By Rebecca English
Last updated at 6:54 PM on 8th July 2011
It was Prince William's turn to make a fashion statement today.
As the Royals enjoyed a second day of the cowboy lifestyle in Calgary today, the prince turned out in exactly same checked shirt he had worn the previous day.
His wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, is the one who normally recycles her outfits, but the heir to the throne appeared in the same green and black plaid shirt to start the city's annual stampede.
Touching moment: Prince William and Kate push the button to start the Calgary Stampede parade
Spot the difference: Prince William steps out in the same outfit today, left, that he wore yesterday, right - and wife Catherine's isn't all that different eiither
He also wore the same denim Levi jeans, belt, boots and rabbit-fur ten gallon hat. As did Kate. In fact, her only alteration to the previous day's outfit was to wear a slightly different Alice Temperley blouse, a £445 number with lace trim aptly named Rodeo.
But if fashionistas on tour with the couple felt short-changed, back home a nation facing a squeeze on household budgets would surely have been impressed.
For the Canadians, it must have felt a bit like Groundhog Day.
A St. James's Palace spokesman confirmed that Prince William was wearing the same shirt at the parade as he had done the night before.
A source joked: 'He's a bloke'.
The Duke and Duchess had the honour of pressing the button to launch the legendary Calgary Stampede.
She roared with laughter as it sparked fireworks, rockets and brightly coloured ticker tape to fly into the air.
The parade is a two-hour celebration through the streets of the city featuring marching bands, majorettes, floats , cowgirls - and lots of horses. Sitting in their VIP seats surrounded by bales of hay, the couple looked to be thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.
The royals are due to leave Calgary and fly to Los Angeles this evening. On their arrival, they will be the guests of honour at a Consular-General Reception held by UK Trade and Investment at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Roped in: Prince William and Kate watch with the rest of the crowd in ten-gallon hats in Calgary
Eyes for each other: The newlyweds snatch a glance as they applaud through a screen of tickertape
Winning smile: The Duchess of Cambridge waves during the official start of the stampede in Alberta
Tomorrow, Prince William is expected to play at the Santa Barbara Polo Club in a charity match, to benefit the American Friends of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry with the Duchess presenting the winners' trophy. Later they will attend a formal reception and dinner at the 1926 Belasco Theatre in downtown LA put on by the Baftas, which is expected to be deluged by A-listers and the cream of Tinseltown society.
On Sunday, the pair are to visit the Inner-City Arts School, an organisation helping children from a deprived neighbourhood in downtown Los Angeles. They will then go to Culver City's Sony Studios, where they'll visit the Service Nation: Mission Serve job fair.
In the evening, Catherine and William will fly back to the UK from LAX after what is already certain to go down as a hugely successful trip.
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