- Kate Middleton wore a mint green outfit on Wednesday.
- The Duchess of Cambridge usually sticks to dark colors, so it was a pretty risky outfit for her.
- Middleton may have drawn inspiration from the queen, who often wears this color.
- This daring maternity look may have been Middleton's last, as Prince William recently said she's due "any minute now."
Tuesday was the first day of spring, and Kate Middleton marked the occasion by wearing a fittingly bright mint green ensemble on Wednesday.
Both Middleton's vibrant green coat and slightly darker shift dress were made by Jenny Packham, her noted favorite designer, and her heels were from Jimmy Choo, Yahoo Style reports.
She wore the eye-catching look to a panel on early intervention that she organized along with the Royal Foundation.
"Her Royal Highness is bringing together academics, researchers, practitioners, educators and charities to discuss perinatal, maternal and infant mental health; parenting support; and resources for schools,"Kensington Palace tweeted about the event.
All things considered, this was a pretty unusual outfit for Middleton, as she usually sticks to dark and neutral hues. But it seems like she may have taken style cues from the queen, as the Daily Mail first pointed out.
Queen Elizabeth gravitates toward bright colors, and mint green is one of her go-to's. She memorably wore an ensemble in a similar hue on a royal excursion in 2012 — and it may have inspired Middleton's latest look.
Middleton's outfit looked like a contemporary version of the queen's.
Middleton has certainly surprised us with some out-of-the-box maternity looks this year. But this could be one of her last fashionable moments from this pregnancy, as Prince William said that she is ready to give birth "any minute now," Hello! magazine reports.
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