The Princess wore a deep inexperienced robe by Andrew Gn for tonight’s state dinner honoring the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and First Girl Oluremi Tinubu.

The banquet was held at St. George’s Corridor at Windsor Fort because of the intensive transforming and refurbishment challenge at Buckingham Palace. Beneath, a proper portrait of the King, Queen, President Tinubu, and the First Girl.  

The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess, and Prince William. The Duchess of Edinburgh wasn’t in attendance tonight. I do know she has been touring fairly a bit, most lately to New York and Italy.  

On this picture, you’ll be able to see the Princess Royal on the correct, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, seen on the left. You possibly can simply make out the Duchess of Gloucester.

The King, Queen, and friends of honor as they walked into dinner. 
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Prince William and a visitor, whom I used to be unable to establish. 
The Princess Royal and Sir Tim. 
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. 
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A quick video displaying their stroll into St. George’s Corridor. 

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, attending the Nigerian State Banquet at Windsor Fort, this night! ✨👑♥️ pic.twitter.com/0jyBc1vsgm

— Princess Anne & Sir Tim Laurence ✨ (@TheLaurences_) March 18, 2026

Extra on tonight’s dinner from ITV’s coverage:

Mr Tinubu’s keep is the primary incoming state go to by a Muslim chief throughout Ramadan since 1928 when King George V hosted King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan.

The President broke his quick privately at sundown earlier than becoming a member of the Royal Household for the banquet. The First Girl is a Christian and an ordained Pentecostal pastor.

For the primary time in dwelling reminiscence, canapes had been supplied forward of the dinner to supply sustenance to Muslim friends who had been unable to partake in iftar – the breaking of their quick.

Right here, you get a way of the huge desk within the corridor, which measures greater than 150 ft; greater than 140 candles had been used for the dinner.

Extra concerning the preparations and the flowers from this People story.

Palace workers began work organising the desk on Sunday and continued to make preparations till shortly earlier than the dinner started. Among the many final issues to be added had been the magnificent flower preparations utilizing blooms from the gardens at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Fort, and the Savill Backyard in Windsor. Any flowers that can not be reused after the banquet will probably be donated to Floral Angels, Queen Camilla’s patronage, which delivers flowers to hospices, aged care houses, shelters and extra.

On this picture, I imagine friends are standing for the international locations’ nationwide anthems.

ITV reviews the menu included:

• Tender-boiled quail egg tartlet with watercress, kale, and a basil sabayon

• Filet of turbot, lobster mousse wrapped in spinach, beurre blanc sauce, sprouting broccoli with hollandaise sauce, fricasse of peas and broad beans, Jersey Royal potatoes

• Iced blackcurrant souffle with crimson fruit coulis

Nearly one thousand knives and forks had been used for tonight’s desk service. 

The Princess laughing with a member of the Nigerian delegation.

The Every day Mail has particulars on tonight’s drinks in this article. 

English glowing wine was used for the toasts for many who had been consuming alcohol, and the menu didn’t embody meat.

You possibly can see President Tinubu consuming vary juice on this picture, and the Princess sipping on water.

King Charles and President Tinubu delivered remarks. The Telegraph offers more on the King’s speech. 

The King’s banquet speech, typically a combination of significant diplomacy and jokes, included the “Yoruba knowledge” of “rain doesn’t fall on one roof alone”, the Hausa saying “when the music modifications, so does the dance” and the Igbo “information isn’t full, two heads are higher than one”.

Talking of a “tea and jollof” reception he hosted at St James’s Palace final week, the King entered the well-known debate over which nation is residence to the very best rice dish: “I used to be firmly assured that the jollof was solely the very best: Nigerian, in fact… or maybe Ghanaian or Senegalese. Diplomatically, I can’t bear in mind.”

Sky Information gives about one minute of the speech in this video. 

‘Final week, I used to be delighted to host a jollof and tea celebration at St. James’s Palace. I used to be firmly assured that the jollof was solely the very best. Nigerian in fact.’

King Charles welcomes Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Fort for his two-day state go to… pic.twitter.com/Dd5TEZS71J

— Sky Information (@SkyNews) March 18, 2026

Now, for a fast evaluate of what some royal friends had been carrying, starting with the gents, all of whom sported the formal crimson Windsor uniform, with its distinctive scarlet collar and cuffs on the jacket. The Queen was in a cream embroidered robe by Fiona Clare, the late Queen’s Belgian Sapphire Tiara with matching earrings, and a diamond necklace that belonged to her mom. 
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Princess Anne wore a night coat courting again to a minimum of 1969, with due to Royal British Fashion for that perception, and a bandeau tiara. The Court Jeweler reports that her earrings had been an 18th-birthday reward from her dad and mom.   
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We now flip to our have a look at what Kate wore. 

Her costume very a lot seems like a bespoke model of Andrew Gn’s Chiffon Pleated Robe in a bespoke coloration, with thanks to Laura and UFO No More for a speedy ID. The 100% silk design is from the designer’s F/W 2021 assortment, that includes a excessive neck, puffed blouson sleeves, pleating on the entrance neck and throughout the waist, and a hid again zipper. The Princess didn’t put on the pearl-buckled belt proven with the off-the-rack model of the model.

As many readers might know, inexperienced is likely one of the two main colours in Nigeria’s flag—extra from this GB News story. 

The colors carry clear that means; inexperienced represents Nigeria’s wealthy pure wealth, particularly its forests and agriculture, whereas white symbolises peace and unity.

Middleton Maven related with the designer on-line. Extra from her Instagram post.

Andrew Gn confirms that he created this robe for the Princess of Wales in 2022, earlier than retiring in 2023. He describes it as a part of a perception in “heritage design” — fantastically made items to be treasured and handed right down to the following era, very like jewellery.

Beneath, the designer on the conclusion of his 2019 runway present. 

The Princess additionally wore the Queen Mom’s Sapphire and Diamond Fringe Earrings. They showcase a central faceted sapphire with spherical and baguette diamonds, together with a particular fringe of diamonds suspended from the underside of the sapphire. I present them beneath as worn in December 2021 to the Christmas Carol service; there weren’t nice images tonight.

It appeared just like the Princess repeated her Manolo Blahnik ‘Hangisi’ 105 Satin Pumps in Emerald Inexperienced. The model remains to be available at FWRD in restricted sizes ($1195), at Farfetch in restricted sizes ($1281), and at Cettire ($1279).  

We noticed the return of the Jenny Packham ‘Casa’ Clutch (now not obtainable), a trapezoid-shaped bag in platinum lamé with a crystal-encrusted clasp. 

The tailor-made design showcased a slim match, a satin placket, collar, pocket trim, and cuffs. The Princess distributed with the ruffled trim on the collar and cuffs.

Born to immigrant dad and mom in Singapore in 1966, Gn (pronounced “gin” with a tough “g”) was inspired to journey and in the end studied in Paris, New York Metropolis, and Milan earlier than founding his Paris atelier, The Home of Andrew Gn, in 1995. What “started merely in his residence with an assistant and a stitching machine,” Slinkard says, grew right into a 28-year enterprise that produced 80 collections and a few 10,000 ensembles. One of many few impartial style homes to succeed financially, the atelier (which closed in 2023) is understood for wealthy ornamentation, impeccable supplies, and the artist’s disparate international aesthetic

Two extra images from the exhibit. 

And from the museum’s description of the exhibition. 

Making its North American debut, Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World illuminates the designer’s life and legacy, showcasing practically 100 beautiful works, together with clothes, equipment, authentic illustrations and digital media. The expertise is split into thematic sections highlighting the designer’s signature mix of Western aesthetics, artwork historical past and Asian ornamental artwork and design.

The exhibit runs via April 5, so these on the East Coast nonetheless have time to see it. Right here is an interview with the designer that runs roughly 2-1/2 minutes.  

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Sky Information has greater than 45 minutes of protection on this video.