{"id":2297046,"date":"2026-02-24T08:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2297046"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:18:26","slug":"princess-kate-makes-symbolic-move-with-bold-gesture-at-baftas-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-kate-makes-symbolic-move-with-bold-gesture-at-baftas-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate makes \u2018symbolic\u2019 move with bold gesture at BAFTAs | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Catherine wore a recycled white and pink gown by Gucci, diamond jewellery and styled her hair in tight curls. She completed the look with a smoky eye and a glowy base.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kristy Dale, owner of Red Carpet Ready, said that Catherine\u2019s appearance marked a \u201csymbolic return to the spotlight for the Prince and Princess after a period away from public engagements and a difficult week for the royals\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>She told the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/kate-middleton-makes-strong-statement-36764412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mirror<\/a>: \u201cEthereal tones are the colour story of the season, and Kate absolutely nailed this &#8211; epitomising it beautifully in her choice of dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cShe never puts a foot wrong on the red carpet, and [Sunday] is no exception. The soft palette works perfectly with her hair, creating a seamless, glowing finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Regarding the princess\u2019s accessories, the style expert said: \u201cAccessorised to perfection with chandelier earrings and a diamond bracelet, likely historic pieces from the royal collection, the look feels both timeless and intentional.\u00a0She consistently shows understated regal poise: effortless yet refined.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ms Dale concluded that the future queen delivered a \u201c masterclass in tonal sophistication\u201d with her appearance on Sunday. During the awards ceremony, Catherine said she saw the outstanding British film Hamnet on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>She said it was \u201creally very very powerful\u201d, praising the \u201cfantastic\u201d and \u201craw\u201d music score and talking about its portrayal of \u201cintergenerational grief\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Chatting with the chairwoman of Bafta&#8217;s film committee, Emily Stillman, and executive director of the charity&#8217;s awards and content, Emma Baehr, the princess said: \u201cYes, I think it was a very bad idea actually&#8230; ended up with very puffy eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It came just a few days after disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The former Duke of York was held in custody for 11 hours on Thursday, before being released under investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catherine wore a recycled white and pink gown by Gucci, diamond jewellery and styled her hair in tight curls. 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