Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales were a sight to behold at the state banquet held at Windsor Castle and hosted by King Charles III on behalf of the United States.
William and the former Kate Middleton stepped out at Windsor Castle for the second night of the state visit with President Donald Trump on Sept. 17.
The Princess of Wales donned a Phillipa Lepley couture floor-length silk gown, detailed with a hand-embroidered gold Chantilly lace evening coat, Buckingham Palace shared with NBC News. The lace coat features gold-corded roses amid French knots and satin florals. Kate’s look was completed with the Lover’s Knot Tiara. Both the prince and princess wore an assortment of ceremonial sashes, and the prince sported several miniature medals.
The Kensington Royal X account shared an official portrait of the couple.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were pictured inside the castle for Wednesday’s dinner with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
According to the palace, Camilla wore a royal blue silk marocain embroidered dress by Fiona Clare, accompanied by a sapphire and diamond tiara. Meanwhile, the First Lady wore an off-the-shoulder yellow gown with a white belt.
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This year’s state banquet has 160 guests, the “standard number for a state banquet,” according to the palace.
The guest list was assembled by the White House, the UK government, and the Foreign Commonwealth Office. It includes Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos; Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent; and an assortment of CEOs, like Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
Trump was seated between King Charles and Princess Kate at this year’s event. This marks Trump’s second state visit to England, following his 2019 trip during his first presidential term.
Prior to this year’s royal endeavors, the couple was not seen together at a state dinner for about a year, as Kate was undergoing treatment for cancer.
The mother of three revealed her cancer diagnosis following speculation in March 2024, never publicly sharing the form of cancer. Later that year, in September 2024, Kate said she had finished chemotherapy, calling herself “cancer free.” This past January, she announced she was in remission.
Prior to her cancer journey, William and Kate were pictured at Britain’s State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in November 2023, when the royal family hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee.
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