But those in the Edwards inner circle knew that Cate, 29, was stepping into a familiar role, one that she has filled for half of her young life.
Lo and behold, inside the bags that she has filled for me are those exact wardrobe failings – a sharp black blazer, an array of simple white shirts and a mass of cashmere scarves, alongside some of Valentine's personal selection of French chic props.
Now we will discover who are the winners in a reshuffle made more dramatic and more wide-ranging by the decision of William Hague to quit the post he has filled for four years.
This is a big challenge for Jordan Henderson playing in the central midfield position for Liverpool, the position Steve Gerrard has filled for years". A tremendous block from Scott Dann keeps out Philippe Coutinho's blaster, Joel Ward then controls the ball between his chest and the floor, and somehow manages to roll away from it without handballing it.
For people who've been subject to the sort of behaviour that requires a warning, Honey tells me about the importance of an on-site psychologist (in Love Island's case, the show confirmed that a counsellor would be available to contestants back in April), which is a role she has filled for various reality programmes.
Last week animator Erica Gorochow wrote for us about how, even though Life of Pi won the Oscar for Visual Effects, the company behind them, Rhythm & Hues, has filled for bankruptcy in a financial situation which is echoed across the industry.
On Wednesday, he tried to be the second scoring option to Carmelo Anthony (8 of 24) that the Knicks needed — a role he had filled for the first three games of the series — but he failed miserably.
Dick Hunsaker, who has filled in for Majerus for the last 12 games, will continue to serve as acting head coach.
Though he spent 2016 racing for Manor, he has filled in for Nico Rosberg and Hamilton in testing and has been identified by Mercedes as a future star.
He has interviewed President Obama and has filled in for Chris Matthews on the MSNBC program "Hardball" a number of times.
Ms. Behar has filled in for Larry King on CNN with some regularity in recent months, including on Monday night.
