Kate Middleton Rocks Casual Stripes to Greet London Marathon Runners -- See Her Laid-Back Look!

Desiree Murphy
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Kate Middleton goes casual!

The Duchess of Cambridge, who normally sports chic dresses and trendy coats, opted for a more laid-back ensemble while greeting the #TeamHeadsTogether runners at Kensington Palace on Wednesday, ahead of the 2017 Virginia Money London Marathon.

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Middleton wore a white Luisa Spagoli Muvi sweater with red and black horizontal stripes ($280), which she paired with skinny jeans and white Superga tennis shoes ($65).

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Though her outfit was more on the comfy side, her beauty look made up for it! She kept her brunette tresses down with a slight curl at the ends, and rocked a light pink pout and a touch of rosy blush.

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Middleton was all smiles while chatting with some of the runners, who are in their final preparations for the big race on Sunday.

Today The Duchess met Team @heads_together runners at Kensington Palace - to wish them goid luck in the final preparations as they look to make this year's @londonmarathon the Mental Health Marathon #TeamHeadsTogether

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According to a post on Kensington Palace's official Instagram page, around 70 Royal Mail post-boxes "will be wrapped with @heads_together headbands on the @LondonMarathon route."

The Duchess reveals one of around 70 Royal Mail post-boxes that will be wrapped with @heads_together headbands on the @LondonMarathon route. The Duchess was hosting #TeamHeadsTogether runners at Kensington Palace, to wish them luck with preparing for the London Marathon, and to thank them for working to make this the Mental Health Marathon.

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Meanwhile, Prince Harry opened the London Marathon Exposition with help from a 5-year-old girl, Melissa, who did the honors of cutting the red-and-white ribbon.

Thank you Melissa, aged five, for helping Prince Harry open the @londonmarathon Expo! This year, every runner will receive a blue @heads_together headband, along with a note from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, wishing them luck and encouraging them, no matter which important cause they are running for, to join #TeamHeadsTogether to make this the Mental Health Marathon.

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He also left a special message to the #TeamHeadsTogether runners on a whiteboard, which read, "Good luck guys! Smash it!"

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