The Duchess of Cambridge is nothing if not loyal to her favourite designers but when it came to choosing a stunning, appropriate and memorable gown for her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace, only one designer would do - Jenny Packham. The floor-sweeping dress, made in a stunning red in honour of the Queen's guests Chinese president Xi Jinping and his glamorous wife Peng Liyuan - combined a fitted round bodice with a round neck and cap sleeves with a long romantic skirt and was also simple enough to offset the stunning diamonds given and lent by the Queen. Kate, 33, wore Jenny Packham when she left hospital with both Prince Charlotte and George and turned to the designer for key pieces in her royal tour wardrobe in Australia and New Zealand, in a relationship the British dressmaker has described as 'collaborative'.Elegant Kate wore full-skirted floor-length gown with tailored embellished bodice with cap sleeves and round neckJenny Packham designed gowns mother-of-two wore to leave hospital after having George and CharlotteQueen wore signature white for state event, while Chinese First Lady donned midnight blueSee more of the latest news on the Duchess of Cambridge at her first state banquet
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