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Waleses Open Garden-Party Season at Buckingham Palace With Kate’s Subtle Tributes

The appearance underlined her return to duties after cancer treatment.

Overview

  • Prince William and Catherine hosted the season’s first Buckingham Palace garden party on behalf of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
  • Catherine wore a cream-and-black Self-Portrait dress with a tailored top, a polka-dot skirt, and a 3D flower corsage.
  • She accessorized with Princess Diana’s triple-strand pearl bracelet and Queen Elizabeth II’s Bahrain pearl drop earrings.
  • A vintage wide-brimmed black-and-cream hat by 20th-century British milliner Mitzi Lorenz completed the look.
  • The couple’s Instagram post said the party honored public, charity, and community service, and Kensington Palace confirmed the princess will visit Italy next week to study the Reggio Emilia early-childhood approach after missing 2024 parties during cancer treatment.