The Princess of Wales wore the colours of Nigeria’s flag as she joined King Charles for a State Banquet in honour of the country’s president.
Kate, along with Prince William, was among the royal guests at the gala dinner held at Windsor on the first day of the State Visit by President Bola Tinubu.
The Princess chose a deep green dress and matched it with the cream and white of her favourite diamond and pearl tiara to make a perfect match with the Nigerian flag, which is made up entirely of those colours.
The tiara was the Lover’s Knot diadem, once worn by Diana and by Queen Mary, and which has been one of Kate’s favourite jewels.
As well as the tiara, which features pearl drops suspended in diamond arches, the Princess of Wales wore a pair of earrings that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth II.
The late Queen also inspired the jewels chosen by Queen Camilla. She wore the sapphire tiara that is part of a suite of jewels built by Queen Elizabeth II. Her father, King George VI, gave her a sapphire necklace as a birthday present and later, Elizabeth II found a sapphire and diamond necklace to turn into a tiara to complete the set.
The sapphires, known as the George VI Suite, have been a favourite of Queen Camilla since the accession of King Charles III and they were the first jewels she wore to a gala event following the start of her husband’s reign.
Queen Camilla’s dress choice was an embroidered white gown by one of her favourite couturiers, Fiona Clare.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Gloucester were also in the royal party.
Earlier, William and Kate had welcomed the President of Nigeria and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, to Windsor and accompanied them to the royal dais in Windsor Great Park for the official ceremonial.
King Charles and Queen Camilla led the official welcome which saw both national anthems played and a carriage procession through Windsor.
The King later changed the traditional State Visit pattern which includes a lunch. Instead, he held an audience with President Tinubu. The president is observing fasting during Ramadan and only eats between sunset and sunrise until Eid.
The State Visit continues on March 19.
