On their first trip together to North America, Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were graciously welcomed into both Canada and California.
For the past several days, the Royal Trip included stops to some of the poshest and poorest places in North America–from polished polo fields and north Atlantic coastal islands to L.A.’s Skid Row.
While the Royal Trip might have concluded, the travel hot spots the Royals patronized are still open and ready for your arrival.
Before I recap Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Trip, I must say I am still riding high from their royal wedding dream. (If you are feeling nostalgic for that April day, you can read my royal wedding post or watch the T-Mobile video below.)
So now, back to the travel piece.
If you can afford to travel with your personal hairstylist, perfect your own make-up and pack in 40 day-to-night wardrobe changes for a trip, then you are well on your way to traveling like Kate Middleton royalty.
How to Travel Like a Duchess—Kate Middleton Style
- Step One: Plan the Canadian Trip of a Lifetime with stops that include the following places:
- Gatineau, Quebec
- Montreal
- Quebec City
- Charlottetown & Summerside Prince Edward Islan
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
2. Step Two: Step off a jet plane in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada wearing a gorgeous navy lace Erdem dress to match your ridiculously amazing sapphire engagement ring.
Step 3: Fashion your own fascinator for celebrating Canada Day in Canada.
Step 4: Choose a horse-drawn carriage and a row boat as preferred methods of transportation on Prince Edward Island.
Step 5: Manage to pull off the “cowgirl” look no matter where in the world you are, especially Calgary.
Step 6: Head to LA-LA land (Los Angeles) wearing American designer Diane Von Furstenberg
Check out this image!
Photo: Taifarious1,Matthiew Field, Adrian104,Oreos and Nserrano
Step 7: Watch your husband win a polo match in Santa Barbara.
Photo: Rich Niewiroski Jr.
Step 8: After meeting America’s favorite celebrities at the BAFTA event, take time to see the not-so-glizty side of life and support an inner-city nonprofit school in Skid Row.
A true duchess knows it’s not all polo matches and Jimmy Choos all the time.
With the royal title comes social responsibility–a good reminder to us all, even if we don’t have the Windsor name or the Harry Winstons, chances are we still have more than the majority of the world.
Much like the Royal Trip, travel should take you places the camera can’t capture. Travel should take your perspective into new directions to remind you that whether you are a duchess or from downtown Los Angeles, we all inhabitants this world together.
Again, Kate Middleton, HRH Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, you inspire to take my dreams and my travel itineraries further.
How do you travel like a duchess?
TGIM,
Katie
Katie dreams to complete her career transformation from corporate copywriter to world traveling health coach. In one year she’ll document the launch of her wellness travel business, Real World Wellness, on 8 Women Dream. Follow her progress—or procrastinations—every Monday.
Katie dreams to combine her love of travel and writing into the same paycheck. She posts every Monday and hopes her travel stories and eye candy photos will help extend the weekend and remind you to sometimes take Monday off. +Katie Eigel
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