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Kate Middleton Gets Into the Olympics Spirit at Royal Gallery Visit

by Gina Serpe Thu., Jul. 19, 2012 9:44 AM PDT

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The royal family's golden girl lived up to her sobriquet in London today, as Kate Middleton kicked off the first of many Olympic-themed royal family-attended events.

The National Portrait Gallery patron turned up at the location this morning to open an exhibition of athlete portraits titled "Road to 2012: Aiming High."

And as usual, she had the perfect outfit for the occasion.

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Donning a blue Stella McCartney dress (the official outfitter of Britain's Olympians, Team GB) clearly wasn't enough of a statement for the royal fashionista, and she topped off her look by draping a large gold ring pendant necklace around her neck.

Going for the gold, indeed. Hey, if there were medals for sartorial savvy, she'd come tops every time.

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In any case, after perusing the portraits on show—which included a shirtless David Beckham (it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it), and her grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II—she was treated to a private tour of the expansive gallery.

But the tour wasn't without its surprises, as she was also taken by one of the gallery's newest collection additions, a shot of the duchess herself. Her reaction?