Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in 2014

Catherine,Duchess of Cambridge attend the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2014 in Aldershot, England. Gold Cartier shamrock brooch first worn by Queen Alexandra in 1901. Apparently, Queen Alexandra started the tradition of handing out the shamrocks on St Patrick's Day. Kate wore Hobbs green coat ..

Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge Tour Australia And New Zealand Day-1 on April 7, 2014 in Wellington. Kate wears red Catherine Walker coat dress and and has been loaned the Queen's silver fern brooch.

Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge Tour Australia And New Zealand Day-6 on April 12, 2014 in Hamilton, New Zealand. The Duchess wore a striking green Erdem coat, with a green Suzannah tea dress underneath

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-8 on April 14, 2014 in Christchurch. It's a red day for Kate with this pillar box red Luisa Spagnoli suit

Catherine, Duchess ff Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-10 on April 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. A sunny Roksanda Illincic was the first outfit for Kate on the Australia leg of the tour.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand - Day-12 on April 18, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Kate Chose to wear Zimmerman for the Royal Easter Show.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-13 on April 19, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. Kate opted for a LK Bennett sheath style dress

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-13 Sydney's Taronga Zoo on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Kate wore another broderie anglaise dress for her visit to the zoo

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-17 on April 23, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. Ablush pink long sleeved peplum top was paired with a matching pleated A-Line skirt for a day in Adelaide. Kate wore Alexander McQueen Wool Cashmere Peplum Dress

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-18 Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the National Arboretum on April 24, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. Catherine wore a Catherine Walker coat dress

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-18 Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a reception hosted by the Governor General Peter Cosgrove at Government House on April 24, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. Kate looked chic in a white Lela Rose cocktail dress

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tour Australia and New Zealand Day-18. Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridgeduring an ANZAC Day commemorative service at the Australian War Memorial on April 25, 2014 in Ca nberra, Australia. For her last day Kate wore a Michael Kors indigo twill coat and a navy hat by Australian milliner Jonathan Howard

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit Scotland on May 29, 2014 in Crieff, Scotland. Kate wore Jonathan Saunders, the designer’s "Athena Wool Jacquard Coat" from his autumn/winter 2013-2014 collection.

The Duchess Of Cambridge Attends Action On Addiction Dinner. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Action on Addiction autumn Gala evening at L'Anima on October 23, 2014 in London, England. The Duchess wore a piece from Temperley London’s pre-fall 2014 collection, the brand’s Emblem Flare dress.

The UK Observes Remembrance Sunday. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 9, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. The Duchess wore Alexander McQueen Black flared wool coat.

Catherine ,Duchess of Cambridge in Goat Dress & Jonathan Saunders Coat

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in Jonathan Saunders

Royal Trip Report: The York Sisters in Germany

Here's a fun royal trip for you: our very own Holmes and Watson, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, took a two day jaunt to Germany as part of the Great Britain Mini Tour to promote British business and culture overseas. While everyone else fusses about what this means for their future (or non-future, as the case may be) as working royals, let's fuss about their fashion! Successful or not, they do bring a dose of youth to the royal fashion scene - and we can always use more of that.

They began in Berlin, where Beatrice paired a chic belted Burberry coat with a Jonathan Saunders dress and Kurt Geiger heels and Eugenie went with a basic Mulberry coat, navy Alice and Olivia dress (or so it was reported - she kept the coat on) and L.K. Bennett heels. I can't tell you how much I love Beatrice's "put a belt on it" philosophy - cinching it is just the right thing to do.

In the evening, they hit up the ambassador's residence. Beatrice brought back perhaps my very favorite Erdem dress in royal use today, but Eugenie made a strong play for my affections with sparkly chevrons. You guys, I am obsessed with chevrons right now. And these ones are sparkly. If they were purple too, I might have hyperventilated.

Day 2 took them to Hanover, home of their ancestors. Eugenie repeated the coat she wore to Christmas service, and reaffirmed my initial thoughts: this is too bulky for her. It's just bulky enough to appear to add bulk to her, and that just won't do. She fared much better without the coat, even though it's still not as interesting as sparkles and chevrons. As for Beatrice, her blue coat is lovely and all that - but day 1 still wins it for me.

Which outfit is your favorite?

Photos: NetaPorter/PA/Matches

Royal Trip Report: The Cambridges in Asia, Part 3

We're picking back up on day 4, still in Malaysia (I can barely figure out what days and what countries these things are happening on and in, I can't imagine how fuzzy these two must be by now)...

Day 4: Tea party at the British High Commissioner's residence in Kuala Lumpur, followed by travel to Sabah

The Duke and Duchess soldiered on in spite of all the...uh...stuff going on, with Kate in a custom version of this Alice Temperley dress. Fancy hair alert: she's upped her updo with added pearl decorations.

Day 5: Visiting the Danum Valley rainforest

Jungle chic, I suppose? Anyway, from there it was back in dresses for the flight to the Solomon Islands and more new outfits.

Day 6: Arriving in the Solomon Islands and attending a thanksgiving service for the Queen, followed by an island feast in the evening

Loving the island dress for the evening, which was an official gift and which she decided to wear just a bit before departing. Spontaneity suits her, and the wedges work perfectly.

Jonathan Saunders dress and accessories; the evening print and shoes

As for the day outfit, I've been waiting for her to wear Jonathan Saunders and I'm not disappointed. It's cute, with a touch of retro, though I must confess it's hard to focus on the outfit when they're traveling in a truck/boat/thingy. That's the way to travel, I'm telling you.

We'll pick back up on day 7 later this week.


Photos: Getty Images/Harrods/Net-a-porter