William and Kate walked the red carpet upon arrival.
The Cambridges made their joint debut at the event in 2016 for the 70th awards ceremony and attended again last year. To the delight of royal fans, it very much looks like it's becoming an annual calendar fixture. Prince William has been President of the Academy since 2010, and both he and the Duchess have supported BAFTA’s charitable activities by attending events across the charity’s learning programme, including Young Game Designers and BAFTA Kids events, as well as others related to building cross-cultural collaborations with the creative industries in China.
Ahead of the ceremony the Palace said: "BAFTA is a world-leading, independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. While BAFTA is well-known for celebrating excellence and championing creativity through its awards, it is a charity committed to identifying talented individuals, and making sure they receive the encouragement, professional support and advice that will enable them to succeed, regardless of their background or other circumstances."
They were greeted by BAFTA representatives.
Of course, the prestigious BAFTAs are a highlight during awards season, with winners on the night often considered front-runners for the Oscars. The night is an opportunity to honour the best British and international contributions to film.
The BAFTA award trophy is a mask designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe. When the Guild merged with the British Film Academy to become the Society of Film and Television Arts, later the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the first 'BAFTA award' was presented to Sir Charles Chaplin on his Academy Fellowship that year.
Best Film contenders this year are BLACKkKlansman, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma and A Star is Born.
The Duke and Duchess enter the hall.
A terrific shot from BAFTA.
Kate enjoys a laugh with BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry.
A great shot of William and Kate.
Best actress nominee Glenn Close with Thandie Newton.
Leading actor nominees Rami Malek and Bradley Cooper.
Leading actress nominee Viola Davis.
Olivia Coleman was nominated for her performance as Queen Anne in the Favourite. Rachel Weisz also stars in the film.
Colman will succeed Claire Foy in the role of Her Majesty the Queen in the next series of The Crown. Foy was also in attendance tonight.
And supporting actress nominee Amy Adams.
Prince William took to the stage to present the Fellowship Award to Thelma Schoonmaker. The award is the highest accolade bestowed by the Academy to an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television. Ms Schoonmaker is an American film editor who is best known for her work with director Martin Scorsese on movies including Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Aviator and The Departed.
More on Schoonmaker's illustrious career from The Guardian:
'While Schoonmaker, as a triple-Oscar winner, can hardly claim to be unsung, she does argue that women’s crucial role in film-making has been underestimated.
Listing Dede Allen, Verna Fields and Anne Coates, the artistically powerful Hollywood editors of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, as further evidence of a strong tradition that has continued with the late Sally Menke’s editing of Quentin Tarantino’s films and in the work of Alisa Lepselter for Woody Allen, Schoonmaker suggests women first became involved in the industry as assistants in film laboratories.
“They were there spooling film in the labs, back when it was just one 100ft roll. Then Griffith, and [Sergei] Eisenstein in Russia, started cutting and editing their films and directors needed someone to splice the footage together. These women already knew how to handle film,” she said. “Then, as soon as editing became a more important job and men saw it was possibly going to be paid better, they started pushing women out,” said Schoonmaker. “I have a feeling it became a plum job after the second world war, when men came back from fighting.”
Schoonmaker first met Scorsese by chance on a summer film course in New York and he began to teach her his craft. “Marty felt he could trust me to do what was right for a movie,” she recalled. “My artistic development came through him. We don’t fight and it has been a wonderful collaboration.”
While Roma won Best Picture, The Favourite reigned supreme at the awards. More from The Guardian:
'Olivia Colman’s performance as the unstable, self-pitying and hilariously bad-mannered Queen Anne won her Bafta award success on Sunday evening – one of seven awards for the 18th-century comedy The Favourite. The film was easily the biggest winner at the glitzy Royal Albert Hall ceremony, picking up prizes including including best British film, best production design, best supporting actress, best original screenplay and best costume design.
“We are having an amazing night aren’t we?” said Colman in her speech, which met with a standing ovation. “We are going to get so pissed later.”
A video from the night.
After the show they met a host of winners. William complimented Bradley Cooper on his musical performance in A Star is Born and discussed Lady GaGa's involvement with the Heads Together campaign with the actor. The video also features footage of Kate chatting with winners Spike Lee and Olivia Colman.
The Duchess with Leading Actor winner Rami Malek.
William with Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman.
In 2016, Kate selected a bespoke Alexander McQueen gown with a floral print and tiered skirt. Last year, it was bespoke dark green Jenny Packham with show-stopping emeralds.
This year's gown is not only my favourite BAFTA choice for Kate, it's one of the most beautiful she's worn to date. The Duchess looked stunning in a Grecian-style, ivory one-shoulder gown by Alexander McQueen. The gown is fabulous in photos, however, it really comes to life in video when one can see the light, whimsical flow of the fabric in motion.
A closer look at the floral shoulder detail.
As noted by several readers, the gown bears notable similarities to the pink one shoulder gown Kate wore for Prince Charles' 70th birthday. I expect they are both by the same designer. The Duchess styled both looks similarly with up-dos, statement earrings, a dark eye and stronger lip.
Laura from UFO No More posted a similar McQueen design Kate's gown may be based on.
It was a new glittering pair of Jimmy Choos for the Duchess.
They are the Romy 100 Silver and Dusk Blue Fireball Glitter Dégradé Fabric Pointy Toe Pumps (with thanks to Laura).
The Duchess accessorised with a statement pair of Princess Diana's earrings.
Diana wore the striking earrings on numerous occasions throughout the 1990s. They often added a finishing touch to black-tie and white-tie events. It seems their provenance is unknown; they were likely a private gift. As you can see Diana's pearls are larger; Kate likely had them modified. Below, Diana wearing them at a banquet in Korea.
More from The Telegraph:
'Princess Diana left her jewellery to her sons, in order that their future wives may wear and enjoy it. And, true to her wishes, the Duchess of Cambridge attended the BAFTAs wearing a pair of diamond and pearl earrings from the collection of her husband’s late mother.
The earrings feature a double curve of various cuts of diamonds, with a cluster of marquise-cut stones in the centre, from which hangs a single pearl. Princess Diana wore the earrings with sizeable, silver-toned South Sea pearl drops on several black-tie occasions.
She wore them with the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, a piece the Duchess of Cambridge has also borrowed on several occasions, at a banquet for the Japanese Emperor Akihito in 1990, and again at a banquet in South Korea in 1992, when she paired them with the Spencer tiara she’d worn on her wedding day. The earrings appeared also during a visit to Pakistan in 1991, and at a gala at the Palace of Versailles in 1994.'
Kate added another touch of sparkle in the form of the Queen's Quatrefoil bracelet. More from Her Majesty's Jewel Vault: "The wide diamond bracelet features multiple diamond quatrefoil motifs, the four-lobed design popular in architecture, art, heraldry, and elsewhere. Each quatrefoil outline is filled with five individual diamonds." The provenance of the piece is unknown and it's hardly been worn. Kate's worn it several times.
And a white clutch thought to be by McQueen.
A closer look at Kate's updo.
We'll see Kate twice on Wednesday. The Duchess will attend The Royal Foundation’s ‘Mental Health in Education’ conference and that evening it's the 100 Women in Hedge Funds gala.
Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteYes! Future Queen on the red carpet!
DeleteI almost feel like calling her Queen Catherine. She looks fabulous! A true queen-in-waiting.
DeleteI think those are Diana earrings.The dress is tight but she looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAgree too tight but still nice
DeleteAnyone think this is the same dress she wore to Prince Charles' 70th birthday, but in white? Looks like similar shoulder detail to me at first glance. Wow, wow, wow! The DoC is stunning.
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteYes! Flowers are different but otherwise it seems she has ordered the same dress in two colorways. There's no way these are from different designers. Even the hairstyle is very close, with the volume on top.
DeleteYes!!! I think so!
DeleteI do!
DeleteAre those Diana’s earrings??
ReplyDeleteReplying to myself...
DeleteThey are and I like the smaller drop at the bottom.
First thoughts: WOW! Maybe my favorite ever evening look on Kate. The one-shouldered gown gives it a sexiness but she still looks elegant. I love the pleats and shoulder detail. And most of all, the up-do! The dreaded low chignon is gone and this is a trendy, flattering up-do! Love the earrings as well. I thought a choker necklace might have completed the look but oh well, can't have everything. Great look on Kate!
ReplyDeleteI think a choker or necklace with that shoulder detail would have been too much. I think she nailed it, personally.
DeleteClassic Kate!! I agree she nailed it. Perfect amount of amazing jewels. She really looks like a princess. Her hair is perfect.
DeleteIvy Lin, I second your thought on this being my favourite look on Kate ever. I remember seeing her at the Royal Variety Performance in 2017 and thinking "This is my favourite look on Kate"... Then I saw her dress at the Diplomatic Reception last year and I was like "This is my new favourite look on Kate" ... And now I am thinking the same thing again Lol! Kate just keeps getting it spot on, I love the dress, her hair, make up and jewels!
DeleteI gave up looking at the fashion from awards shows years ago because I was always left underwhelmed by the slits up to here and plunges down to there on the dresses. I am also not a fan of ostentatious styles like enormous bows on a gown etc and for that reason I felt like Hollywood lost the glamour it once did so well. But I love seeing Kate at the BAFTA's! She injects some much needed glamour and elegance to the red carpet and I love it! Nothing risqué or over the top, just pure grace and style from Kate :)
Love Avee in SA
Well said!
DeletePrincess -angel.Everything is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteOMG she is so stunning. She hit it out of the ballpark tonight. Bet William can’t keep his eyes off his beautiful wife tonight
ReplyDeleteWonderfull
ReplyDeleteStunning! 😍
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love her makeup & hair ❤️ So this must be the white version of the pink dress she wore to Charles’ 70th Birthday bash :)
ReplyDeleteYeah it is very possible this could be the white version of the pink dress. She looks divine tonight!!XOXO
DeleteSiddhii
Beautiful, I would have liked a bit more bling but of course she is stunning anyway
ReplyDeleteSilvia
She really does look gorgeous. Those earrings are wonderful -- I like them so much that I think they would be great without the pearls. The gown is beautiful; I love the hem. This is the sort of gown that would look beautiful in nearly every color, too. Wonder how it would look without the shoulder flowers but maybe something at the waist. The thing with Kate is that she looks terrific in nearly everything.
ReplyDeleteOne word on this first look... goddess! Simple dress yet the flower shoulder detail stops it from being plain without being too much. Great movement to the skirt.
ReplyDeleteShe is gorgeous! She could be a bride. One of my all-time favourites, I love some princessy glamour :)
ReplyDeleteShe looks absolutely stunning ! Read somewhere that she's wearing Diana's earrings. Perfection, utter perfection !
ReplyDeleteThe outfit looks amazing-- so coordinated. If it is helpful, I added the link below of a Town and Country Magazine article. It has a photo where you can see a bit of her shoe. Thanks for the speedy update!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a26253799/kate-middleton-white-dress-baftas-2019/
Stunning!!!! :) xx
ReplyDeleteShe looks stunning. She looks like an angel!
ReplyDeleteI was hoping she wear a gown similar to the gown from 2011... and I'm so pleased.
And Princess Diana's earrings... wonderful
My favorite Kate's evening look.
Absolutely stunning! I agree this is a great recycled design from 2011 as Kate has successfully done before. Diana's earrings are my faves too. Perfection. Katherine USA
DeleteThank you for your reply ;)
DeleteI didn't think that my comment is understood, because I'm from Poland and my level of English isn't high.
Yes! Your comment was clear to me. No one else had suggested the dress she wore in America in 2011, so I couldn't wait to agree with you! Thank you for your idea. Katherine USA
DeleteWOWZA!! Wooooow! Stunning! Love it! Especially seeing the dress in motion! A wonderful updo! And I got so excited when I managed to spot Dianas earrings on her! They are appearantly detachable so I hope we get to see her try them with different stones! What an exciting evening! (Yes, you can tell I've not landed yet!)
ReplyDeleteI’ll get married in that dress!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to the top of Kate’s recent evening dresses.
Kate wait for more photos.
She seems like she mixed two Diana Earrings.I was wishing for an outing of the pink dress from 14 november and she did that with a new award worthy dress .I love her.
ReplyDeleteThe Duchess is wearing Princess Dianas Emir of Qatar wedding earrings. She looks absolutely stunning an elegant and graceful lady, beautiful inside and out.
ReplyDeleteThe earrings are Diana’s South Sea Pearl Earrings, not the Emir of Qatar earrings. If you compare the two, the diamond portion of the Qatar earrings are in a sunburst pattern, which is very different than the ones Kate is wearing tonight.
Deletemars, Diana's earrings yes, but I believe the Emir of Qatar earrings, received as a wedding gift, were a closed floral and not the open circle look that Kate is wearing. Both have a pearl drop which I love.
DeleteI think she's just perfect! I love it all: the one shoulder, the flower detail, so precious but light at the same time, the colour and movement of the gown... love her updo and earrings... a real beauty! Wonderful evening!
ReplyDeleteKate has left the frumpy formal attire behind!!! Amazing
ReplyDeleteWhen has Kate ever looked frumpy? Post a link.
DeleteI will second that, when has she looked frumpy?? we must have very different definitions of frumpy!!! not a fan of the backhand compliment.
DeleteOutstanding look! Love all of it!
ReplyDeletePerfection - I LOVE this gown. She’s just dazzling. Hair, makeup- and a sparkling shoe as well. Lovely, lovely Kate. 💕
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteI totally thought Greek goddess at first too!! Simple but still interesting. Very much her style. She looks incredible.
ReplyDeleteKate looks lovely. I would have liked a slightly brighter lipstick for the evening to bring the contrast to the white gown and the pearls and diamonds. The lighting in the picture doesn't make the beautiful face stand out as it should.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking that about the lipstick also but she is absolutely gorgeous!
DeleteJust stunning. Everything about this look is pleasing to the eye. Its my favourite of all her evening looks. Oh she looks lovely. Truely.
ReplyDeleteHer arms are so toned! Go Kate!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking! This look is second only to my all-time favorite look: the teal Jenny Packham from 2011. Kate is absolutely stunning. Perfection from head-to-toe.
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Ethereal gown! Wow!
ReplyDeleteEffortlessly lovely and classy lady ! (the shoulder details make me think that this dress and the one she wore at Prince Charles's birthday are from the same designer)
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Wow she Looks great!!! Love this dress :-)
ReplyDeleteI feel like it has been a while since I have been wowed by Kates outfits but tonight is definitely a wow moment!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Love the shape and fit on her. She looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhile Kate has occasionally worn some Diana’s jewelry, she haven’t really dipped very deep into her MiL’s jewelry box. I was always wondering if she was holding back until she and Harry’s wife can divide it together and that we will see a lot more of them now. This pair, for example does not seem to be Meghan’s style at all, so it makes sense that Kate is wearing them, but she could not have known that until Meghan was in the picture.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very possible :)
DeleteQotS Good theory. I always wondered why we didn't see more of Diana's jewelry on Kate although I suppose some could have been sold. I would like to see a few thing on Meghan but alas, she's a bit of a minimalist jewelry-wise. Happily, Kate can really rock a beautiful earring, and I do love the slightly small pearl drop on this pair.
DeleteMeghan has actually worn quite a bit of Dianas jewels. Just of the top of my head I can think of an aquamarine ring, gold bracelet, diamond tennis bracelet and butterfly earrings!
DeleteQotS - I was wondering the same thing. I would suspect that both William and Harry had sentimental pieces. It must be a difficult thing. Not sure how one would even go about it. Those of us that followed Diana would love to see both Kate and Meghan wear her jewelry. So many beautiful jewels.
DeleteMeghan has worn those beautiful diamond chandelier earrings in Fiji and to Prince Charles' birthday party. I expect that we'll see her in some of Diana's spectacular diamond earrings. Maybe the aquamarines or some lovely dangling sapphires. Let's hope we keep seeing both of them in more that we remember.
I am still hoping to see the Sapphire 7 layer pearl choker. That will be a night to remember!
DeleteVery good point, QotS! If true, her restraint showed great thoughtfulness and consideration for Harry and his future bride--and love and respect for William and Diana, too.
DeleteI agree, Intrigued. I cannot wait to see the sapphire choker. What a rock it is! Katherine USA
DeleteThe top of these earrings look like a "C"
DeleteFantastic!! So elegant and classic!! At first I thought there should have been a necklace but seeing the floral detail on the shoulder, I think it's perfect as it is! Kate nailed it once again!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! To me it looks like she is wearing a little darker lip shade. Love the dress and earrings! Dress looks more like “old-style” Kate with the flowing bottom. Love it.
ReplyDeleteShe looks absolutely STUNNING!
ReplyDeleteIt looks very similar to a McQueen gown on Net-a-porter. That one has a cape detail, but the rest of the gown is identical.
ReplyDeleteThe dress is gorgeous and looked wonderful on Kate. I actually like the cape/flowing scarf detail better than the flower motif because it complements the flowing Grecian goddess effect. Either way, the dress is quite elegant!
DeleteAbsolute Perfection!! I love everything about this look!. I also love the look on William's face in the first picture. He knows he hit it out of the ballpark when he married Kate.
ReplyDeleteWho is the designer?
ReplyDeleteLOVE!!! Love the whole look! ...and can we also take note of William's trendy shoes!?
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. She looks amazing. This dress looks like it could be a white version of the pink dress she wore to Prince Charles 70th birthday party. Her hair looks similar as well. Love every aspect of this look from head to toe.
ReplyDeleteWow Absolutely stunning Love seeing Kate & Wills at these events
ReplyDeleteGorgeous; Keep imagining the children's faces when they see their Mummy in her beautiful dress.
ReplyDeleteI personally am not a fan of this look. It is not high fashion and looks a little “prommy” to me. I love the earrings (the fact she is paying homage to Diana.) But none of her looks to the BAFTAs have stunned me. The makeup ages her. She is beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it has a little "prommy" feeling. To me, the fabric looks very similar to many of her dresses (last year bafta, 2011 lilac, the darkblue/green she wore in NewYork, etc...). So yes, she does look beautiful, but no, its not a memorable look or exciting for me since I feel like I saw it already several times in different colour shades (at least the lower part of the dress). Tidefi
DeleteShe's not really a high fashion gal and I usually find that when she tries to go high fashion, it's a miss (I'm thinking of the terrible Erdem gowns). She sticks to her personal style and what works for her. To me, she comes across the most confident when she does that and the outfit then looks better.
DeleteLast year's BAFTA gown and the New York gown are one and the same. She was pregnant both wearings. I thought the design was an example of non-maternity clothing that worked well for pregnancy. There is a resemblance to both the lilac gown and.as far as we can tell, to the pink birthday gown.
DeleteIt would be a lucky lady indeed who wore this McQueen gown to her prom. I know comparisons to prom gowns are popular but nowadays one can see just about anything at a school prom It does have a Grace Kelly feel to me.
Prom?? I thought prom ensembles now include combat boots and garments made of duct tape, ill-fitting tiny dresses with worse-fitting undergarments, statement pins and buttons slapped on the front and odd colored hair. I am tired of these words: granny, Disney princess, and prom, to describe anyone's clothing, anywhere. There is nothing new under the sun-its all been done before.
DeleteA gorgeous look for the Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William is dapper, as usual, for his red carpet appearances. He comes across as a conservative dresser but he always looks very neat and “well put together”. Thanks, Charlotte.
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning!! Kate does not disappoint, love the earrings, the updo, the dress, she is sooo elegant. They are a lovely couple!! cc
ReplyDeleteIs there a brooch in the flower detail? cc
ReplyDeleteNow I see it there are silver leaves throughout the flower detail....very pretty. cc
DeleteLovely couple-the Future King and the Futute Queen! Beautiful,Stunning Catherine,Duchess of Cambridge! She looks like a Greek Goddess ! Princess Diana's earrings are perfect !
ReplyDeleteYes!!!!
DeleteWow! Fantastic,simple,timeless,elegant...
ReplyDeleteAbsolute perfection! I really like how the small drop tones down the earrings and love the shirring of the bodice. I also think her arms look a bit more sculpted than they have been since she has had children and this dress really shows it off! I know she eats a clean diet and probably works out religiously. Wish I knew the details and had a tenth her self discipline!
ReplyDeleteLaura
Absolutely breathtaking. They both are gorgeous. Her hair is beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is all I can say. Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteShe looks gorgeous...love the dress and the earrings. Her arms look amazing. I wonder what kind of workouts she does (as I'm currently trying to get my arms toned up!).
ReplyDeleteI think the arm-workout is called "carrying around toddlers" :)
DeleteTidefi
Wa-wa-woom!! Well done!
ReplyDeleteAlice
I think Kate looks fabulous tonight. The dress is flowy and feminine without creeping into the “pretty princess” category like too many of her Packham dresses. I like the shoes and the bag, and while the earrings aren’t to my taste, I like them better with the newer pearl drops and it’s always nice to see Diana’s jewelry being worn again. Nice to see the Queen’s bracelet have another wear. Hair is good and makeup is good, but even though Kate’s wearing a tad stronger lip, I would love to see something even stronger.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous from head to toe! Love the dress and accessories, she looks great!
ReplyDeleteAmazing hands down my new favorite evening dress. Everything about this is prefect I love it so classic.
ReplyDeleteSide note thought -It would be so awkward to walk down stairs in a room that quite with that many people lol.
I thought that too! and you can see in the background that they are ALL looking at them, LOL. :) such composure for such scrutiny!! bravo to the DoC.
DeletePerfection from head to toe! Looks like an interpretation of the lilac McQueen she wore in 2011. Diana's earrings ❤.
ReplyDeleteThe Duchess looks amazing. I love it when she goes "full princess".
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous look. But I'm just curious if they could've made the flower detail stand out a little bit. Maybe a v pale pink could've worked perhaps?
ReplyDeleteAbsolute perfection!!
DeleteKate gets more beautiful every year! She is stunning at the awards tonight. It does remind me of Hollywood glam. It conjures up images of Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe Jimmy Choo heels are beautiful! Very unique with the ombre shading. I would have just thrown on the ODLR sparkly heels :-) Both Kate and Meghan are always impressive with the show collection.
Hope that both William and Kate enjoy the evening.
It is a beautiful look and she looks relaxed and wonderful in the gown and jewels.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous!!!This is class!!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this look!! She looks smashing!
ReplyDeleteReminds me so much of the lilac McQueen she wore in 2011. I wore a replicate of that dress to a military ball with my now husband! I felt so very princess-y that night!
She looks regal and absolutely spectacular!
Absolutely Breathtaking!! In that one pic showing her shoes.... she looks to me like Cinderella at the ball!! :) It's been such a joy watching her evolve into her Royal Role & her roles as wife & mother! She is so wonderful! The 2 brothers may have lost so much, but they totally hit the jackpot with their wives !! Glorious!
ReplyDeleteI thought the same about her shoes!
DeleteCompletely agree! She is stunning. Like one of those cartoon princess movies where they look perfect. Watch the videos if you have time. I love hearing how they interact with people asking questions & being so interested in others. & love their interaction with each other- always so loving. Even though they don't hold hands you can see care, love, & being do in sync with each other.
DeleteI would kill for those Choos!! :P
DeleteLove it, Briggs! :)
DeletePerfection!!
ReplyDeleteI am going to pick this dress in advance as my best of the year in evening gowns! It is so beautiful that I can't imagine another gown ousting it from its pedestal in my mind! Bravo, Kate! Another win! I, also had kind of been wanting her to wear another white gown. I think she looks good in white.
ReplyDeleteA stunning and wonderful dress and she looks so relaxed and happy wearing it! I very much like that she did not wear a necklace, just the beautiful earrings and bracelet to highlight the dress.
ReplyDeleteKate looks stunningly beautiful and I absolutely love this evening gown. Very feminine; simple yet the texture and flow makes it interesting. A fine choice! Enjoyed the post and look forward to seeing more of Kate.
ReplyDeleteI think the dress may also be a tribute to Diana. Diana's last public engagement was at the Royal Albert Hall in June, 1997, for a performance of Swan Lake. Catherine's gown, to me, resembles the costumes in that ballet. The white, filmy, one shouldered, look. I believe there were embellishments similar as well. In addition, Diana wore these earrings, the diamond portion above without the pearl drop. It may all be a coincidence but I don't think so. If true, as a memorial to William' Mother's last official appearance, in the same Hall with the earrings she wore as well as a gown so similar in spirit to the swan costumes...quite poignant.
ReplyDeleteOf course, she is absolutely beautiful. All of it.
I also thought this dress is reminiscent of her lilac gown from Los Angeles, which is one of my all-time favorites she has worn. McQueen never lets her down.
Ditto! I immediately thought of the Gown for BAFTA in LA - this gown and that one stand out to me as the two most gorgeous she's worn. Absolute perfection!!
DeleteI cannot stop saying “wow!” She looks spectacular! Love everything about it. Yowza!!
ReplyDeleteHmm i love breathtaking i love the goen she looks like a queen on the red carpet honesty she looks great
ReplyDeleteThe Duke and the Duchess are the most poised, gracious royals, they are charming and genuine, full of love for each other and admired by all!
ReplyDeleteDuchess Catherine looks like an exquisite winter princess - what a charming no delightful, asset she is to her husband and to his family.
ReplyDeleteYASSS Kate! That horrible matronly chignon is nowhere to be seen and this dress is definitely the best of any BAFTA gowns, so far!! I agree with everyone who thinks this is very similar to the pink gown she wore for Charles' 70th. I love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. One of her best! I think it's similar to the pink one she wore to Charles' birthday party. It also reminds me of Diana's off the shoulder white dress in Brazil in 1991.
ReplyDeleteI love it when she styles her updo with a little bit of pouf in the back...it’s glamorous and fun and sexy. She looks amazing. Wonder if William ever looks at her all glammed up, perfectly at ease with all the other star power around her and thinks “I can’t believe I ever had my doubts about her being the perfect mate for me!”?
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Sheer perfection! I love everything about this look - the gown, the shoes, the makeup, her beautiful hair in that intricate updo. I think, like a lot of others, that this is my favourite formal gown ever on Catherine!
ReplyDeleteI will also pick this grown as the best of the year. I am going to say that the Romy 100 Silver and Dusk Blue Fireball Glitter Dégradé Fabric Pointy Toe Pumps Kate is wearing tonight, she wore them at the State Banquet at Buckingham Place in Oct, 2018, that we never saw the shoes. The State Banquet dress was pale blue and these new pumps we are seeing has blue sparkles on the pump.
ReplyDeleteThis is an elegant look showing off Kate's beauty to perfection. Congratulations to the award winners at this event.
ReplyDeleteStunning, classy, beautiful! She looks like she’s wearing Cinderella’s glass slippers...love ❤️
ReplyDeleteStunning! This gown will be hard to beat. Love everything from the hair to the shoes. We are missing our fave person Julia. Julia you've been MIA for a few posts now. Hope you are back soon!
ReplyDeleteShe just might be the most beautiful woman in the world tonight. At a job in college that I had, some guys I worked with used to joke with the manager because his wife was so beautiful and they felt he was plain. They used to say "You are so "overchicked"". Prince William might be that tonight, as any man would be. Just a little joke, wink wink ;)
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahahaha overchicked :D new favourite word!
DeleteCamilla
Absolutely perfect. Love love everything. Way to go Katr
ReplyDeleteIs William wearing velvet slip on shoes?? Love his departure from typical shiny men’s shoes!
ReplyDeleteI think he usually wear these. If I'm not mistaken, they are called Opera Slippers or something of the sort!
DeleteKate was so stunningly beautiful tonight!
ReplyDeleteAs I saw the pictures my first thought was what princess Charlotte must think, to see her mother dress up and present as such complete perfection of beauty, grace and style...?
Kate looks gorgeous wearing jeans and sneakers, but to see her tonight is a pure vision, from head to to toe she nailed it. The jewelry, the dress, the shoes. Her hair and makeup tonight are perfect too. And most of all she is glowing with happiness and confidence. William also looks so happy and I imagine he could not be more proud of Kate.
I wish these two the BEST.
This is the most beautiful dress she has ever worn imho. When I saw her i actually cried. She looks lovely from head to toe. Every inch a future queen, Stunning Hair, makeup, jewelry, shoes, bag. the dress moved so elegantly. this is the one to beat!
ReplyDeleteThis was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Charlotte, so much for the wonderful videos that you included in your post. They added so much to my enjoyment of the engagement, especially the conversations the Cambridges had with the movie casts after the ceremony. I had also heard about the funny expression that Claire Foy had when the Cambridges walked into the theatre but had not been able to find that video on any other site. I should have known that you would include a video that allowed me to see that so clearly. I fully agree with you about the Duchess's look tonight. She looks stunningly beautiful and her dress is simply breath-taking. Thank you for giving the evening such great coverage. It was a real treat! All the best, AnneHH
ReplyDeleteExquisite!! My goodness is she stunning!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Marvelous! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMost of the other commenters have already said it all!
Oh so sorry I disagree with most all of you about the dress-sadly- it’s the flowers that have me stumped- this is such a debutant coming out gown. I would have tossed the flowers, kept the same gathering that is under the flowers and added the biggest jeweled choker I had available, a beautiful sapphire necklace would have been just the thing, then added sapphire earrings as big as my thumb, I would have knocked them dead with jewels, kept the dress Uber simple, but definitely ditched the flowers. Duchesses don’t accessorize with fabric flowers- ever- Duchesses accessorize with Jewels!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are not fake flowers, as you seem to imply. This is part of the dress, as plumes would be. Plenty of royals use decorations of this kind.
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I can't argue with you Indigoisle that Duchesses should accessorize with jewels, but think the flowers gave the dress some interesting, tone on tone effects from the front and the back. Had Kate opted for the model's version with the floor length drape, then a beautiful brooch on the shoulder would have been perfect. This is Kate's style and her "formula" and by many accounts, it was very elegantly successful.
DeleteSometimes less is more. this was not about kate bringing out the biggest jewels she could get her hands on and wearing all of them. she kept it true to herself, Classy.
DeleteIs this what a Greek Goddess looks like?
ReplyDeleteLove the off shoulder on Kate. Always a vision!
ReplyDeleteTotal Perfection!!! Bravo, Kate!
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a true princess she is so stunningly gorgeous!! She outshines all the stars. Thanks Charlotte as always
ReplyDeleteThe Angel of the United Kingdom!
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She is breathtaking! She outshines the stars, she is in a different category. So elegant and gracious.
ReplyDeleteMy absolute new favourite. She looks amazing. This look already have my vote for best evening gown. Thanks for your wonderful coverage Charlotte. You are the best.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress, nice to see the earrings. Catherine looked amazing.
ReplyDeleteI found this image of Kate wearing a one-shouldered bright red evening gown on Pinterest, but can’t find it elsewhere online. In some ways it’s reminiscent of this gorgeous white gown, but I don’t remember seeing it here. Charlotte, do you think it might be a “fake” image?
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Hello LeahMaria,
DeleteIt's photoshopped. Kate Winslet wore the red gown to the Oscars some years ago.
Aha! I couldn’t imagine it not being on your blog somewhere if it was real! Thank you so much for the reply. LM
DeleteAre there any pictures of the back of her updo? Her hair is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, gorgeous! Kate is stunning, the entire look is simply amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI see it now. Thank you!
DeleteLook how cute & down-to-earth they are in the video. Watch her comment after they are seated about how quiet it is. Kate is elegant yet warm.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at how many people are sure it is the same as the pink gown except for the colour. And that based on about 2 square inches we can see of the pink gown. As far as we know all they have in common is that they are both one-shoulder with flowers - though distinctly different flowers - on the shoulder. For all we know the pink one is not even a dress but a jumpsuit, or it could be short (unlikely but possible).
ReplyDeleteWe know Kate doesn’t mind having the same thing in different colours, so it is a definite possibility (and it is such a gorgeous dress I would not blame her), but I am not willing to make that call based on the small part of the pink dress we saw. At the time a number of designers were mentioned that had dresses in similar styles to the pink dress, I don’t remember McQueen even being mentioned.
This is her best look so far, IMO. Kate is stunning and the look seems perfect to me. The fabric has a subtle flow and a pearly shimmer, just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteim so glad I can come on this blog without being criticized for saying something positive about duchess Kate.
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I loved the videos. The Cambridges are really good at talking to people and making them feel special, I believe! They're not polite and distant; they are cordial and engaged.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kate's updo is just gorgeous!!!
Beautiful! Everyone else has said it already. I also think that the picture of Diana shows just how much William looks like his mother!
ReplyDeletetwo words sum up the duchess tonight: REGAL AND CLASS!
ReplyDeleteSandra from Canada
The Duchess looks beautiful. Loved the outfit. The shoes YES! Love the fact she is wearing the late Princess of Wales earrings. Her makeup how natural it looks stunning.
ReplyDeleteSeeing that Diana's smile, one sees William's! Exactly the same!
ReplyDeleteThis has to be one of Kate's most iconic look to date. She literally outshine everyone at the awards like people were so in awe of her presence. This dress is beautiful, classic, and so regal. Kate is so damn gorgeous like I'm so in awe how classy and graceful she is . William is one lucky man.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely classic, timeless and elegant look, pure perfection! As much as I loved watching those photos and perfect look, I must say it's the first video that amazed me. Did you noticed how every inch confident Catherine looked when she was walking down the stairs? No any hint of nerveousnes but simply confident, smiling and happy duchess. Some way she seemed more confident than William. And no matter what she wears, it is that confident what really makes her shine and sparkle. I think that we could see that same confident from her face from her last engament with children. There was not even tiny nervousness in her face. And it is fantastic see, that she can now enjoy her work with her full heart, when that little unsecurity is gone.
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A dream 💖
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely dress, and seems to have inspired rivers of adulation for the Duchess, so well done, Kate. They appear to have had a lovely time at the BAFTAS too. These classic silhouettes always work the best. The shoulder detail is exquisite. The retro updo suits her, it's very Princess Margaret. Very glamorous evening makeup.
ReplyDeleteDress is beautiful, but I think it would have looked better we’re her skin a notch darker - she is too pale for it to really zing. Nice to see her in princess Diana’s earrings
ReplyDeleteCharlotte why wasn’t my comment posted?
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Hi Kimmie, I just found it in spam and published it.
DeleteJust a little detail: I notice Kate is not wearing pantyhose and thus following the usual trends of the BAFTA actresses. I actually think this is a positive change: it's a red-carpet event and the shoes she is wearing aren't the type of shoes that call for hose. But it's a sign of more confidence from her: she is wearing what she wants to wear, and not what she thinks she SHOULD wear. The off-the-shoulder look again is another thing she probably wouldn't have worn a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteKate has gone without stockings plenty of times.
DeleteAnd she has worn off shoulder before.None of this is anything new.
DeleteShe is wearing pantyhose. It is visible in some pictures, one can just see the small crease when she bends her foot
DeleteThis is a gorgeous look for the Duchess! White is a classic color for evening, and this is a beautiful example. Everything is lovely - dress, jewelry, hair, makeup. The smoky eye is under control here. This is a big WIN!
ReplyDeleteI hope kate wears the pink gown she wore to prince Charles birthday dinner to the 100 woman in finance gala.
ReplyDeleteJust a quick thought: Is the top of the dress altered from the one she was wearing in Los Angeles.. it could be I think...
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