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The Duchess of Cambridge looked radiant in red as she wore a £745 Beulah featuring Bhutan’s national flower – the poppy – in a special tribute to the country.

Beulah is one of Kate’s favourite fashion brands and is run by Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, an old friend of the Duchess.

The showstopper full-length backless prom dresses uk – called ‘Juliet’ – was a far cry from the casual look she sported earlier in the day for a three-hour hike up to the Tiger’s Nest monastery perched on a Bhutan clifftop.

Radiant: The Duchess of Cambridge wore a red Beulah dress for the reception celebrating Britain’s relationship with Bhutan

The Royal tour of India and Bhutan is almost over and we’re definitely going to miss our daily dose of the Duchess of Cambridge’s style. With up to three outfits per day, we’ve not been short of wardrobe inspiration over the last week!

From hiking gear to glamorous gowns, there’s been something to suit everyone. And from Accessorize to Alexander McQueen, Kate has covered all budgets too. But the red dress she wore to a reception for British nationals really is the icing on the cake.

It’s by Beulah London, another of her favorite labels and we love the bright red shade and pretty poppy print. The long sleeves, silk material and maxi length means it’s perfectly appropriate for the occasion, particularly since the blue poppy is the national flower of Bhutan. It’s blooming beautiful!

It’s from the SS15 collection, but the good news is you can get your hands on it by clicking the link (right). Or recreate Kate’s crimson look with the help of our edit below. This Michael Kors Collection dress is dreamy, or if you’re trying to keep costs down, this floral frock from Ganni will do the trick.

Quick turn around: Kate dazzled for the glittering reception just hours after completing an energy-sapping climb to Tiger’s Nest monastery

Lady in red: The Duchess is presented with a silk scarf by Ugyen Michael Wangchukat at the reception at the Taj Hotel, in Thimpu

Special tribute: Kate wore the dress with poppies on, as the blue poppy is the national flower of Bhutan

Smiles aplenty: Kate shares a joke with the British Honorary Consulate Michael Rutland, in Thimpu, Bhutan, during the ceremony tonight

Beulah was set up by Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, an old acquaintance of the Duchess, who is married to her former boyfriend Rupert Finch.

Her father, the Marquess of Reading, is also close to Prince Charles and as a result, Lady Natasha has known Prince William since she was a little girl.

At the reception this evening, which celebrated Britain’s relationship with Bhutan, William and Kate met Britons living in the mountain kingdom.

William described being in the cockpit of the plane landing in Bhutan as ‘terrifying’ while speaking to helicopter pilot Nic Suddards, 56, from Yorkshire.

Mr Suddards moved to Bhutan in December to fly their national helicopter, making emergency rescues and transporting diplomats.

He said afterwards: ‘He said it (being in the cockpit) was terrifying. There is a house on the approach which is known as Mr Smith’s house and you miss it by metres.

‘The pilot was showing him Mr Smith’s house and he said ‘don’t look at that, concentrate on the runway!”’

Gift: The Duchess wore a pretty dress by Beulah, with poppies on – the national flower of Bhutan is a blue poppy

Glamorous: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge mingle with guests at the reception celebrating the reception between Britain and Bhutan

Elegant: The Duchess plumbed for an elegant silk-chiffon Beulah gown, one of her most trusted and favourite brands

Glamour: Kate swapped her skinny jeans and worn boots for the radiant £745 dress, while Prince William sported a navy blue suit

Smart: Prince William opted for a navy suit tonight for the reception hosted by the British Honorary Consulate Michael Rutland

Gesture: In a nod to the host country, the Duchess accessorized with a blue poppy – the national flower of Bhutan

Stunning: The Duchess wowed in the red dress after a quick change following the hike up to the Tiger’s Nest monastery earlier in the day

Mr Suddards had brought his helicopter to the airport when the royal plane landed but he didn’t get the chance to show the royals around as they travelled by car to their hotel instead.

He said: ‘I told him that he missed an opportunity because the dual controls were in the aircraft specially for him in the airport and he could have flown it back to Thimphu.’

When asked how William felt about that, he replied: ‘Devastated. He said he would have loved to have flown it. I asked him to come and do some volunteer work here because we do a lot of medical evacuations. He said he would love to so we’ll send him an official invitation.’

Kate spoke to Pio Smith, 39, from Newry, Northern Ireland who has lived in Bhutan since last June when his wife moved to the country for a job with the UN.

He said about Kate: ‘She was really interested in hearing about what it was like to raise a family here.’

William and Kate also spoke to Britons Carolyn Ishering, 75, from North Wales and Louise Dorji, 81, from York, who have both been living in Bhutan since 1966.

Listening in: Kate chatted to Britons who had moved to Bhutan at the ceremony to mark the close relationship between the two countries

Close bond: The ceremony was a celebration of Britain’s close relationship with Bhutan, reinforced by the royal visit this week

Dazzling: The Princess look resplendent in a £745 red Beulah dress during a reception at the Taj Hotel in Thimpu tonight

Ms Ishering said: ‘It was a great honour to meet them, very exciting. She is everything that I thought she was…so elegant, warm and friendly.

‘I told him (William) that I had a connection because my sister had actually been second chef to Princess Margaret in Kensington Palace for a number of years and I was retelling a story about how the lifts got stuck in the palace when I went up to her flat.

‘He said “yes, it does get stuck.’”

Earlier in the day, William and Kate climbed arm-in-arm to the Tiger’s Nest monastery, some 10,000 feet above sea level.

While the prince was seen wiping sweat from his brow, his wife appeared unfazed by the climb and simply pushed her hair back from her face with her sunglasses.

The prince, dressed in chinos, a shirt and walking boots, looked more flushed than his wife – who donned £475 Penelope Chilvers boots and a £495 Nubuck shoot waistcoat over a white Jaeger linen blouse costing £89.

At the end of the walk, Kate told the press pack she was missing George and Charlotte ‘massively’, adding ‘we’re looking forward to seeing them…they’re in good hands.’

She added that they had been able to speak with them ‘many times’ over the week.

The couple will conclude their tour tomorrow with a romantic visit to the Taj Mahal, the marble mausoleum known as a monument to love.

It will mark 24 years since Diana was famously pictured sitting by herself in front of the 17th century monument as her marriage to Prince Charles unravelled. Their separation was announced just months later.

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Arm in arm: The royal couple linked arms as they made their way up to the Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Thimphu earlier

Sunny: The royal couple took in the stunning surroundings during their hike to the monastery, perched at an altitude of 10,000ft

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Princess Kate and Prince William Meet the ‘Will and Kate of the Himalayas’ – the Dragon King and Queen!

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Prince William, Princess Kate, King Jigme and Queen Jetsun light traditional butter lamps at the Tashichho Dzong Temple in Thimpu, Bhutan.

Princess Kate and Prince William have met the “Will and Kate of the Himalayas” – King Jigme and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan.

The young British royals met the Dragon King, 36, and the Dragon Queen, 25 – who both studied in England before ascending to the throne in the small Himalayan nation. Will and Kate arrived in Bhutan after making a dramatic landing from the cockpit. They had been invited to do so by the King and Queen, PEOPLE was told.

Kate glowed in a Paul and Joe cape-style top and a regal skirt made in London from Bhutanese fabric.

The fabric for the skirt (called a Throngdrel), woven in Bhutanese tradition, was made by Kelzang Wangmo, a renowned weaver in Thimphu.

It was Kate’s suggestion to source some fabric locally and use it to make a skirt, a royal source tells PEOPLE.

The royals are in Bhutan to increase links between the two countries. The fact that William, 33, and Kate, 34, are similar ages to the Bhutanese royals means the meeting is an opportunity to create a new link between the nations.

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Prince William and Princess Kate meet the King and Queen of Bhutan on Thursday afternoon

William and Kate were led to the Thimphu Dzong, the Bhutanese palace, by a Chipdrel procession, a traditional Bhutanese welcoming ceremony.

Musicians and drummers lined the red carpet route across the square. Like at the airport, the red carpet had been decorated with intricate designs created from colored rice.

Just after William and Kate walked through, gusts of wind swirling around the square whipped up the carpet and tossed the rice away, but it was quickly fixed during the royal couples’ meeting.

The royal couple strolled along the carpet to their meeting with the king and queen of Bhutan. Inside, Kate curtsied and William bowed when they were introduced.

The two royal couples then emerged after about 30 minutes and walked through the courtyard and posed in front of a giant thanka, traditional tapestry.The two couples were clearly getting along.

When William and the King moved ahead, they went around a corner and paused, waiting for their dawdling wives who were deep in conversation.

After their meeting they headed to the temple where they lit butter lamps in the temple.

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Thanks to a fashionable collaboration between Philadelphia University and the East Falls Historical Society, we have yet another reason this spring to celebrate our city’s most beloved princess.

Each floor of the university’s Paul J. Gutman Library houses a slice of the sweet exhibit “The Swan: Grace Kelly and a Century of Bridal Thirteen ensembles are featured in “The Swan,” but a replica of the dreamy, lace gown Kelly wore the day she married Prince Rainier of Monaco – April 19, 1956 – is meant to be the sartorial draw.

That’s because the original gown, by MGM costume designer Helen Rose as a gift to Kelly, with its nipped-at-the-waist precision, inspired generations of women determined to live their own modern-day fairy tale.

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One such woman is Elizabeth Barranca – possibly Grace Kelly’s biggest fan ever, despite her Frederick County, Md., address. Barranca spent $25,000 to commission the gown that she donated to the East Falls Historical Society to celebrate what would have been the royal couple’s 60th anniversary.

“It’s a very, very, very close replica,” said Marcella Martin, curator of Philadelphia University’s textile collection. “The lace, the sleeves . . . even the undergarments on this mannequin resembles what Kelly would have worn on a special day.”

(Last year, Barranca donated dozens of Playbills, textiles, and Grace Kelly-theme dolls to the historical society. The pieces are housed in the lobby and alcove of the Falls Center on Henry Avenue.)

Kelly’s replica inspired Martin to create a show, which includes three Philadelphia University student white prom dresses uk and nine from the university’s collection. The exhibition, by the way, takes its name from Kelly’s 1956 movie about a princess who marries a prince.

Three contemporary wedding gowns by the design students – fashioned from plastic bags, hot glue, wire, and thread – greet visitors upon entering the library.

In that grouping, a long-sleeve and midriff-baring two-piece with florals fluttering about the bodice totally trashed my long-held notion that one should never wear a wedding frock fashioned from recycled material.

Fashion historians and those who love to gaze at wedding gowns will really appreciate the additional gowns Martin selected from the university’s impressive 35,000-piece collection.

The oldest among them is a silk-taffeta wedding dress with adorable capped sleeves and some major crinoline action – that looked like it would fit a 12-year-old. Martin chose this 1854 gown, a gift from the Du Pont family, to represent the extravagant yet virginal fashions popular with well-to-do brides after Queen Victoria’s wedding to Prince Albert more than a decade earlier.

The late 19th century – also referred to as the Gilded Age – was a time of loud luxe. The trends in women’s special-occasion gowns, however – big bustles, corseted waists, and luxe fabrics – stayed pretty much the same throughout that time. There is a gown from 1886 that has a padded backside and dramatic sleeves. A gown from 1892 has a similar silhouette but no bustle.

“Weddings were extravagant during this era in the decades before the wars and the Depression,” Martin said.

“The Swan” jumps to the third floor and showcases gowns illustrative of the decades: 1920s dropwaist flapper, 1930s body-skimming satins, and 1940s shoulder pads and full skirts.

“The Kelly replica represents the 1950s,” Martin said, “and that signifies a return to glamour and extravagance after the hard times.”

The exhibition closes with a 1966 two-piece wedding gown courtesy of former State Rep. Lita Indzel-Cohen.

“See the lace and the glitz in the details?” Martin asked. “It was finally OK for Americans to celebrate weddings again.”

Indeed, we haven’t stopped since.

“The Swan: Grace Kelly and a Century of Bridal Fashion”: Through June 24 at Philadelphia University, Paul J. Gutman Library, 3201 School House Lane. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the library, H. Kristina Haugland will present a lecture about the exhibit.

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Calling all country-music fans! Last weekend, Allure took Vegas. We set up shop backstage at the at the Academy of Country Music Awards Party for a Cause Festival to say hi to our favorite country stars—and let them make their own dream version of an Allure Beauty Box. So what’s in it for you? We created duplicates of each box and got the artists to sign theirs—and we’re giving them away. The Allure Beauty Box is known for the fact that our editors curate it, but this is a unique opportunity to pick up the exact products your favorite singer was drawn to.

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Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect in each box:

Kelsea Ballerini’s features Alterna Replenishing Moisture Milk because she’s obsessed with taking care of her hair. With all the heat styling she (and practically every other girl) puts her hair through, protecting and nourishing is key.

Maddie and Tae, who made separate boxes, included Kaplan MD Lip 20 Treatment and Laneige Water Sleeping Mask, respectively. Weirdly enough, their lips and faces gets extra dry from singing into a microphone and traveling all the time.

Kellie Pickler was into the Klorane Dry Shampoo for quick and easy hair touch-ups in the middle of a hectic week. This dry shampoo is a favorite among editors, too.

For full details on how to win one of the four special-edition boxes, click this link. As is it turns out, what happens in Vegas doesn’t actually stay in Vegas.

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Charlize Theron proved once again that her red carpet style is in a league of its own.

The 40-year-old beauty showed off an elegant look on Monday as she attended the premiere of her new movie The Huntsman: Winter’s War in Los Angeles.

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Turning heads: Charlize Theron looked amazing at The Huntsman: Winter’s War premiere in Los Angeles on Monday

Bugged out: Charlize’s frock featured beaded insects on a sheer panel

One strap of Charlize’s pencil dress sat off-the-shoulder and a jewel embellished sheer panel added a little glitz.

On closer inspection the encrustations on the delicate fabric were shaped into insects such as ladybirds and bees.

It was the second creepy-crawly inspired ensemble the star sported in the past week.

At Saturday night’s MTV Movie Awards Charlize wore a black lace dress with sequinned butterflies adorning her neckline.

Joining the actress on the red carpet was her co-star Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky.

Chris, 32, looked handsome in a grey suit and tie.

Sheer elegance: The 40-year-old actress donned a black dress with bejeweled sheer panel detail

Handsome couple! Charlize’s co-star Chris Hemsworth arrived with his wife Elsa Pataky

Stylish: The 39-year-old Spanish beauty showed off her legs in a lace detail white dress and metallic Louboutins

Spanish born beauty Elsa, 39, dazzled in a white lace-detail dress with metallic heels.

Another leading lady, this time pregnant Emily Blunt, 33 arrived sporting a frilly cream frock and jade beaded necklace.

Charlize stars once again as evil Queen Ravenna in Winter’s War, which is released April 22.

The fantasy adventure is the sequel to Snow White And The Huntsman and sees Blunt portray Ravenna’s ice queen sister, Freya.

Blossoming: Emily Blunt, who is pregnant with her second child, donned a pretty frilly frock for the event

Radiant: Jessica Chastain, 39, stunned in a metallic embellished gown

Leading ladies! The trio posed together for photographers as they celebrated the movie which opens in theatres April 22

The two sisters set out to conquer the land, while The Huntsman (Hemsworth) and his lover Sara (Chastain) try to stop them.

Meanwhile Charlize has also been named as one of the latest stars to join the cast of Fast 8.

She will play an antagonist in the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise which has grossed a total of $3.9 billion worldwide at the box office.

The action flick, which also stars Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez is set for an April 2017 release.

Leggy look: TV personality Renee Bargh sported a patterned mini dress with knee-high boots

Citrus tones: Actress Ivana Baquero flashed some flesh in a two-piece bodycon dress while Danielle Vasinova popped in an orange gown with cut-out detail

Style pro: The actress nailed red carpet fashion again at the MTV Movie Awards in Burbank on Saturday. This time she wore jeweled butterflies around her plpunging neckline

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Spring wedding season is here. Why register for china when you can register for a trip to China?

These days, travel lovers can forgo table linens and steak knives and register instead for flights, hotels and far-flung experiences from brands including United Airlines, Hyatt and Carnival Cruise Lines.

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Guests can benefit, too. If they pay with a reward credit card that earns double points for travel purchases (such as Chase Sapphire Preferred), or if they buy a gift card through an airline shopping portal that doles out points for what they spend (like American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping), they can use your wedding gift to get closer to their own getaway.

Here are some of the latest possibilities.

Airfare

United Airlines is one of the few U.S. carriers that allow members to tie their frequent flier accounts to a registry. Couples can include a desired destination if they want to make the registry more personal and can use United’s email tool to let guests know they’re registered there. Alternatively, couples can just provide guests with a link to the United gift registry. Gifts toward air travel purchases can be made online anywhere from $25 up to $10,000.

Outside the formal registry model, many airlines offer gift cards and certificates, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. All you have to do is provide guests with the link to the gift card landing page, and then in most cases they can just send you a digital or physical card. If you’re creating a wedding website, simply add the link to the gift card page there.

Of course, if you want to get the most miles possible, skip registries and gift cards altogether and deposit any cash or checks you receive into a bank account. Then buy your honeymoon airfare with a travel reward credit card — that way you get the trip your guests gave you while also earning miles for yet another trip.

Hotels

A number of major U.S. hotel and resort brands — Disney Parks and Resorts, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Hilton, Starwood Hotels, Sandals Resorts, Atlantis — outsource their registry services to the same company, HoneymoonWishes.com, based in California.

There are typically two types of gifts couples can receive through this service: a “trip contribution,” which are funds that are transferred to the recipients by check or bank transfer, or a “resort credit,” which is applied to the couple’s hotel account and can be used for anything that can be billed to a room while at the resort. Check your preferred chain’s registry site for specifics though, because the options vary.

Like other travel registry companies, HoneymoonWishes.com charges “service and handling” fees, which it says include account management and toll-free customer service for guests. These fees are charged to the guest buying a gift, the couple, or both. HoneymoonWishes.com fees are among the highest. In general, purchasers on a registry powered by HoneymoonWishes.com (read: your guests) are charged a service and handling fee at checkout of either 7 or 9.65 percent, depending on how you split the fees. You can read about how to distribute the fees between the guests and the couple on individual hotel registry sites. Wedding couples who wish to avoid fees altogether should skip these sorts of sites.

Not all big hotel chains have partnered with Honeymoon Wishes. Hyatt Hotels, for example, partnered with TheHoneymoon.com on its registry, which charges service fees based on the cost of the gift (higher purchases have lower service fees). Couples can request gifts toward a honeymoon stay or spa services and do so in small, separate increments (for example, asking for six gifts of $50 toward a $300 a night room instead of asking for one $300 gift). Hyatt then sends the couple a gift card or check certificate (there’s no expiration date) with all the funds.

For Marriott loyalists, instead of a registry the company offers gift cards from $25 to $2,000, including a “Happily Ever After” design with rings that says “best wishes.” Those who want Ritz-Carlton gift cards can find them at Ritzcarltongiftcards.com .

Cruises, cars and trains

Like many hotels, cruise companies, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and Princess Cruises, also use HoneymoonWishes.com to power their registry sites. The handling fee is typically 7 percent at checkout plus a 2.65 percent credit card processing charge. Other cruise lines offer gift cards, and there are no fees to purchase them. For instance, Norwegian Cruise Line offers gift cards that can be used toward the purchase of a cruise or experiences on board and on shore. The minimum amount is $25; the maximum is $1,000.

Railroad buffs might be interested in Amtrak gift certificates, which are available from $50 to $1,000 and can be purchased online. Just note that they can be redeemed only at staffed Amtrak station ticket offices. Amtrak also charges an additional $5 handling fee for each certificate.

And for newlyweds who want to hit the open road, the car-sharing company Zipcar sells “zipcertificates,” to pay for a Zipcar membership or driving costs.

Online booking sites

If you don’t want to be wedded to a particular hotel chain or airline, consider a site such as Hotels.com, which allows people to buy gift cards from $10 to $2,000 with no fees or expiration date. The couple can redeem the cards from over 150,000 hotels worldwide.

Viator, which offers all kinds of tours and travel experiences around the world, also has gift certificates, though in most places they expire after two years.

Ski and snow lovers may want to check out Liftopia.com, which sells gift certificates for lift tickets and passes.

And don’t forget that many museums, such as MoMA in New York City, allow for gift memberships.

Honeymoon registries

Most sites for travel honeymoons are essentially slick ways to collect cash gifts. By allowing couples to register for activities such as surfing lessons or wine tastings, the sites help guests feel as if they are giving the happy couple specific experiences. In reality, the money given for those experiences is usually passed along to the couple as a check or bank transfer to use however they see fit, which means they can use it toward surfing lessons — or not.

Which of these companies you choose depends on how much you like the look of their registry and of course the fees it charges you or your guests. Popular options include Honeyfund (one of the least costly options), Wanderable, Honeymoon Pixie and Traveler’s Joy.

Travel gear

Wedding couples can also register for noise-canceling headphones, iPods, chargers and other travel gadgets at places like Bose.com, Apple.com and Brookstone.com . Need gear for a big trip? There’s Camping World, Eastern Mountain Sports and Canon. A site such as MyRegistry.com allows couples to create a single free registry, yet register for items across multiple websites including beach and honeymoon items at Havaianas, Ray-Ban and Patagonia; and luggage from Bric’s, Tumi and eBags.com . All that’s left to do is pack.

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