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CBS News/ October 2, 2012, 10:52 AM

Duchess Kate attends family friend's wedding

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, attends a leaving ceremony as she departs Honiara International airport on Sept. 18, 2012, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, attends a leaving ceremony as she departs Honiara International airport on Sept. 18, 2012, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. / Getty

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public appearance since her Asia tour at a family friend's wedding over the weekend.

The 30-year-old royal's father, Michael Middleton, walked the bride, a close friend, down the aisle on Saturday because her own father died almost 20 years ago, according to People.

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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge

In addition to her father, Kate was joined by her mother Carole and sister Pippa at the celebration in Oxfordshire, England. Prince William, who works as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force, was not in attendance.

Kate wore a light blue ensemble by Erdem to the celebration, the same outfit she wore to Queen Elizabeth II's birthday parade, according to the magazine.

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