Kate Middleton took fashion inspiration from sister-in-law Meghan Markle

Double Duchess! Kate Middleton takes style inspiration from Meghan Markle in a £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat a week after her sister-in-law sported a VERY similar number from Reiss

  • The Duchess of Cambridge looked to be taking a leaf out of the Duchess of Sussex’s style book as she arrived in Cardiff today
  •  Kate Middleton, 38, stepped out in a £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat
  • Closely resembled the tan £345 Reiss coat Meghan Markle, 38, wore during her visit to Canada House last week

The Duchess of Cambridge looked to be taking a leaf out of the Duchess of Sussex’s style book as she arrived in Cardiff today.

Kate Middleton, 38, stepped out in a £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat, which closely resembled the tan £345 Reiss coat Meghan Markle, 38, wore during her visit to Canada House last week.

Both wool coats feature fold-down labels, a tailored waist embelished with buttons, buttoned sleeves and two pockets at hip height. 

And proving they favour the same shops, the £89.95 brown silk skirt Meghan wore last week was from Massimo Dutti – the same high end high steet store Kate’s coat was from today.

Copy Kat- e! The Duchess of Cambridge looked to be taking a leaf out of the Duchess of Sussex’s style book as she arrived in Cardiff today in a tan Massimo Dutti coat

Meanwhile Kate paired her coat with Ralph Lauren boots, a brown leopard print Zara skirt similar in tone to Meghan’s silk skirt, and a poloneck jumper.

The outfit’s brown and tan colour palette echoed that of Meghan’s, who flew to London last week to visit Canada with Prince Harry, before she returned to Vancouver following their announcement that they would be stepping down as senior royals. 

Kate’s appearance today came as she visited the Welsh Capital for her second visit during her 24 hour three-leg trip around Britain to launch a landmark survey on early childhood development.

The £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat resembled the tan £345 Reiss coat Meghan Markle, 38, wore during her visit to Canada House last week (pictured above)

The £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat resembled the tan £345 Reiss coat Meghan Markle, 38, wore during her visit to Canada House last week (pictured above)

The mother-of-three visited Cardiff this morning to attend a baby sensory class at the Ely and Careau Children’s Centre where she will hear about the support that parents receive.

The centre provides support services to children and their families and helps youngsters with special needs in addition to offering adult education, parenting support and community education teams.

Open access play, breakfast, after-school activities and holiday clubs are also housed in the centre, as well as health visitors, speech and language therapists and partners such as Sure Start and Language and Play.

The centre also works with community partners such as the Salvation Army and Barnardo’s. Kate, who will also visit Surrey this afternoon, hopes her new initiative will trigger ‘lasting change for generations’.

She kicked off her solo tour in Birmingham yesterday, where she was raising awareness of the poll Five Big Questions on the Under Fives – thought to be the largest of its kind in the UK. 

Meanwhile Kate paired her coat with Ralph Lauren boots, a brown leopard print Zara skirt similar in tone to Meghan's silk skirt, and a poloneck jumper

Meanwhile Kate paired her coat with Ralph Lauren boots, a brown leopard print Zara skirt similar in tone to Meghan’s silk skirt, and a poloneck jumper

The outfit's brown and tan colour palette echoed that of Meghan's, who flew to London last week to visit Canada with Prince Harry, and opted for a silk brown Massimo Dutti skirt last week

The outfit’s brown and tan colour palette echoed that of Meghan’s, who flew to London last week to visit Canada with Prince Harry, and opted for a silk brown Massimo Dutti skirt last week

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