Backstage at Royal Opera House

 DUCHESS CATHERINE 

 OF 

 CAMBRIDGE 

The costume department makes up to 600 opera and ballet costumes each season. Up to 10,000 costumes are used each year by artists from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera House. The department has over 5,000 historical items in their collection – some of which date back to 1861. Many of the costumes are maintained and repaired so they can be used time and again. Catherine of Cambridge visited the pattern room, where she was shown the process of creating new costumes, including sourcing fabrics and samples. Then, she was introduced to principal dancers Lauren Cuthbertson, Laura Morera and Vadim Muntagirov. 

OSCAR DE LA RENTA suit

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RUPERT SANDERSON pumps

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ASPINAL OF LONDON black croc 

midi mayfair bag 

NOTE PLEASE!!!! The magenta skirt suit debuted in February 2017 on the occasion of the UK Guild of Health Writers conference. The Duchess first carried this bag for the visit at Leicester.