Two days after Kate Middleton stunned at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, she put her tiara and diamonds [1] back in the vault to visit the Natural History Museum in London on Thursday. During a gala reception, the royal — who is a patron of the museum — helped unveil the new blue whale skeleton, Hope, which will replace Dippy the dinosaur as the centerpiece of the revamped atrium. Looking like a modern-day princess in her blue dress [2] and shorter hairstyle [3], the mother of Prince George and Princess Charlotte [4] couldn't help but gush about her little ones [5] as she took to the stage. "Like many of you here tonight, I remember visiting the Natural History Museum as a child and being inspired with a love of nature," she told the crowd. "And now, as a parent myself, I am experiencing the joy all over again with my own children, who are coming here, and it is not just to see the T-Rex, mind you." See more from her latest outing below.
