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Sat 04 Apr 2007Opening linesWhat Katy did in Dublin: Kate Middleton surprised staff at Richard Alan on Grafton Street when she paid the shop a visit along with her mother Carol on their recent trip to Dublin.Manager Mary Rose White looked after the pair while the doorman kept paparazzi at bay. After trying on several things, Prince William's girlfriend finally selected a halter-neck green and turquoise handkerchief hem dress by US designer Sue Wong (a favourite with Bianca Jagger and Goldie Hawn, exclusive in Ireland to Richard Alan and Pamela Scott) for €379 in size 8. To avoid photographers, mother and daughter left from the South King Street entrance where they promptly picked up a taxi to Howth. Deirdre McQuillan