The glamorous Cannes Film Festival may be over for another year (weep!), but it's been a week filled with some seriously good celebrity style moments nonetheless. Megan Fox has been serving back-to-back lewks while in London, Kendall Jenner left us wide eyed with *that* floral nipple pasty dress, and Sofia Richie put on an impromptu, designer-filled summer fashion show from the comfort of her bedroom... The list goes on.
But the cherry on top – as ever – has to be Kate Middleton, who just made a rare appearance at a royal wedding in Jordan. And boy, did she deliver on the fashion front! The Princess of Wales flew to Amman with her husband to attend the lavish nuptials of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Princess Rajwa Al Saif, stepping out in not one but TWO glorious pink looks for the occasion. And both, of course, were paired with some pretty epic jewellery too.
For the wedding itself, Kate opted for a stunning long-sleeved, high-neck pale pink gown by Elie Saab, featuring intricate floral embellishment and paired with a gold clutch bag and statement earrings. It's one of Kate's most elegant looks to date, and an adaptation of an archival piece from the Lebanese designer's AW17 collection.
But it was for the wedding reception that Kate really pulled out all the stops, as she changed into yet another pink dress for the evening's celebrations – albeit this time, a whole lot more glittery. Kate opted for a super-glamorous gown by one of her go-to designers, Jenny Packham, that was covered in shimmering sequins and featured a diamanté flower belt. And as if all that sparkle wasn't quite enough, Kate topped off the look with diamond chandelier earrings and the glorious Queen Mary's Lover's Knot tiara. Suddenly, our go-to wedding guest looks aren't feeling quite up to scratch...
It seems Kate is enjoying her very own Barbiecore moment RN – with a royal twist, of course. Just last week, the Princess surprised us all by rocking a head-to-toe pastel pink Alexander McQueen suit, and frankly, we're still not over it. With a few weeks still to go before Greta Gerwig's much-anticipated Barbie film is released, here's hoping Kate keeps the doll-worthy looks coming.
Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
