Duchess Kate glows in cream MaxMara coat, shows her blossoming baby bump

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Feb 12th 2015 1:00PM

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Duchess Kate glows in cream MaxMara coat, shows her blossoming baby bump

The Duchess of Cambridge visits an art project at the construction site of the new Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters and Visitor Centre on February 12, 2015 in Portsmouth, England.

Duchess Kate helps paint a mural as part of a community art project, as she visits the future home of Ben Ainslie Racing in Portsmouth.

The Duchess smiles and looks on - wearing a fit-and-flare coat by MaxMara.

Duchess Kate receives flowers from a young girl at the construction site of the new Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters.

Kate turns to smile at well-wishers during her visit to Portsmouth.

Kate helps to paint an art project, telling everyone about painting with George the day before!

The Duchess meets students at the new Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters.

We're not really sure what's going on here, but we love it.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the new Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters and Visitor Centre.

Pregnant Kate smiles during a visit to the new Ben Ainslie Racing Headquarters.

Kate's white MaxMara coat is reminiscent of on of our favorite coats by the same designer, worn in December 2012 just before announcing her first pregnancy.

The Duchess of Cambridge laughs as she visits the home of Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) in Portsmouth Old Town.

You can see the boat detailing of Kate's dress in this close up photo while at the Spinnaker Tower.

Kate looks out over Portsmouth from the Spinnaker Tower.

The Duchess's $150 dress sold out within a few hours of her visit!

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The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, attended her first public engagement since returning from vacation with her family today, showing off a bigger baby bump and tanned skin! Britain's Princess Kate looked positively lovely in a fit and flare cream MaxMara coat, pairing the look with a sweet Somerset by Alice Temperley shift dress and her chunky-heeled Jimmy Choo Georgia pumps.

Today's visit was to the construction site of the soon-to-be new headquarters of Ben Ainslie Racing, all as part of her work with the 1851 Trust. Kate became patron of the Trust just a few weeks ago, after being involved with the group for some time, and today visited the new center in Portsmouth.

It's all about #boats this morn....down in a very grey #Portsmouth for the Duchess of Cambridge's visit later pic.twitter.com/6hFReLbOrx
- Chris Jackson (@ChrisJack_Getty) February 12, 2015

After greeting well-wishers, Kate got to learn about the new site and take part in a mural being painted on the wall. Showing off her artistic talents, Kate painted part of a sailboat and told those around her about George's love to paint as well. Miraculously, she kept all signs of color off her perfectly cream coat -- a task that's probably not as easy when painting with a 1 year-old!

The Duchess Of Cambridge Visits Portsmouth

The Duchess Of Cambridge Visits Portsmouth

According to the Daily Mail, "Once inside [Portsmouth's 170m Spinnaker Tower], Kate was shown some of the technology being used to create specialist docking rib boats for Ainslie's America's Cup bid and was also introduced to community leaders and teachers and students from City College in nearby Southampton."

When Kate removed her coat inside, she was wearing an adorably patterned navy frock from the Somerset by Alice Temperley line, perfectly nautical with small sail boats all over it! As you might expect, the £99.00 dress sold out almost immediately after the world caught wind of it.

We're so excited to see Kate back in action after her trip to Mustique, and absolutely loved her fashion choices today. Did you love the look as much as us? Vote below -- and click through above to see more photos of Kate's day in Portsmouth!

Photos: Karwai Tang/WireImage