Fashion designer Donna Ida has revealed Sophie buys extra items for her royal relative whenever she purchases items. Ms Ida told Mail Online at the Wok On receive book launch by Ching He Huang at Daunt Books in Marylebone: “My friend, a stylist, is best friends with Sophie Wessex, and Sophie buys from us. She got our [£295] black Sadie jumpsuit for herself and then asked for one for Kate.

“She said: ‘Kate wants one, can I get one as well?’

“Kate’s never been seen wearing it in public. It’s home-wear.”

The Duchess, who is well-known for her stylish taste in fashion, often wears Ms Ida’s jeans.

She donned a pale blue to keep her warm as she named a new British polar research ship “Sir David Attenborough” with Prince William.

The ceremony to formally name the Sir David Attenborough took place at a shipyard in Birkenhead, northwest England, where the giant ice-breaker was built.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, pressed a yellow button to activate a lever that smashed a bottle of champagne on the ship’s hull, in accordance with maritime tradition.

William said in a speech that the vessel would help expand global knowledge of the polar oceans and the impact of climate change on them.

He said: “As last week’s climate protests the world over, and yesterday’s report on our oceans and frozen regions demonstrated, there has never been a more important moment for this ship to get to work.”

Mr Attenborough said it was the greatest possible honour to have the ship named after him.

He said: “Great problems require great research and facts to solve them, and that’s what this astonishing ship will be here to do.”

It will conduct ice trials in the northern hemisphere from March 2020, and is scheduled to enter full service from October next year.

Meanwhile, the Countess of Wessex is also renowned for her fashion sense as she likes to recycle her outfits.

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On Thursday, Sophie went to UCI Road World Championships wearing a dress called “Stormy Hearts Midi-Length Tea Dress”. which she has worn before.

It costs £895 from Suzannah and is currently available online in all sizes.

Back in June, she visited Lebanon on an official visit and also went on a trip to Beirut, where she wore the green dress again.

In May, the mother-of-two also attended the Chelsea Flower Show.

She joined the Queen and Princess Beatrice to support Kate’s Back to Nature Garden.

Sophie wore the green dress once again with a white shawl and summer heels.

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