The Princess introduced again a Gucci night robe for tonight’s BAFTA gala in London.

The Prince and Princess attended the 79th British Academy Film Awards, extra generally generally known as the BAFTAs (British Academy of Movie and Tv Arts), on the Royal Competition Corridor. On this picture, you may see the highest layer of the Princess’s robe floating within the breeze.

Right here is Lord-Lieutenant of London Sir Kenneth Olisa greeting the couple as they arrived.

Prince William has been president of the British Academy of Movie and Tv Arts since 2010. 

And a facet view of the robe on this picture of the royals with Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, in the dead of night teal.

One other view of the couple. 

In this video from Robert Jobson, you may see how the Princess’s robe strikes. 

Prince & Princess of Wales at #Baftas pic.twitter.com/865LspwP0f

— @theroyaleditor (@RobertDJobson) February 22, 2026

As soon as inside, the couple spoke with officers and nominees. 

Extra from The Telegraph’s coverage.

The Princess, sporting a pale pink and cream Gucci robe that she beforehand wore to a 2019 gala, joked that watching Hamnet the evening earlier than the ceremony was a “dangerous thought” as a result of she “ended up with very puffy eyes”.

She mentioned: “It was so fantastically shot. The music as properly. The rating is improbable.”

The Princess, a mother-of-three, additionally shared her appreciation of the movie’s “presentation of intergenerational grief”.

She added: “We now have a protracted checklist of movies that we nonetheless must get by.”

This video from Cameron Walker has a part of that dialog. 

The Princess of Wales was in “floods of tears” watching @hamnetmovie, Prince William reveals at @BAFTA. Catherine was touched by the music, cinematography and the story of “inter generational grief”.
She additionally mentioned she’s “making an attempt to get the kids into movie a bit extra.” pic.twitter.com/9heWzjCIuG

— Cameron Walker (@CameronDLWalker) February 22, 2026

One other view of the couple with Jane Millichip.

Right here you see the royals as they make their technique to their seats.
And a large shot. 

Extra from The Daily Mail’s story. 

William mentioned he had not but seen Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet, and described the vampire film Sinners as ‘a bit darkish’.

‘I’ve seen One Battle After One other, that was superb. We weren’t anticipating it to start out the way in which it did.’

The Princess additionally revealed how Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at the moment are taking a larger curiosity in movies.

Amongst these presenting awards tonight was Paddington Bear, saying the winner of the very best kids’s and household movie.

Prince William additionally introduced an award. 

We be taught extra from Variety’s article. 

Prince William paid tribute to NBCUniversal chair Donna Langley as he awarded her BAFTA’s highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship in the course of the movie awards on Sunday evening, calling the British-born studio head a “shining mild.”

“The trail to fellowship is an honor given in recognition of an distinctive contribution to movie,” he informed the viewers, which included a lot of Langley’s colleagues and collaborators, together with Leonardo DiCaprio, Renée Zellweger and Emma Stone. “And tonight’s recipient is kind of merely that – distinctive.”

We return to The Telegraph’s piece. 

In his speech presenting Dame Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Leisure, together with her Bafta Fellowship award, Prince William praised the UK’s inventive industries, calling them “considered one of this nation’s best strengths”.

He mentioned he would “proceed to have fun and help the expertise that makes them shine globally” in his position as president of the Academy. 

William additionally paid tribute to Dame Donna’s “transformative management”, noting that she was “the primary British girl to run a significant Hollywood studio” and ever since has been a “tireless advocate for British expertise overseas”. 

Dame Donnna as she accepted her award.

The Princess applauds. 

And now, we check out what Kate wore for tonight’s awards. The Gucci robe showcased an intricately ruched bodice and a floaty, flowing skirt. The off-the-shoulder design additionally featured a burgundy velvet belt on the waist.

Many instantly acknowledged the blush-pink and burgundy plissé design, a method first worn in February 2019 for a Girls in Finance fundraising dinner.

The Prince’s jacket coordinated properly with the robe. 

Here’s a overview of the entire Princess’s BAFTA seems by the years. For the 2017 awards, she selected a bespoke off-the-shoulder Alexander McQueen design; at the 2018 awards, it was a deep inexperienced Jenny Packham robe; in 2019, she wore a white one-shoulder McQueen robe; for the 2020 awards, the Princess wore an Alexander McQueen design first seen in the course of the 2012 Jubilee Tour; on the 2023 awards, she repeated a reworked model of the white McQueen model; after which tonight we noticed the Gucci model once more.

The Princess accessorized tonight’s look with glittering diamond jewellery, together with the Greville Chandelier earrings. The earrings had been a marriage current for the then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and are mentioned to have been a favourite of the late Queen.

We additionally noticed the return of Queen Mary’s Diamond Choker Bracelet, an Artwork Deco model made by Cartier from a necklace initially worn as a choker. You see the Queen sporting it in a postcard picture from the late Thirties, second from the left.

The Princess additionally repeated her Oscar de la Renta ‘Cabrina’ pumps within the ‘platinum lamé’ colorway. The purpose-toe model options scalloped sides, a raised again, and a 4″ heel. Due to an absence of fine pictures of the shoe, I present the model under as initially worn with this robe.

The Princess additionally carried her Prada ‘Raso’ Clutch in maroon or burgundy velvet, a hard-sided bag with the model’s emblem and a gold-tone clasp.

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Additionally on this put up, a fast take a look at an ensemble worn yesterday by the Princess of Wales.

She attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between England and Eire at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham. Above, you see her with injured England participant Fin Baxter. The Princess is the Rugby Football Union’s royal patron.

England misplaced to Eire 42-21.

Here’s a fast Kensington Palace video of the Princess on the match.  

She wore her blue coat by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, first famous on Christmas Day 2023 after which seen once more in the course of the German state go to in December of last year.

The Princess carried her Nano Montreal Bag in navy by DeMellier London and wore a brand new pair of gloves that appear to be they’re from the House of Bruar, the Scottish retailer’s Full Leather Gloves ($50) in navy, with due to Middleton Maven for that ID. She additionally wore her England Rugby Core Fan Scarf.

I’ll depart you with yet one more picture from yesterday’s match. 

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Right here is ITN’s Royal Household Channel protection; it runs roughly 30-seconds.