After her appearance in gold Jenny Packham at the No Time To Die premiere, the Duchess of Cambridge returned to the Royal Albert Hall on 18 November for the Royal Variety Show, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge. For the occasion, Kate dug another Jenny Packham piece out of her archives: an emerald beaded dress from the British designer’s autumn/winter 2020 collection, which she previously wore during a visit to Pakistan in 2019.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a long history of supporting the event, first attending back in 2014. For her Royal Variety Performance debut, Kate selected a lace Diane von Furstenberg dress, followed by an ice-blue Jenny Packham gown in 2017 and a floor-length Alexander McQueen look in 2019.
The yearly event serves to raise funds for performers across the UK who are in need of help as a result of “old age, ill-health, or hard times”, according to the Royal Variety Charity, of which the Queen is patron. Alan Carr—whose special with Adele airs on ITV on 19 November—served as master of ceremonies this year, introducing performances by everyone from Ed Sheeran to the cast of Moulin Rouge: The Musical.
