The Prince and Princess of Wales put on a color-coordinated present of unity at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, marking the second high-profile public look by senior royals since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.
Arriving in complementary outfits — the burgundy waistband of Kate’s Gucci robe completely matching the shade of William’s velvet tuxedo jacket — the couple walked the red carpet at London’s Royal Festival Hall for Britain’s equal to the Oscars.
The look comes simply days after Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince William’s uncle, grew to become the first member of the UK royal household to be arrested in fashionable historical past. The former Prince Andrew, who has denied all prior wrongdoing however has not commented on the newest claims, was launched after spending greater than 10 hours in police custody.
In footage from the red carpet, an attendee will be heard loudly asking whether or not the monarchy is “in peril,” although the royal couple swept previous reporters with out remark. Asked whether or not he had seen Best Film nominee “Hamnet” earlier than taking their seats, William reportedly informed two fellow friends, “I need to be in quite a calm state and I’m not at the moment,” based on a number of British information shops, together with public broadcaster the BBC.
While the Prince and Princess of Wales haven’t issued a assertion on the arrest, a palace spokesperson mentioned earlier this month that they had been “deeply concerned by the continuing revelations” surrounding Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to the late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Their attendance was not wholly surprising — William at present serves as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) — nevertheless it was couple’s first time collectively at the annual ceremony since 2023 and Kate’s most cancers analysis the yr after.
On Thursday, King Charles III made a considerably extra stunning look at London Fashion Week, the place he sat on the front row of British Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s runway present simply hours after his brother’s arrest. Earlier that day, the 77-year-old monarch launched a assertion pledging that the royal household “will continue in our duty and service to you all” amid the unfolding disaster.
The Waleses usually are not recognized for explicitly matching outfits, however they arrived in unusually complementary formalwear. On a night that noticed “One Battle After Another” decide up six awards, together with Best Film, William riffed on the black-tie gown code in a darkish red dinner jacket. Kate, in the meantime, opted for a floor-length, two-tone mauve robe that ruched at the waist above a velvet ribbon. She accomplished the look with a pair of earrings from the royal assortment, gifted by the late Queen Mother to the then Princess Elizabeth upon her wedding ceremony to Prince Philip in 1947.
The Princess of Wales’ outfit continued her lengthy custom of re-using attire from earlier public appearances, having beforehand worn the Gucci robe to a London occasion in 2019.
During her final look at the BAFTAs in 2023 she sported the identical Alexander McQueen robe she had worn to the ceremony 4 years prior (although the floral shoulder detailing had been changed with draped white cloth). At the 2020 awards, she opted for an embroidered gold and white gown — additionally by Alexander McQueen — that she had first worn in 2012.