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The Duchess of Cambridge has been hoarding pieces of fashion - and now it seems that the Duchess is avoiding fashion stampedes.

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When the Duchess of Cambridge joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at Sandringham, she wore a coat that was warm, stylish… and thoroughly out of date. Thousands of fashion fans were frustrated to find that Kate’s ‘new’ £685 double-breasted Turpin coat by British label Moloh has not been available to buy for at least two years. And it’s not the first time. Scroll down for video . The Mail on Sunday can reveal ‘hoarding’ is now a deliberate strategy by the Duchess, who is keen to avoid causing fashion stampedes or, perhaps, coming face-to-face with women in the same outfit. So she often waits months, or even years, before wearing purchases. Kate, who is a size eight, usually takes pieces ‘on approval’. She does not inform the designers when – or if – she will be wearing their outfits and pays only once she has worn them. Last night Moloh owner Caroline Smiley said: ‘I’m sure she likes the idea that things aren’t still in the shops when she wears them.’