Why Duchess of Cambridge awkwardly kept her coat on while at lunch with Norwegian royals
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They're the Scandinavian equivalents of our own Cambridges, but Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway may eclipse them in the style stakes.
As part of the royal tour of Sweden and Norway , the glamorous pair welcomed Kate and William into their home for lunch at Skaugum.
The royal residence is in stark contrast to the fusty gilt and chintz of Buckingham Palace.
That wasn't the only contrast either.
While Haakon and Mette-Marit looked glamorous and relaxed (though, to be fair, it is their own home), Kate awkwardly kept her coat on.
Planning on making a swift exit, Kate?
The Duchess of Cambridge was pictured with her plum-coloured Dolce & Gabbana coat still firmly on and fastened up over her bump.
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While it's currently a VERY chilly - 6° in Asker, where the estate is situated, we're sure the Norwegian royals have cranked the heating on for their guests.
But there's actually a good reason why she did.
Along with the nail polish rule and the nude tights rule, when it comes to coats, the women of the Royal family are bound by protocol.
Simply, they're not allowed to take them off in public as it's "unladylike to undress in public" OK! reports.
True, she's sat inside a royal residence, but there were obviously cameras around.
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While Kate wowed at a formal dinner with the Royal family in caped McQueen, some of her other style choices have raised some eyebrows.
Pregnant Kate has also been targeted by trolls who slated a blue velvet Erdem dress, which cost an eye-watering £2,690.
The designer creation has been compared to "a pair of curtains" and described as "frumpy" and "horrible" - though that didn't stop it from selling out.
The night before, another Erdem dress raised some eyebrows, with one social media user calling it the "ugliest dress I have ever seen."
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"Whoever chose that dress for Kate, failed completely..." sniped another critic.
Being seven months pregnant, Kate is probably more concerned about being comfy than cutting-edge.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are due to fly back home to the UK today, having concluded their tour.