威廉夫婦與民同樂 出席牛仔節看鬥牛
It was Prince William's turn to make a fashion statement today. As the Royals enjoyed a second day of the cowboy lifestyle in Calgary today, the prince turned out in exactly same checked shirt he had worn the previous day. His wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, is the one who normally recycles her outfits, but the heir to the throne appeared in the same green and black plaid shirt to start the city's annual stampede.
威廉與凱特這對英國王室新婚夫婦的加拿大之旅忙得不亦樂乎，肩負着“國事訪問”以及“民間交流”更有“領銜時尚潮流”的義務，這對新婚夫婦一舉一動都能引發媒體的狂熱注意力。在這一系列曝光中，凱特的穿衣自然是焦點中的焦點，可惜身旁的老公威廉的穿衣水準與凱特站在一起就顯得十分十分隨意了，緊接着兩天亮相不換衣服就連王室方面都頗感無奈。近日，英國威廉王子及凱特夫婦加拿大主持埃布爾達省牛仔節開幕式，觀賞牛仔競技後結束加拿大的訪問，之後將轉戰美國繼續訪問。
He also wore the same denim Levi jeans, belt, boots and rabbit-fur ten gallon hat. As did Kate. In fact, her only alteration to the previous day's outfit was to wear a slightly different Alice Temperley blouse, a ?445 number with lace trim aptly named Rodeo. But if fashionistas on tour with the couple felt short-changed, back home a nation facing a squeeze on household budgets would surely have been impressed.
在牛仔節開幕式期間，威廉與凱特都戴上了白色的牛仔帽，展現出平易近人的年輕王室的魅力，凱特穿着英國Temperley品牌長袖白色綿絲混織牛仔罩衫，配牛仔褲、牛仔長筒靴。然而老公威廉的穿着與昨天一模一樣，他穿着袖子捲起的綠藍交織格子襯衫、Levi牛仔褲及牛仔長筒靴。威廉的“節儉舉動”也許不能贏得時尚人士的好評，但是評論家分析，有可能會贏得英國國內納稅者的讚賞，畢竟英國國內財政負擔重已經是一個不爭的事實了。For the A St. James's Palace spokesman confirmed that Prince William was wearing the same shirt at the parade as he had done the night before. A source joked: 'He's a bloke'. The Duke and Duchess had the honour of pressing the button to launch the legendary Calgary roared with laughter as it sparked fireworks, rockets and brightly coloured ticker tape to fly into the air. The parade is a two-hour celebration through the streets of the city featuring marching bands, majorettes, floats , cowgirls - and lots of horses. Sitting in their VIP seats surrounded by bales of hay, the couple looked to be thoroughly enjoying the spectacle. The royals are due to leave Calgary and fly to Los Angeles this evening. On their arrival, they will be the guests of honour at a Consular-General Reception held by UK Trade and Investment at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
針對威廉訪問不換衣服的事情，有關王室發言人只用了一句話來回應媒體的質疑：“威廉還是個小子！”在觀賞完牛仔節活動後，威廉王子及凱特立刻換回傳統服裝。威廉王子換上他最習慣的藍色西裝及領帶。凱特則再一次別上向英國女王借來的楓葉胸針。英國女王伊麗莎白二世還是公主時，於1951年首次訪問加拿大，便戴着這隻胸針。去年女王訪加時，又戴着同一胸針。在加拿大訪問的最後一天，凱特只戴着Catherine Walker出品的珠寶，鑲在紅色緞子及毛織外套上。
