The British Royal Family hosted a state banquet in honour of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, attended by other senior royals and honourable guests, the Prime Minister, Princess Michael of Kent, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Princess Mabel, the widow of the Dutch king's brother Prince Friso who died in a skiing accident.
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Queen Maxima, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
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Princess Mabel and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar.
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Princess Micheal of Kent
Kate wore a custom made one of a kind Alexander McQueen design.
Kate accessorized the gown with the diamond and pearl Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara owned by Princess Diana. The duchess has been given the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II - a jewel which encases the image of the Queen on a chartreuse yellow ribbon which royal women wear pinned to their left shoulder.
The honour is given, by Her Majesty, to female members of the royal family and is worn on white tie occasions such as state banquets and the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace.
The order, is also worn by the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne and the Countess of Wessex.
The miniature portrait, painted on glass, depicts the Queen as a young woman in an evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. The image is bordered by diamonds and crested by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and red enamel. It is patterned with rays and pictures the royal cypher and St. Edward's Crown in gold.
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Prince William and Prince Charles looked smart in white tie.
The Duchess of Cornwall looked elegant in an embroidered ivory coat dress and the Greville tiara, which was loaned by Her Majesty for the evening.
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The Queen wore The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.
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Queen Maxima wore the Stuart tiara which she matched with a teal gown.
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Queen Maxima, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
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Princess Mabel and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar.
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Princess Micheal of Kent
Kate wore a custom made one of a kind Alexander McQueen design.
The honour is given, by Her Majesty, to female members of the royal family and is worn on white tie occasions such as state banquets and the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace.
The order, is also worn by the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne and the Countess of Wessex.
The miniature portrait, painted on glass, depicts the Queen as a young woman in an evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. The image is bordered by diamonds and crested by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and red enamel. It is patterned with rays and pictures the royal cypher and St. Edward's Crown in gold.
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Prince William and Prince Charles looked smart in white tie.
The Duchess of Cornwall looked elegant in an embroidered ivory coat dress and the Greville tiara, which was loaned by Her Majesty for the evening.
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The Queen wore The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.
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Queen Maxima wore the Stuart tiara which she matched with a teal gown.
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“Our countries are North Sea neighbours. The sea has made us natural allies; both outward-looking, both curious as to what lies beyond the horizon.” -WA#NLUK— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) 23 Οκτωβρίου 2018
Speech by the King during the #statebanquet at Buckingham Palace: https://t.co/gQ7aMs9wnM pic.twitter.com/r9ndE7f5Yo
'Over the many hundreds of years of our shared history, there are few nations who are able to claim a closer bond.'— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) 23 Οκτωβρίου 2018
Read The Queen's State Banquet speech in full here: https://t.co/IBD8E5vAQJ pic.twitter.com/mERoMqXuA0
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