Tonganoxie clothing company provides hat for Duchess of Cambridge

Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she holds a bunch of flowers received from well wishers following the traditional Christmas Day church service, at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Duchess of Cambridge’s Christmas Day wardrobe featured a touch of Tonganoxie.

Yes, Kate Middleton wore a Vallnord alpaca fur hat from Tonganoxie-based Peruvian Connection on Monday.

Middleton wore the hat to Christmas Day services in Sandringham, England.

Peruvian Connection posted a photo of her wearing one of the company’s hats on its Instagram page.

The company has a store in London.

It also has locations in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Santa Fe, N.M., and Chicago, along with a local store at 335 E. 55th St. in Kansas City, Mo..

Peruvian Connection has operated in rural Tonganoxie for more than 40 years. The company, founded by the mother-daughter team of Biddy and Annie Hurlbut, got its start offering women’s clothing via catalog in 1976, according to the company’s website.

While researching anthropology in Peru, Annie Hurlbut, a 19-year-old Yale student at the time, fell in love with handwoven mantas and ponchos she discovered in the markets of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas.

In 1979, a New York Times writer took note of Peruvian Connection’s line at a fashion boutique show in New York City.

The story, which appeared on the front page of the Times’ Style section, generated 5,000 catalog requests within three months, according to Peruvian Connection’s website.

For those wanting to wear a hat like the one the duchess wore, it’s available in stores and online for $99.