[kate middleton] time to transcend euro prep

What's the problem here? That shirt of course and the fact that it is not Kate. Now if she could relax with a stripier shirt, be more Middleton in bearing and not flash those gloves, she'd pass muster.

Of course, girls, if you really want to look like Kate Middleton, you need to find:

“... cable-knit cashmere in pastel colours, velvet scrunchies, riding boots worn over jeans” and “traditional labels like Barbour, Hackett, [and] Thomas Pink.” Dress in a “stripy shirt under a fitted tweed jacket, and lots of rings,” and you’ll have the Euro prep style down pat just like Kate.

Now, in the photo lower right, that's how it should be done. Also note the hair.

Marilyn puts us on to this article about how the hair should be done. From Philip Kingsley preen cream to Frizz Control, this is the right stuff.

The main thing is, Kate is moving into the matrimonial phase in a month so she really should metamorphose her Euro prep look into a more neo-Sloane.

Above all, my advice to her is not to get too pregnant until after July 2009 when it's possible we'll hear wedding bells according to a little bird who told me.

So, back to Kate watching. By the way, Kate has now drawn level in the Brit Poll.

Here's a Kate poll you just have to check out before you die!