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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Kayleigh Roberts

Kate Middleton’s Velvet Dress Designer Says They Only Had 30-Minutes Notice That She Was Wearing the Gown

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the Royal Variety Performance at Royal Albert Hall on November 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage).

Prince William and Kate Middleton stepped out for a glamorous date night without their three kids last Wednesday night to attend the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and, unsurprisingly, Kate's red carpet look was a highlight of the event.

The Princess of Wales opted for a regal look that felt simultaneously classic and modern, walking the carpet in an emerald green velvet Talbot Runhof gown that Net-A-Porter described as a "sumptuous emerald velvet that looks richer or lighter depending on how the light hits it."

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