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The Duchess Drove Herself To Vogue Photoshoot With Rollers In Her Hair

When British Vogue revealed its highly-anticipated shoot starring Kate Middleton, a lot of people were understandably perplexed.

Being the first time Kate has consented to a magazine photoshoot, most were expecting it to be high-fashion, particularly considering the publication.

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However, there’s not a glamorous gown in sight throughout the editorial – instead, the Duchess is dressed down in jeans, stripey shirts and trench coats – far from the Princess look.

But according to new reports, the understated aesthetic was exactly what the Duchess wanted from the feature, and in fact, she set the tone for the day by driving herself to the shoot with her hair in rollers.

“Kate joked about how she must have appeared to anyone who saw her driving in the car in her rollers,” Vogue editor Alexandra Schulman, who interviewed the Duchess, said.

In addition, Schulman added that Kate was more than happy to pose in “just a few layers” in the cold countryside, while the rest of the crew was suitably wrapped up.

The snaps were taken by Josh Olins and set in Norfolk's English countryside, and two of Olins' portraits will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery, in the Vogue 100: A Century of Style exhibit.

"Josh has captured the Duchess exactly as she is – full of life, with a great sense of humor, thoughtful and intelligent, and in fact, very beautiful," Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, said in a press release.

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Basically the Vogue shoot is proof of what we’d always hoped - that Kate is just as down-to-earth as she’s made out to be.

We can only hope the editorial paves the way for more interviews with the Duchess, because we can’t get enough!