1 According to four- year-old Ben Butler, the duchess is a fan of children’s TV show Ben 10. Ben discovered this after Kate complimented him on his Ben 10 T-shirt.

2 Her new dog is called Lupo – Italian for wolf. She told pupils at Rose Hill that she and husband Prince William chose the name simply because “they liked it”.

3 The duchess reinvents her wardrobe. Yesterday she chose a pair of brown suede Aquatalia ankle boots by Marvin K which she had previously worn on a visit to a lifeboat station on the island of Anglesey on January 24.

4 The Birdie shirt dress the duchess wore for her Oxford visit sold out online within minutes of her arrival.

The wool jaquard ’70s print was created by Irish designer Orla Kiely. It started off at £325 before being reduced to £163.50 in the sale, when it is believed Kate snapped it up.