Princess Beatrice was elegant
in a £320 Self Portrait dress as she joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
for a garden party at Buckingham Palace today.
The 33-year-old royal was
among a host of royals standing in for the monarch, 96, who traditionally
oversees four garden parties each summer but has bowed out of this year’s
engagements amid ongoing mobility issues.
The annual garden parties,
which are held between Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, are a
way for the monarch to celebrate and reward those who have distinguished
themselves in public service. They require the royal hosts to spend more than
an hour on their feet as they make their way through the crowd.
The Queen, who will celebrate
her Platinum Jubilee next week, is relying on senior royals including Prince
Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William to stand in her stead at
high profile engagements.
For the occasion,
mother-of-one Bea picked a very stylish checked dress from the trendy label
Self Portrait.
The appearance of the couple
comes days after she and her husband Edoardo attended the Royal Chelsea Flower
Show and the preview of A Gallop Through History, which formed part of the
Royal Windsor Horse Show.
The 33-year-old royal was
among a host of royals standing in for the monarch, 96, who traditionally
oversees four garden parties each summer but has bowed out of this year’s
engagements amid ongoing mobility issues (left, with the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge)
The mother-of-one sported glamorous makeup, with a trail of eyeliner circling her blue eyes and mascara
adding volume to her lashes.
She completed the look with a
healthy dose of bronzer and a pink lipstick.
Her dress was described online
as ‘1940s’ in style, with a ‘pleated and puffed chiffon’.
It was then ‘finished with
delicate neck ties and useful slip pockets’.
