Prince William and Kate Middleton at BAFTAs 2020.Photo: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images
Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamare gearing up for a glam night out at the BAFTAs this month.
It will also mark a return to the awards forPrince Williamand Princess Kate after missing it in recent years. In 2021,William pulled out of an appearance at the BAFTAsfollowing his grandfatherPrince Philip’s death. It was announced last year that the royal couplewouldn’t attend the awards ceremonydue to diary constraints.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the BAFTAs 2020.Samir Hussein/WireImage
In 2020, Princess Kate recycled herhead-turning gold-and-white Alexander McQueen gownto appear on the BAFTA awards red carpet alongside her husband, who looked sharp in a tuxedo and bow tie.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at BAFTAs 2019.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Kate wore a white asymmetrical dressfrom Alexander McQueen in 2019 for the British equivalent ofthe Oscars.
She paired the elegant gown with a white clutch, a diamond bracelet and a pair of her late mother-in-law Princess Diana’s pearl and silver earrings. Diana wore the earrings in 1995 while accepting the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
Kate Middleton and Prince William at BAFTAs 2018.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate Middleton and Prince William at BAFTAs 2017.DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images
Princess Kate made her debut at the BAFTAs in 2017, hitting the red carpet in abespoke Alexander McQueen creation— a black off-the-shoulder gown covered in a delicate pattern of green and violet flowers.
Prince Williamand Princess Katedressed to the nines(complete with atiarafor Kate!) for a Buckingham Palace reception in December, but their last red carpet moment actually came on a green carpet — at the 2022 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Boston.
Kate Middleton.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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Prince William and Kate’s return to the red carpet for the BAFTAs will come after a week of lessened royal duties while they spend half-term with their three children:Prince George, 9,Princess Charlotte, 7, andPrince Louis, 4. The Prince and Princess of Wales have made it a point to restrict their public engagements and spend time with their kids during school breaks.
The family relocated from London to Windsor over the summer. In Windsor, the family relishes the open parkland and countryside wherePrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louiscan freely play.
“They love that the kids can go out on their bikes and cycle around the estate, and they are all really excited to meet everyone,” a friendrecently told PEOPLE. “It’s a real little community.”
It’s also possible that the family of five will head to their beloved country retreat, Amner Hall in Norfolk, during the time off from school.
source: people.com
