The Princess wore a deep inexperienced robe by Andrew Gn for tonight’s state dinner honoring the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and First Girl Oluremi Tinubu. 
The banquet was held at St. George’s Corridor at Windsor Fortress as a result of in depth transforming and refurbishment venture at Buckingham Palace. Under is a photograph of the King, Queen, President Tinubu, and the First Girl. 
The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess, and Prince William. 
The Duchess of Edinburgh wasn’t in attendance tonight. I do know she has been touring fairly a bit, most lately to New York and Italy.
On this picture, you possibly can see the Princess Royal on the fitting, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, seen on the left. You’ll be able to simply make out the Duchess of Gloucester. 
The King, Queen, and friends of honor as they walked into dinner.
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Prince William and a visitor, whom I used to be unable to determine. 
The Princess Royal and Sir Tim.
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
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A short video exhibiting their stroll into St. George’s Corridor.
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, attending the Nigerian State Banquet at Windsor Fortress, this night! ✨👑♥️ pic.twitter.com/0jyBc1vsgm
— Princess Anne & Sir Tim Laurence ✨ (@TheLaurences_) March 18, 2026
Extra on tonight’s dinner from ITV’s coverage:
Mr Tinubu’s keep is the primary incoming state go to by a Muslim chief throughout Ramadan since 1928 when King George V hosted King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan.
The President broke his quick privately at sundown earlier than becoming a member of the Royal Household for the banquet. The First Girl is a Christian and an ordained Pentecostal pastor.
For the primary time in residing reminiscence, canapes had been supplied forward of the dinner to supply sustenance to Muslim friends who had been unable to partake in iftar – the breaking of their quick.
Right here, you get a way of the large desk within the corridor, which measures greater than 150 ft; greater than 140 candles had been used for the dinner. 
Extra concerning the preparations and the flowers from this People story.
Palace workers began work organising the desk on Sunday and continued to make preparations till shortly earlier than the dinner started. Among the many final issues to be added had been the magnificent flower preparations utilizing blooms from the gardens at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Fortress, and the Savill Backyard in Windsor. Any flowers that can’t be reused after the banquet shall be donated to Floral Angels, Queen Camilla’s patronage, which delivers flowers to hospices, aged care houses, shelters and extra.
On this photograph, I consider friends are standing for the nations’ nationwide anthems. 
ITV reviews the menu included:
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Gentle-boiled quail egg tartlet with watercress, kale, and a basil sabayon
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Filet of turbot, lobster mousse wrapped in spinach, beurre blanc sauce, sprouting broccoli with hollandaise sauce, fricasse of peas and broad beans, Jersey Royal potatoes
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Iced blackcurrant souffle with purple fruit coulis
Virtually one thousand knives and forks had been used for tonight’s desk service. 
The Princess laughing with a member of the Nigerian delegation. 
The Each day Mail has particulars on tonight’s drinks in this article.
English glowing wine was used for the toasts for many who had been consuming alcohol, and the menu didn’t embrace meat.
You’ll be able to see President Tinubu consuming orange juice on this photograph, and the Princess sipping on water. 
King Charles and President Tinubu delivered remarks. The Telegraph offers more on the King’s speech.
The King’s banquet speech, usually a combination of great diplomacy and jokes, included the “Yoruba knowledge” of “rain doesn’t fall on one roof alone”, the Hausa saying “when the music adjustments, so does the dance” and the Igbo “information is rarely full, two heads are higher than one”.
Talking of a “tea and jollof” reception he hosted at St James’s Palace final week, the King entered the well-known debate over which nation is dwelling to the most effective rice dish: “I used to be firmly assured that the jollof was solely the most effective: Nigerian, in fact… or maybe Ghanaian or Senegalese. Diplomatically, I can not keep in mind.”
Sky Information gives about one minute of the speech in this video.
‘Final week, I used to be delighted to host a jollof and tea get together at St. James’s Palace. I used to be firmly assured that the jollof was solely the most effective. Nigerian in fact.’
King Charles welcomes Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Fortress for his two-day state go to… pic.twitter.com/Dd5TEZS71J
— Sky Information (@SkyNews) March 18, 2026
Now, for a fast overview of what some royal friends had been sporting, starting with the gents, all of whom sported the formal purple Windsor uniform, with its distinctive scarlet collar and cuffs on the jacket.
The Queen was in a cream embroidered robe by Fiona Clare, the late Queen’s Belgian Sapphire Tiara with matching earrings, and a diamond necklace that belonged to her mom.
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Princess Anne wore a night coat relationship again to no less than 1969, with due to Royal British Fashion for that perception, and a bandeau tiara. The Court Jeweler reports that her earrings had been an 18th-birthday reward from her mother and father.
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The Duchess of Gloucester was in an exquisite shade of deep blue. The Court docket Jeweller reviews she wore Queen Mary’s Iveagh Tiara, with stacked necklaces and bracelets, and diamond clips from a tiara belonging to her mother-in-law. Pop over to TCJ for full particulars.
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We now flip to our take a look at what Kate wore. 
Her costume very a lot seems like a bespoke model of Andrew Gn’s Chiffon Pleated Robe in a bespoke shade, with thanks to Laura and UFO No More for a speedy ID.
The 100% silk design is from the designer’s F/W 2021 assortment, that includes a excessive neck, puffed blouson sleeves, pleating on the entrance neck and throughout the waist, and a hid again zipper. The Princess didn’t put on the pearl-buckled belt proven with the off-the-rack model of the fashion. 
As many readers could know, inexperienced is likely one of the two main colours seen in Nigeria’s flag—extra from this GB News story.
The colors carry clear which means; inexperienced represents Nigeria’s wealthy pure wealth, particularly its forests and agriculture, whereas white symbolises peace and unity.
Middleton Maven related with the designer on-line. Extra from her Instagram post.
Andrew Gn confirms that he created this robe for the Princess of Wales in 2022, earlier than retiring in 2023. He describes it as a part of a perception in “heritage design” — superbly made items to be treasured and handed all the way down to the subsequent technology, very like jewellery.
Under, the designer on the conclusion of his 2019 runway present.
Extra about Mr. Gn from Women’s Wear Daily.
Whereas he’s dressed everybody from Queen Rania of Jordan to Girl Gaga, the genial designer has saved a comparatively low public profile up to now, preferring to domesticate shut private relationships together with his prospects. Early in his profession, trunk reveals launched him to society doyennes corresponding to Lynn Wyatt, Blaine Trump and Susan Gutfreund.
The Princess additionally wore the Queen Mom’s Sapphire and Diamond Fringe Earrings. They showcase a central faceted sapphire with spherical and baguette diamonds, together with a particular fringe of diamonds suspended from the underside of the sapphire. I present them under as worn in December 2021 to the Christmas Carol service; there weren’t nice pictures of bijou tonight.
We noticed the return of the Jenny Packham ‘Casa’ Clutch (now not accessible), a trapezoid-shaped bag in platinum lamé with a crystal-encrusted clasp.
The tailor-made design showcased a slim match, a satin placket, collar, pocket trim, and cuffs. The Princess allotted with the ruffled trim on the collar and cuffs.
Born to immigrant mother and father in Singapore in 1966, Gn (pronounced “gin” with a tough “g”) was inspired to journey and in the end studied in Paris, New York Metropolis, and Milan earlier than founding his Paris atelier, The Home of Andrew Gn, in 1995. What “started merely in his house with an assistant and a stitching machine,” Slinkard says, grew right into a 28-year enterprise that produced 80 collections and a few 10,000 ensembles. One of many few impartial trend homes to succeed financially, the atelier (which closed in 2023) is understood for wealthy ornamentation, impeccable supplies, and the artist’s disparate international aesthetic
And from the museum’s description of the exhibition.
Making its North American debut, Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World illuminates the designer’s life and legacy, showcasing practically 100 beautiful works, together with clothes, equipment, authentic illustrations and digital media. The expertise is split into thematic sections highlighting the designer’s signature mix of Western aesthetics, artwork historical past and Asian ornamental artwork and design.
The exhibit runs by April 5, so these on the East Coast nonetheless have time to see it. Right here is an interview with the designer that runs roughly 2-1/2 minutes.
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Sky Information has greater than 45 minutes of protection on this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DGwrrTPS9I
