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What Did Kate Buy on Her Latest Solo Shopping Trip?

05/15/2012 at 11:00 AM ET

Kate Middleton
Courtesy French Connection; Inset: Bauer-Griffin

We know what Kate will be wearing this summer! The Duchess of Cambridge returned to one of her favorite London shopping spots — King’s Road — on Saturday, stopping by retailer Jaeger before popping into a nearby French Connection store. While there, she picked up a winter silk vest top (left, on sale in the U.K.) in the cool blue “Iceberg” hue.

“She was very polite. She keeps to herself,” a store employee tells PEOPLE. “She was chatting to one of my colleagues in the fitting room, asking her opinion about something.”

The sales clerk noticed two men with the Duchess — bodyguards, perhaps — but says onlookers left her alone. “Some customers did notice her, although I didn’t at first,” the clerk adds.

After trying the top in two sizes — “She didn’t ask anyone to fetch it for her, she just seemed to want to be low key,” the employee says — the Duchess paid and left the store. “She was very cheery, very smiley,” the clerk shares.

Days before her April 2011 wedding, Kate visited the same stretch of shops, grabbing honeymoon-appropriate dresses at Warehouse and Banana Republic. In February, she returned to the area for an appointment at one of her favorite spots, the Richard Ward hair salon. Her casual shopping trip comes on the heels of a very glamorous week of London events.

–Reporting by Monique Jessen

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Ashley on

@DEBBIE: we are talking about that sale-thing, because it is indeed a part of the article.
But thank you for your advise to us. Now we finally know, that we are wrong, you are right and what we are supposed to do and what not. Thank you so much.

audra on

loose-fitting! i hope that means shes pregnant :)

Lily on

maybe that is a pregancy top

Kate on

And in other breaking and noteworthy news, I stopped at Target yesterday on my way home and bought black yoga pants, which were on sale.

Just Me on

Why is everyone so anxious for this girl to get pregnant? Leave her alone and let her enjoy the early stages of her marriage. I’d hate to see how many heart attacks would ensue if she and her husband decided against having children.

NYCPretty on

Don’t forget to tune into the Wendy Williams show on MONDAY 21st to see NYCPretty model and talk about SWIMSUITS!!!! xoxo NYCPRetty.com

lulu on

@Ashley Jobs are hard to come by in the UK…if she had a “proper job” (paid job) she would be taking the job away from someone who NEEDS it.

Back on topic – that’s a nice top – looks cool and and comfortable.

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sally on

Just me I agree!

itznia on

She is absolutely adorable and if I saw her out shopping I would actually leave her alone out of respect.

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