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Duchess Kate visits WWII codebreaking site where grandmother worked

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The Duchess Of Cambridge listens to a morse code message using a replica radio during a tour the of the restored WWII Codebreaking Huts at Bletchley Park.

The Duchess of Cambridge tried her hand at intercepting radio messages during a visit Wednesday to Bletchley Park, the newly restored code-breaking facility where her grandmother worked during World War II.

Donning a pair of headphones, Duchess Kate, 32, listened to Morse coded signals on a replica radio at a museum she helped open inside the Victorian mansion, located in southern England.

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The Duchess of Cambridge arrives at Bletchley Park, the recently restored site where British codebreakers worked during World War II to decipher encrypted messages sent by the Germans.
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Duchess Kate meets Bletchley veterans Peggy Huntington, Joan Joslin Iris King and Alma Wightman during a visit to Bletchley Park, to mark the completion of the year-long restoration project.

During World War II, British cryptographers deciphered top-secret military communications between enemy forces at Bletchley Park. Kate’s paternal grandmother, Valerie Glassborow — as she was known before marrying Kate's grandfather, Peter Middleton — worked as a civilian staff member at the facility along with her twin sister, Mary. 

During her visit, the royal met with Lady Marion Body, 90, who worked with both sisters at the facility’s Hut 16, home to a team of codebreakers credited for deciphering Germany military messages sent using the Enigma machine. Their work is believed to have helped shortened the length of the war by at least two years and, ultimately, lead to victory.

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The Duchess of Cambridge wore an Alexander McQueen outfit, recycled from 2011, during her visit to Bletchley Park.

Lady Body and other former codebreakers toured the facility's newly-renovated buildings with Duchess Kate, who dressed in a navy pencil skirt with gold button detailing and a matching white blouse, an Alexander McQueen outfit she recycled from an official event in 2011. 

Bletchley Park recently completed a major restoration project that began in 2012 and cost more than $13.5 million.

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This shows the registration room in Hut 6 (formerly Hut 16) at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, the British forces' intelligence centre during WWII, where cryptographers deciphered top-secret military communiques between Hitler and his armed forces.

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    Kate recycled a bright green Mulberry dress for a visit to officially open the new Treasures Gallery at the Natural History Museum in central London on Nov. 27.

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    Kate wore a cream-colored coat by MaxMara Studio while meeting members of the public during a visit to Manor School in Cambridge, England on Nov. 28.

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    Kate recycles a lace Alice Temperley gown while attending a gala dinner in aid of the University of St. Andrews 600th Anniversary Campaign at Middle Temple Hall on Nov. 8 in London, England.

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    The Duchess of Cambridge smiles as she talks to Olympic and Paralympic athletes during a reception for Team GB Medallists at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games at Buckingham Palace in London on October 23.

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    Duchess Kate, wearing a chic oxblood-colored suit by French brand Paule Ka, poses with Prince William at Middle Temple on Oct. 8 in London. The royal couple met recipients of the Queen Mother Scholarship, the Diana, Princess of Wales Scholarship and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarships.

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    Duchess Kate is not above wearing the same outfit twice, especially when it's as stunning as this blue silk Erdem Moralioglu dress. On left, she wears it during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 16, 2012; on right, she returns to it for the wedding of Thierry Kelaart and Patrick Heathcoat-Amory on Sept. 29, 2012.

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    Duchess Kate dances with the ladies at the Vaiku Falekaupule on Sept. 18, 2012, in Tuvalu, during the Diamond Jubilee tour on which she and Prince William represented the queen.

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    Kate wears a necklace given to her as she visits the Solomon Islands on Sept. 17, 2012.

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    Duchess Kate arrives in Marau on on day 7 of the Diamond Jubilee Tour, Sept. 17, 2012, in Marau, Guadacanal Province, Solomon Islands.

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    Kate poses in traditional Island clothing during a visit to the Governor General's House in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, on Sept. 16, 2012.

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    Kate arrives in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, on day 6 of the royal couple's Diamond Jubilee tour of the Far East on Sept. 16, 2012.

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    Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wave farewell before leaving Lahad Datu airport on the island of Borneo on Sept. 15, 2012.

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    Kate wears a Temperley London dress as she departs with Prince William from the Kuala Lumpur airport on Sept. 14 during the royal couple's Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East.

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    Kate channels the late Princess Diana in a headscarf and Beulah London dress on her visit to the Assyakirin Mosque on Sept. 14 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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    The Duchess attends an official dinner hosted by Malaysia's Head of State Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah on Sept. 13. The gold-and-white gown was designed by Alexander McQueen and has the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus, embroidered on it.

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    Kate visits Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery in a pale blue dress by Jenny Packham on Sept. 13.

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    The royal couple arrives at a British Gala reception in Singapore on September 12. Kate dons a dress by Erdem, a Canadian designer the royal has worn before.

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    In a silk frock by Asian brand Raoul, the royal fashionista tours Queenstown, Singapore with Prince William in Sept. 2012.

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    Flirty and feminine in the forest

    The royal couple tours the Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Sept. 12. Kate wore a flirty skirt suit by Alexander McQueen — the second time she’s worn an outfit by the designer on the Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East.

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    Duchess Kate looks radiant in the Prabal Gurung dress she wore to meet with Singapore’s President Tony Tan on Sept. 11.

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    The Duchess wore a nautical-inspired Emilio Pucci blazer and pencil skirt to the medal ceremony for the Men’s Discus Throw at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in Sept. 2012. She paired the outfit with wedges by Stuart Weitzman and a Team Great Britain paralympic scarf.

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    Kate keeps it casual at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in an Adidas polo with matching red sneakers on August 30.

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    The Duchess attends the women’s hockey bronze medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in August 2012.

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    Kate wears a striped shirt and navy blazer to the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31.

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    Cocktail party chic

    All-glammed up in a pale frock by Serbian-born designer Roksanda Illincic, the fashionista attends the UK Creative Industries reception in London on July 30.

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    Kate poses during a reception at Buckingham Palace for the Olympics opening ceremony in London, England on July 27.

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