No tiaras, no phone and denim dungarees: what we learnt from Vogue's shoot with The Duchess of Cambridge

Following Saturday"s news that the Duchess of Cambridge would appear on the cover of British Vogue"s centenary issue, today sees the magazinego on sale in selected newsagents.As well asthree additional portraits by British photographer Josh Olins, the feature includes anaccount of how the shoot and cover came together as a collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery (of which the Duchess is a patron)from British Vogue editor, Alexandra Shulman.

Here"s what we learnt.

1.This was never going to be a fashion shoot

"She didn"t want to dressed as a fashion plate and was not keen to be shot in gala gowns and tiaras," writes Shulman of the Duchess"s stipulations for the shoot to be understated.Instead the mood was to be relaxed and focused on the countryside-loving, private-side of the Duchess and her life in Norfolk.

2.But the Duchess does wear an eclectic mix of brands

We already knew that the Duchess"s signature high/low mix of labels was a theme which ran into the Vogue shoot; in one of the shots released already she wears a striped Petit Bateau top while in another it"s a Burberry trench.But the mix becomes even more intriguing in the rest of the images thanks to Vogue"s fashion director Lucinda Chambers.

A shirt bytraditionally British brand Cabbages and Roses is worn with a skirt by up-and-coming London Fashion Week label, Le Kilt.The Duchess wore a Le Kilt skirt to an engagement in February, so might have decided to incorporatedesigner Samantha McCoach"s work into her wardrobe after the Vogue shoot.

3.There"s also some seriously directional denim action - including dungarees

Shulman writes that the wardrobe gathered for the shoot was very much inspired by what the Duchess "likesto wear when she is off-duty- jeans, shirts,t-shirts.The same as the rest of us."We wonder though whether flared dungarees are really part of the Duchess"s everyday repertoire?In one image she wears a pair ofindigo overalls by AG Jeans-the same denim brand which last year collaborated with Alexa Chung - which are currently on sale for ??312.38.She pairs the dungarees with a red cashmere jumper from Claudia Schiffer"s collaboration with TSE Cashmere and navy boots by Dune.

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4.Her make-up was a departure from her usual look

"The make-up artist Sally Branka"s work was slightly different to what the Duchess usually does herself," writes Shulman of the natural look which Branka created.Given that her work is often seen on shoots for avant-gardetitles such as Dazed orwith youth brands like Calvin Klein Jeans, Branka was a clever choice - getting across The Duchess"s freshness with lighter than usual eyeliner and blusher.

5.But Katestuck with her own hairdresser

If Vogue were able to tempt the Duchess into experimenting with make-up,her hair remained in the hands of Amanda Tucker, the Duchess"s personal hairdresser.Katearrived on the shoot wearing a parka, with her hair already in rollers.

6.She showed "an admirable and surprising lack of vanity"

Shulman explains that despite this being her first magazine shoot, the Duchess "scarcely" checked herself in the mirror and expressed no concerns about her appearance.

7.She never brought out a phone

It"s perhaps proof of her bona fide royal statusafter five years of marriage to Prince Williamthat theDuchess has no need of a phone like the rest of us."While everyone else constantly checked their phonesshe never brought hers out, not once."All of which means the Duchess willhave missed the frenzied reaction online to her newfound status as Vogue cover girl.

Duchess of Cambridge: every single outfit

Two of the portraits of HRH The Duchess of Cambridge shot by Josh Olins will be available for public view inVogue 100:A Century of Styleat the National Portrait Gallery from Sunday 1stMay.The full shoot and article in the June centenary issue ofVoguewill be on newsstands nationwide and available to download from Thursday 5thMay.

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