If she felt down at just hearing her husband is to undertake a six-week posting to the Falkland Islands, she was not letting on.
Instead the Duchess of Cambridge looked every inch the glamorous hostess as she and Prince William hosted a charity dinner last night.
Wearing a silver chiffon Grecian-style gown, by designer Jenny Packham, draped over one shoulder and gently gathered in at the waist and featuring a bright red poppy, Kate dazzled ...