Kate Middleton's next stop in her official engagements is a trip to the island country of Malta in the Mediterranean. It will be the Duchess' first solo tour, and she will be there as Queen Elizabeth's representative to celebrate the country's 50th independence day anniversary.

Now a recent report from People have surfaced that the 32-yeard old was spotted shopping on Sunday at an outlet store in Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, perhaps preparing some classic Kate Middleston fashion for her 2-day jaunt to Malta. Among the brands that the duchess sifted through included Reiss, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, and Alice Temperley London. She also explored the racks of Ralph Lauren and Valentino. Furthermore, according to the report, the brands she was looking at had mark downs of up to 80 percent.

On the other hand, according to the Mirror, the Duchess of Cambridge also shopped for bargain baby clothes for Prince George. She was reportedly seen checking out Lacoste pajama for her little one.

Understandably, the other shoppers were very much excited to be in the presence of Kate Middleton whose fashion choices have been much admired and much imitated.

According to the Sun, a sales assistant was there firsthand to witness the fashionable royal shopping by herself. She said, "Kate came in on Sunday on her own, just like anyone else, and browsed the sales racks.At first I didn't recognise her, I couldn't believe it was Kate. She was very friendly."

In the article by people, one shopper actually mustered the courage to engage the Duchess of Cambridge in some small talk. Afterwards, the woman took to Twitter to broadcast her once in a lifetime encounter with Kate Middleton. "Chuffed to bits I met Kate Middleton today, had a little chat and she was lovely," the shopper named Leah said.

After the duchess was finished shopping, she had her loot delivered to her residence, Kensington palace.