When the royals emerged onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace for last year’s Queenly birthday celebrations, we couldn’t help but notice that Charlotte’s smocked dress and tiny sandals were almost the exact shade of pale pink as her mother’s headpiece.

The Princess’s regal wave, however, is pure Elizabeth II.

A Christmas Day outing to St. Mark’s Church in England (later the venue for Pippa Middleton’s wedding) saw Kate re-wear an old favorite coat, with Princess Charlotte’s wine-colored tights, coat, and bow perfectly complementing her mum’s suede clutch.

Given that bridal party dressing is all about matching, we’re fully aware that including this look verges on cheating.

It’s so sweet, however, that we simply had to, and the sash of Charlotte’s Pepa & Co. bridesmaid dress comes in an almost identical hue to that of Kate’s Alexander McQueen outfit at sister Pippa Middleton’s wedding.

When it comes to Trooping the Colour, a bold pop of color is clearly the key to standing out on a balcony filled with the Queen’s nearest and dearest.

Kate’s bubblegum pink dress and headpiece ensemble (the former courtesy of the Duchess’s favored designer, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton) provides just that.

Charlotte, too, wore pink, her patterned summer frock in a slightly softer — but still complementary — shade.

For the second stage of their European charm offensive, the Cambridges headed to Berlin, where Kate and Charlotte both opted for diplomatic dressing: Kate’s Catherine Walker coat dress is in Prussian blue, a shade which holds historical significance in Germany, while the color of Charlotte’s smock is surely a nod to the cornflower, traditionally a symbol of the country.

Once again in pink, the Duchess and her daughter chose to wear their hair down instead, giving their royal appearance a bit more of a casual charm.

Rather than go for a similar pink that she wore during the Trooping The Colour parade, the Duchess opted for a dusty magenta dress that featured a minimalist cut.