Of all the defining moments in Britain’s royal history, there aren’t many involving a see-through dress. It felt inevitable, then, that the image of Kate Middleton stepping out, in next to nothing, during a student runway show in 2002 would become such a focal point for the concluding episodes of Netflix’s The Crown, which arrived today.
The sixth and final outing of Peter Morgan’s controversial drama has been split into two parts. The first, released last month, charted the weeks leading up to the death of Princess Diana and her relationship with Dodi Fayed in 1997. Part two leaps forward to Prince William’s time at St Andrews University and the beginnings of his romance with Kate Middleton. Cue the see-through dress.
