{"id":2171025,"date":"2025-11-21T19:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2171025"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:57:11","slug":"royal-news-designer-reveals-story-behind-princess-kates-green-velvet-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-news-designer-reveals-story-behind-princess-kates-green-velvet-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal news: Designer reveals story behind Princess Kate’s green velvet dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The designer behind Princess Kate’s green velvet dress at the Royal Variety Performance has shared how he and his team discovered the royal was wearing the stunning costume.<\/p>\n

Co-founder at Talbot Runhof, Adrian Runhof, said Buckingham Palace only notified the company the future Queen would be wearing their gown half an hour before her appearance.<\/p>\n\n

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“Our name and our dress have been posted worldwide, so we are very thankful to her,” Mr Runhof told People magazine.<\/p>\n

He continued: “We think she is great, we respect her, and it’s a great honour for us that she picked this dress, that she obviously liked it enough to buy it and select it for the event last night.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The designer shared that Kate brought the dress ‘a few seasons ago’<\/p>\n

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Mr Runhof explained the dress has been in their collection for multiple seasons and he believes Kate bought it through a department store.<\/p>\n

He said: “I think she bought it a few seasons ago and found it in her wardrobe and thought, ‘Why don’t I wear this? It’s so beautiful’.”<\/p>\n

The designer said the “secret” to their dresses is the way they fit, noting that there was a boost to Kate’s choice.<\/p>\n

He explained: “The best thing is that it’s a wonderful stretch velvet, so it feels as comfortable as a pair of pyjamas.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The future queen wore the stunning dress with her “blonde” hairstyle<\/a>, which she addressed after causing a fan frenzy earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales explained her newly lightened hair resulted from natural sun exposure during her summer sailing holiday.<\/p>\n

During a backstage encounter with actress Su Pollard at the Royal Variety Performance, Kate explained the transformation of her signature brunette locks.<\/p>\n

When Ms Pollard complimented the royal’s noticeably lighter hairstyle, she responded: “It used to be brown, but it’s gone light in the sunshine.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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William and Kate were treated to an array of performances at the Royal Variety Performance<\/p>\n

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The revelation came during the glittering gala at the Royal Albert Hall, where Kate appeared alongside her husband Prince William.<\/p>\n

The future Queen accessorised with the Greville chandelier earrings, diamond pieces by Cartier that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n

William accompanied his wife in traditional black tie attire for the rare formal evening engagement.<\/p>\n

The Royal Variety Performance raises funds for entertainment industry professionals in need, with proceeds supporting the Royal Variety Charity’s mental health initiatives launched last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The princess wore the dress with Greville chandelier earrings<\/p>\n

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This cause aligns closely with the Waleses’ longstanding advocacy for mental health support.<\/p>\n

The show featured comedian Jason Manford as host and included an exclusive performance of Paddington The Musical.<\/p>\n

The show included a 400-strong cast celebrating Les Mis\u00e9rables’ 40th anniversary and concluded with performers filling the aisles whilst confetti descended from the ceiling.<\/p>\n

Following the performances, William and Kate went backstage to meet the participating acts, which included a special encounter with Paddington bear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The designer behind Princess Kate’s green velvet dress at the Royal Variety Performance has shared how he and his team discovered the royal was wearing the stunning costume. Co-founder at Talbot Runhof, Adrian Runhof, said Buckingham Palace only notified the company the future Queen would be wearing their gown half an hour before her appearance. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2171026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[23651,22701],"class_list":["post-2171025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-kate-middleton","tag-royal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Royal-news-Designer-reveals-story-behind-Princess-Kates-green-velvet.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2171025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2171027,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171025\/revisions\/2171027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}