The ship-christening ceremony Kate Middleton attended yesterday was her last official outing before she goes on maternity leave. It also marked the end of our Kate Middleton maternity watch—a sad day since observing Kate stylishly and regally dress her growing baby bump was fun.
To mark the last month of the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy and celebrate the royal baby’s arrival, let’s look back at Kate Middleton’s best maternity dresses. We wish the Duchess a restful maternity leave and a safe delivery for her and the baby!
1. The green Mulberry fall 2011 dress she wore before the big announcement
Kate also debuted a new do with bangs in this dress.
For the opening of the Natural History Museum’s Treasures Gallery on November 27, 2012, Kate Middleton wore a pleated green Mulberry dress, Jimmy Choo pumps, her sapphire engagement ring, and emerald and diamond earrings (Credit: WENN)
2. The Max Mara wrap dress that first showed hints of the baby bump
Kate wore this dress at her first official appearance as a pregnant woman.
Kate Middleton wore a classic and elegant ensemble for her visit to Hope House in Clapham on February 19, 2013, consisting of a gray Max Mara dress, Annoushka pearl earrings, Episode Angel pumps, her iconic sapphire engagement ring, and an Asprey London pendant necklace (Credit: WENN)
3. The Peter Pan collar dress that was perfectly prim and proper
She wore a Topshop Peter Pan collar dress and a cream-colored Goat “Redgrave Summer” coat for a visit to the headquarters of Child Bereavement UK.
Kate Middleton chose a simple yet stylish outfit for her visit to Child Bereavement UK Headquarters on March 19, 2013, wearing a cream Goat Redgrave coat over a Topshop dress with a contrasting collar (Credit: WENN)
4. The pistachio Mulberry tweed coat she wore to meet a Boy-Scout-uniformed Bear Grylls
Both Kate Middleton and Bear Grylls were too cute for words.
Kate Middleton opted for a springtime look at the National Review of Queen’s Scouts, featuring a mint green Mulberry coat, L.K. Bennett accessories (clutch and shoes), a Whiteley Fischer hat, and her sapphire engagement ring (Credit: WENN)
Kate Middleton and Chief Scout Bear Grylls at a national celebration for scouts who have achieved the Queen’s Scout Award at Windsor Castle, England, on April 21, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
5. The boldly printed Erdem dress that showcased her baby bump
This might’ve been the first time Kate Middleton flaunted instead of hiding her baby bump. How do you like her Erdem dress?
Kate Middleton wore a floral Erdem Quarter Sleeve Sophia Dress, accessorized with a Stuart Weitzman clutch and Annoushka pearl earrings, for her visit to Willows Primary School on April 23, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
6. The elegant empire-waist Emilia Wickstead satin dress
Empire waists are a pregnant woman’s best friend.
Kate Middleton chose a classic and elegant look for her visit to the National Portrait Gallery, wearing a bespoke Emilia Wickstead dress, Rupert Sanderson pumps, aquamarine and diamond earrings, and her sapphire engagement ring on April 24, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
7. The fun polka-dotted Topshop dress she wore to horse around the Warner Bros. Studios
Kate wore this dress to the inauguration of the Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, where she, Prince William, and Prince Harry promptly dueled with wands at the Harry Potter part of the tour.
Kate Middleton wore a playful and affordable outfit for her visit to Warner Bros. Leavesden Studio, featuring a Topshop polka dot dress, a Ralph Lauren blazer, Episode pumps, and her sapphire engagement ring on April 26, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
8. The yellow Emilia Wickstead dress she appropriately wore to a garden party
Kate’s Emilia Wickstead “Marella” coat worn as a dress was perfect for a garden party; we’re sure it sparked a get-Kate’s-garden-party-look craze.
Kate Middleton wore a soft and elegant ensemble for the Queen’s Garden Party, featuring an Emilia Wickstead Marella silk coat, Russell and Bromley pumps and clutch, a Jane Corbett hat, and her sapphire engagement ring on May 22, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
9. The Dalmatian-print Hobbs coat dress she wore to her last official outing
Animal print on Kate Middleton? The rumors that Roberto Cavalli might dress Kate Middleton in his sexy and often animal-printed signature style just might be real.
Kate Middleton chose a classic black and white patterned Hobbs Dalmatian Mac coat, a Sylvia Fletcher hat, Annoushka pearl earrings, Episode Angel pumps, and her sapphire engagement ring for the Princess Cruises ship naming ceremony on June 13, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
The Hobbs “Niamh” dress that features the same Dalmatian print is no longer available:
Hobbs Dalmatian Mac Coat, £169