Kate Middleton's latest high-street dress went down a treat

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Yesterday Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Evelina London Children's Hospital, which supports young children with rare conditions, and is the Duchess of Cambridge's newest patronage.

For the occasion, she wore another great high-street number, which went down a treat with the crowds and the children alike.

The dark green polka dot midi number was by one of her favourite British brands, L.K.Bennett, and featured an elegant bow and pearl buttons down the front, as well as on-trend balloon sleeves.

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She expertly teamed the dress with some moss green suede pumps by Gianvitto Rossi and matching clutch bag, also by L.K.Bennett. She wore another green outfit recently which Prince William joked made her look like a Christmas tree.

Kate spent the day playing with kids, much to their delight. Announcing the patronage earlier in the day, Kensington Palace said, 'Through visits to hospitals and hospices The Duchess has seen first-hand the impact that comprehensive care and support can have upon young children. Her Royal Highness’s new patronage of Evelina London provides an opportunity to champion the medical professionals working on the front-line in children’s healthcare, and shine a light on their work supporting children in their early years.'

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.