think of Kate’s latest look? Do you prefer her in those dresses and quirky hats, or does she look better in jeans and sweaters? And what of that checkered scarf? Do you think it suits her style? It did add that little bit of extra into her otherwise casual attire, didn’t it? According to sources, Kate’s scarf is from the brand Aquascutum, a UK brand that the Princess has been known to patronize. The scarf itself is called the Club Check Scarf and it is currently on sale on the label’s official website. It used to retail at GBP75 but you can now grab it for GBP45:

Aquascutum Club Check Scarf, GBP45 from GBP75

If you convert the sale price to US dollars, that would retail for about USD74. Not bad, don’t you think? It’s good to know that you can actually afford to buy something a princess wears. But since Aquascutum is based in UK and you do have to consider the shipping cost as well as duties and taxes, buying a checkered scarf within the US would be your next best option. Here are two options you can try, and these won’t cost you much: