PRINCESS Kate’s coronation dress has been revealed in full – as she beams alongside Queen Camilla and Prince William in an official portrait.
The Alexander McQueen gown was covered up by Kate’s ceremonial robes during the coronation itself, but can now be seen in full thanks to the Buckingham Palace photo.
Kate’s coronation dress has been revealed in full for the first time
The dress can be seen in an official portrait of the Royal Family
Kate wore a ivory silk crepe gown with silver bullion and thread work embroidery.
The embroidered patterns included rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock patterns – a poignant detail nodding to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively.
The symbols, which also appear on Princess Charlotte’s dress, were all the more touching for having also featured on the late Queen’s gown for her own coronation in 1953.
The Princess of Wales also wore a matching Jess Collett x Alexander McQueen headpiece with silver bullion, crystal and silver thread work three-dimensional leaf embroidery.
She has long been an Alexander McQueen superfan, choosing the designer for her wedding dress.
Another poignant detail of Kate’s outfit was her pearl and diamond earrings, which were previously owned by her mother-in-law Princess Diana.
The earrings, which Kate previously wore at the BAFTAs in 2019, were given to Diana before her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles.
Kate finished off her outfit with the George VI Festoon Necklace, which was given by George VI to his daughter, the late Queen.
The necklace, made from 105 loose diamonds, was one of the Queen’s favourite pieces of jewellery.
The Princess of Wales’s coronation robe, which covered up the gown, was a deep blue Royal Victorian Order mantle edged in scarlet.
Kate is entitled to wear the robe after the Queen made her a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 2019.
The floor-length cloak was made from dark blue silk satin lined with white silk taffeta, and came with a hand-embroidered badge and hood.
It comes after Kate beamed when she chatted to a Royal fan on the phone as she joined William and Charles on a Pall Mall walkabout.
