How Carole inherited Kate's style: Duchess seems to be a fashion inspiration, writes JENNIE BOND
When the Duchess of Cambridge turned to kiss her mother, Carole Middleton, at Wimbledon last week, it summed up how much fun their relationship was. Seeing their matching smiles light up on the Royal Box also underscores how very similar the two are in style and appearance. With their long shiny chestnut hair, straight and tucked behind the ears, with the earrings peeking down, the couple clearly channeled the same look. But where once Kate might be copying her mother’s impeccable style, it seems that at 67, Carole is picking up a page from her eldest child’s fashion book. Woman in red: Kate wearing a Boden coat to visit Great Ormond Street (left). Carole (right) appears at her M&S From her freshly straightened hair—obviously impressed with the care Kate is getting for her Caribbean tour—to the jewelry and matching gowns, Carole doesn’t overdo ‘Kate-over’. And why not? After all the make-up and fashion tips Kate has picked up from her mother over the years, it’s only