As part of the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to India, the royal couple met with batting
legend Sachin Tendulkar and took part in a game with some local children.
Kate Middleton wore a
printed tunic by Indian designer Anita Dongre to the high-profile charity
cricket match on Sunday, April 10. Within a few hours, Dongre's website had
crashed with frantic customers calling and emailing to get the very same dress,
Mashabe reports.
The Duchess of
Cambridge wore a customised version of Dongre's dress which is covered with
Mughal motifs. The red and green Gulrukh dress is from the designer's summer
2016 collection, and was inspired by the city of Jaipur, the seat of a former
princely state.
Middleton's stylist
Natasha Archer had been in touch with the designer, and had asked for her look
book and a few outfits for fitting. The final dress worn by Kate Middleton was
a modified version of the original, with the traditional stole transformed into
a belt.
Dongre said she had
no idea if Middleton would actually wear the dress, and so the photographs came
as a pleasant surprise. Immediately after the Duchess appeared in the dress,
Dongre's team received a flurry of orders from all over the world, including
the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, resulting in the crash. Luckily, her team
worked hard to get the website running quickly.
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