Kate's red carpet style, from best looks at the Baftas to the Royal Variety Performance

As she makes her debut as the Princess of Wales on the Baftas red carpet, here are some of her most elegant full-length looks

The Princess of Wales wears an altered Alexander McQueen dress to attend the 2023 Bafta Awards in London on February 19. AFP

The Duchess wore a red Jenny Packham dress along with the diamond and pearl Lotus Flower Tiara for a Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace on December 6, 2022. Getty Images

Kate re-wore this white and gold Alexander McQueen gown for the 2020 Baftas on February 2, 2020 in London. Getty Images

Kate wore a black and white off-the-shoulder column gown by Roland Mouret for the Top Gun: Maverick premiere on May 19, 2022 in London. Getty Images

Kate wore a silk duchesse satin dress by British designer Phillipa Lepley to attend a reception hosted by the Governor General at Baha Mar Resort on March 25, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. Getty Images

Kate's green tulle gown, worn for a dinner hosted by Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica, at King's House on March 23, 2022 in Kingston, Jamaica, was by Jenny Packham. Getty Images

Kate's magenta dress by the label The Vampire's Wife, worn for a special reception hosted by the Governor General of Belize in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee on March 21, 2022 in Cahal Pech, Belize. Getty Images

The Princess of Wales wore an Alexander McQueen dress to the 2019 Baftas, repeating it for the 2023 event. Getty Images

The green Jenny Packham column dress Kate wore to the 2021 Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London was a re-wear from her 2019 tour of Pakistan. Getty Images

Kate wore a decade-old Alexander McQueen dress for the Earthshot Prize 2021 at Alexandra Palace on October 17, 2021 in London. Getty Images

Kate wore the Bond-themed 'Goldfinger dress' by Jenny Packham to attend the No Time To Die world premiere on September 28, 2021 in London. Getty Images

Kate wore a green Jenny Packham gown to attend the Baftas on February 18, 2018, in London. Getty Images

With the Baftas being one of the biggest events on the annual awards calendar, it made perfect sense that Kate, Princess of Wales would turn to one of her favourite and most trusted labels to dress her for the event held on Sunday.

Opting for British brand Alexander McQueen, the fashion house that designed her famous wedding dress, Kate wore a floor-length, one-shouldered white gown, adding drama to the look with black opera-length gloves by Cornelia James.

The dress was a re-wear for Kate, who first donned it for the Baftas in 2019. Four years ago, the dress featured a floral detail on the shoulder, which had been updated with a waterfall train.

The princess accessorised her look with a pair of earrings from Spanish high street brand Zara, as well as Aquazzura “Fenix” shoes and a McQueen clutch bag.

Kate 'loves' her stylist's style

Kate has her stylist Natasha Archer to thank for helping to create her red carpet looks. The King’s College London graduate began working for her in 2007 as a personal assistant at Kensington Palace and is married to royal photographer Chris Jackson. Ahead of Prince William and Kate’s royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2014, Archer’s role was changed to include dresser duties.

“Natasha and Kate get on very well,” a royal source told Grazia in 2020. “She has always supported and advised Kate — and the duchess loves Natasha’s style, so it seemed like an obvious appointment.”

Relying on a small pool of designers from which to choose her red carpet looks, Kate often turns to the British houses of McQueen, Jenny Packham and Amanda Wakeley. She has also worn styles from houses such as Self Portrait, Marchesa, Gucci and Erdem.

Some of Kate's most memorable red carpet looks have been worn for film premieres, entertainment industry events and Royal Variety performances.

Prince William became President of Bafta in 2010 and along with Kate attended the inaugural Bafta Brits to Watch event California in 2011.

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