Kate Middleton Brought Her Stylist and Hairdresser on a Hike

If only we all looked like this after a three-hour uphill hike. (Photo: PA Images)

Marvel that she is, the Duchess of Cambridge managed to complete a three-hour hike in Bhutan this morning without breaking a sweat — or messing up her blowout, for that matter. The royal, who’s in the Southeast Asian country as part of a diplomatic tour, embarked on a rocky climb to a Himalayan holy site. She was accompanied by Prince William, lots of press, her hairdresser Amanda Cook Tucker, personal assistant and stylist Natasha Archer, and horses (sent by the king of Bhutan to help just in case the royal couple couldn’t complete the climb).

The couple said they found the walk “easy.” (Photo: PA Images)

For the adventure, the duchess suited up in $673 Penelope Chilvers knee-high boots, which she has had in her closet since 2004, and a $700 nubuck shoot (that’s a color) leather waistcoat. She finished the look with skinny jeans, a simple pair of drop earrings, and her trusty Ray-Bans. The duke, on the other hand, dressed in chinos, a blue button-down shirt, and walking boots. He looked a tad more flustered than his cool-as-a-cucumber wife — but said he found the trek “easy” when asked.

The king of Bhutan sent horses just in case either needed a lift — they didn’t. (Photo: PA Images)

The trip took the royal couple 2,700 feet up through a pine forest to a remote monastery in the Paro Valley. At the top, over 10,000 feet above sea level, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admired the 17th-century Taktsang Palphug Monastery, better known as the Tiger’s Nest, one of the most stunning temples in the world. When the duchess reached the peak, she admitted that the climb was “quite rough” but joked that “it’s a great way to burn off the curry.” As for Prince William, he’s excited to have bragging rights over the Prince of Wales, who only made it halfway when he visited in 1996 due to vertigo. “My father didn’t make it to the top. So that’s something I’ll be reminding him of when I see him.”

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