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The @KensingtonRoyal Twitter account has been posting photos of Duchess Kate’s visit to the Downton Abbey set all morning. I’ve been enjoying the photos, but it seems like only a limited number of photographers were allowed to photograph Kate upon her arrival. You can see some additional photos of Kate on the set here, at the Daily Mail. KP is trying to make #DuchessAtDownton into a thing, just FYI.

Kate went for a new look for this appearance, but she actually went for something affordable: this £69 coat by High Street brand Jojo Maman Bebe. It’s actually a maternity coat, not a regular coat that Kate had tailored for her figure. It’s actually called the Princess Line coat. Oh, duchess. Kate was greeted first by the young child actor who plays George Crawley, the son of Lady Mary and the (spoiler) late Matthew Crawley. The young actor gave Kate a wooden toy to give to Prince George.

Kate to meet pretty much everyone in the Downton world, except for Maggie Smith (who was ill) and… I didn’t see any photos of Hugh Bonneville or Elizabeth McGovern. Oh, Lady Edith wasn’t there either. It seems like the focus was on the “downstairs” actors, plus Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary). Kate seemed pretty happy here. Let’s be honest, I would be thrilled to hang out with some of those actors too – the Downton people seem to have a lot of fun.

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View image | gettyimages.com

Photos courtesy of Getty, Kensington Royal Twitter.
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