Wears Low-Cut, Lace-Back Gown and Braided Updo, Kate Middleton Look Sexy !

Kate Middleton Wears Low-Cut, Lace-Back Gown and Braided Updo
It's a statement-making day in royal fashion history: Kate Middleton has stepped outside of her style and beauty comfort zone!

In London Friday, the Duchess worked the red carpet at the BOA Olympic Concert dress in an emerald Jenny Packham pleated gown. The design, which featured a low-cut neckline and a sheer, lace back, is accented with a crystal-adorned ribbon that cinched the royal's tiny waist.

She paired the breathtaking dress with her favorite four-inch, $750 Jimmy Choo "Vamp" platform glitter sandals and a matching Jenny Packham bespoke clutch.

The racier-than-normal number wasn't the only new look for the 30-year-old fashion icon, who arrived at the event hand-in-hand with her husband Prince William. Her glossy brunette hair, which is normally styled in her signature bouncy blowout, was pulled back in an elaborate braided chignon that ensured the dress' completely sheer back was on full display.[usmagazine.com]

Kate Middleton Is "Not Pregnant," Insider Says

Kate Middleton Is "Not Pregnant," Insider Says
Prince William and Kate Middleton will soon mark their first wedding anniversary April 29, but they're not planning to celebrate by announcing any baby news.

As pregnancy rumors run rampant, an insider close to the couple confirms to Us Weekly that Middleton, 30, is not expecting a royal bundle of joy.

"Kate is not pregnant or about to make a pregnancy announcement," the insider explained of Middleton, who also sparked pregnancy rumors in November when she refused peanut paste during a visit to Denmark. (Although Kate is not allergic to peanuts, pregnant women are often advised to avoid peanut products to prevent allergies in their babies-to-be.)

Though there isn't any baby news to speak of just yet, the royal couple does have something to celebrate.

On March 21, the Duke of Cambridge, 29, returned to Great Britain after a six-week deployment off the coast of Argentina in the Falkland Islands. It was the longest he and his wife had been apart since their wedding last spring.

Shortly after William reunited with his bride, the duo headed off with her parents, Carole and Michael, and her siblings, Pippa and James, for a ski trip at the Three Valley's resort in France.

Says an eyewitness of the group, who opted to share the same chalet: "They looked very happy together."[usmagazine.com]

Skinny Kate Middleton Sizzles in Strapless Gown at Military Event

Daring Duchess!
On Monday, Kate Middleton donned one of her sexiest looks in months at the "Night of Heroes" military awards event at London's Imperial War Museum.

With a dashing, tuxedo-clad Prince William escorting her, the Duchess of Cambridge stunned in a black, strapless velvet gown by Alexander McQueen -- the label behind her iconic wedding gown (and a second reception gown, too).

For the gala -- honoring military servicemen and women -- Kate, 29, also donned private jewelry that she received as wedding gifts. She wore her hair down in her trademark loose, glossy waves. (Despite plenty of pregnancy speculation, the beaming future Queen looked slim as ever for her big night out.)

Kate's brother-in-law Prince Harry was also on the hand for the event, where he and William, 29, presented awards.

In just a few short days, the trio -- plus the entire royal family -- will be ensconced at Sandringham manor, Queen Elizabeth's sprawling retreat in Norfolk, England.

"It will be a difficult baptism in protocol laced with pitfalls," royal watcher Robert Jobson told Us Weekly of Kate's first Christmas with the royals -- and without her own family.[usmagazine.com]