Kate Middleton has revamped her image as she debuts new trendy long bob hairstyle and causes uproar in low cut dress

FIRST those long locks got the chop. Then necklines plunged and up came her hemlines.

Over the past few weeks, the Duchess of Cambridge, 35, has had an image revamp as edgy as possible for a royal.

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Could it be the Meghan Markle effect? The American actress is the same age as Kate but has kept her sexier sense of style while still dating Prince Harry.

Kate has debuted a new trendy long bob hairstyle, caused uproar in a low cut dress last week, and ditched her trusty nude heels in favour of high-fashion Prada pumps.

Plunging Necklines

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KATE went lower than ever before at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace for visiting royals King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain on Wednesday last week.

She wore this gorgeous pale pink Marchesa gown with a plunging neckline.

We applaud the Duchess for daring to bare. Kind of.

Label of the moment

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THE dress that marked the start of Kate’s transformation.

Just before her tresses got the chop, Kate wore Gucci – THE designer of the moment – to the V&A museum.

Crowning glory

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SHE showcased her new, shorter hairstyle at Wimbledon at the beginning of the month and finished off her makeover with a high fashion Dolce and Gabbana dress, worth a princely £1,650.

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Rising hemline

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BACK at Wimbledon to watch the men's final on Sunday, Kate wore this above-the-knee design by British designer Catherine Walker.

The fitted, floral frock showed off her slime frame then flared at the skirt - and it looked blooming lovely.

Hot, haute tailoring

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KATE touched down in Poland on Monday for a five-day tour with Wills dressing diplomatically but stylishly.

This Alexander McQueen suit has a V-cut neckline and pointed shoulders.
 Kate matched it with a red clutch bag – fittingly wearing white and red, the colours of the Polish flag.

Sky-high heels

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FINALLY ditching her go-to L.K. Bennett nude courts, Kate stepped out in a pair of £550 killer heels to give a speech at the Natural History Museum in London last week.

Edgy designers

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IN Poland, Kate later changed into an unusual dress by local designer Gosia Baczynska.

Hers was customised with black piping along the skirt.

The simpler version is £1,298.