Prince William and Kate Middleton Pictures at the Ark Dinner

Prince William and Kate Middleton Dress Up For the Black Tie Ark Dinner!

June 9, 2011

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Prince William and Kate Middleton were dressed to impress for the Ark dinner tonight at London's Kensington Palace. Kate Middleton kicked off the day running errands in a much more casual dress, checking items off her to-do list before this evening. It's her and William's first official social engagement as a married couple, though they have done some less formal work as a royal pair. Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed the Obamas to Buckingham Palace last month, but they sat out the lavish state events that were part of the president and first lady's visit. For today's event, Kate was decked out in a Jenny Packham gown and shoes from one of her favorite shops, LK Bennett. The high street store is also a preferred shoe spot for her mom, Carole, and sister, Pippa. William will make his first speech as a married man at the meal to announce a new project from the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry. The dinner is an ultra-exclusive event in England where tickets can cost up to $14,500, and it's planned to feature music from Mark Ronson following the presentations and dining. There might be a snafu for Mark, though, since he tweeted that his DJ kit was stolen last night and he can't perform without it!

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LisaMarieNYC 1 year 49 weeks

Kate looks stunning! Her skin & hair are simply lovely; this gown is fantastic on her & I love the glimmering pearl pink color for her also. Only critique is I would have definitely chosen a different style shoe; the open peep toe style is inappropriate with this gown along with the shoe color and fabric.

torimidori 1 year 49 weeks

Princess Katherine always looks amazing! She doesn't even have to try! She gets out of a car and still looks great. She is so professionally poised and gorgeous. I only wish I could appear so good lookin'.

Koneko 1 year 49 weeks

ah, those happy early newlywed days! she looks so happy and beautiful. definitely very thin, but you know what, she'll get older, have babies, gain weight, etc etc like all (or at least most) women do. let her be young, beautiful, and yes thin, for now.

kruser 1 year 49 weeks

Nouveau Jackie O you have to be kidding!! Jackie Kennedy had numerous stylists, many of whom were from abroad. A stylist can be found in any department store or hired. Rachel Zoe has made a lucrative career dressing the most elegant celebrities. Jennifer Anniston has publicly stated she has poor taste in clothing and her stylist dresses her. Angelina Jolie has six children and does not have the time to browse the stores for clothing. Her stylist picks out the clothing and Angela chooses from among the purchases. Camilla, Sophie, and Zara were among the best dressed at the wedding. The fashion designers, press, and their stylists are not wrong. Queen E dresses entirely age appropriate and in happy colors. Her stylist is right on the mark. Diana dressed exquisitely with the advice and help of her stylist. She used a number of designers. You did not see her walking around the malls. I saw Diana's wedding dress recently and a large collection of additional outfits. Most were rich, elegant classics in bold colors, but she had a few misses as well. Catherine was raised in a middle class family and her taste is currently middle class. Nothing wrong with that but to compare her to Jackie O is laughable. It is hurtful to call Catherine skinny, bony, anorexic, and scary. Her body is fine but her latest dress looks like a cellophane popsicle wrapper.

kruser 1 year 49 weeks

Inappropriate behavior

silverscreen 1 year 49 weeks

I like Kate's dress. Jenny Packham's dress are usually very pretty.

georgie99 1 year 49 weeks

are you people on dope? she looks like a hobo!

Frida83 1 year 49 weeks

#34 NickyV: What?! Having a normal women's body with boobs and a butt makes you overly sexual?! Royalty are just normal people too if you didn't know.

SLH04 1 year 49 weeks

I wonder what does she eat to remain so then like that? .I'm sure that life is very stressful...

SLH04 1 year 49 weeks

They both look great!

NickyV 1 year 49 weeks

totally gorgeous, perfection. A bit thin but I guess when your royalty you can't be overly sexual and have things like boobs and a butt.

littlemunchkin 1 year 49 weeks

She looks fantastic here! Its great to see her in a more different look than she usually favours. I still worry about her bottom half being so thin but im starting to wonder if its genetic because her top half looks healthy! Her mother and her sister also have very slim hips. Kate and William look fab together and he looks so proud :-)

baldtomato 1 year 49 weeks

comment #14 -> +1 hair up would be better for this dress - the neckline and sleeves are so pretty, it's totally hidden under all that hair (although she looks gorgeous with hair down) and yeah she's skinnier than she was at the wedding, no? just my imagination or the thin fabric of this dress? she needs to get a bit more meat... dangerously low BMI isn't encouraging for fertility. I'm not saying all skinny women have trouble conceiving... but it's just a natural evolutionary outcome that when your body thinks you don't have enough reserves, it will slow down the likelihood of you having to share your resources with a parasite (aka fetus)... she's got a lot of weight-gain wiggle room before she needs to be concerned with how she looks in clothes.

katy78 1 year 49 weeks

she has a beautiful face, but looks anorexic...

junebrug 1 year 49 weeks

You only realize just how thin she's gotten in a dress like this. All you see from the waist down is hip bones and leg bones. It doesn't look like anything but skin is covering her skeleton. It's not attractive. Being slim is one thing, even being very slim. But she's approaching dangerous territory. I hope she doesn't go the way of Diana. It's a tougher life than most people realize.

krispin 1 year 49 weeks

The dress is a bit of a safe choice, but she looks stunning and very happy - both of them! :) Hopefully she won't loose any more weight, cause she looks tiny as it is...

snowflakesnapril 1 year 49 weeks

She looks fantastic! To me, she doesn't look too skinny - she looks slim and healthy. William looks happy.

arrowstraite 1 year 49 weeks

She went from a cookie to a saltine cracker! Pretty yes. But someone (her HUSBAND) should tell her to maintain.

nonames 1 year 49 weeks

she has lost sooo much weight! way too skinny! she looked anorexic in those pics with michelle obama and here too... and i agree with the other comments that she is not chic. just safe which is boring and often cheap looking.

Kimberly Timlick 1 year 49 weeks

Kate is total perfection. LOVE her dress! And William looks so handsome too.

alexchi 1 year 49 weeks

She is way too thin - it's really aging her and is not attractive.

kruser 1 year 49 weeks

WINNING!

awesomepants 1 year 49 weeks

Jenny Packham is really killing it these days with her dresses. I can look at a dress and instantly figure out it's one of her designs. I'm not the biggest fan of this dress in particular but her other dresses are stunning! Sorry for all the gushing. I wasn't paid to say any of that (but I wish I was).

Louie 1 year 49 weeks

I think she has great style. It may be a little staid sometimes and she plays it safe but given her position, I think safe is a wise move. And "cheap" dress? Seriously? The UK's Daily Mail is reporting the dress is worth over £3,000. Either my ideas of cheap are way off or that dress is quite expensive. And sure, Camilla looked nice on the wedding day but I can't say I remember reading anywhere that she was voted best dressed. I think that's a bit of a stretch. Catherine's probably a tad on the skinny side but at this stage, who can blame her. As long as she doesn't lose anymore then I think she's fine.

stephley 1 year 49 weeks

Wait - Kate lacks sophistication, and should get a stylist like the Queen, Camilla, Sophie and Zara???? The Queen has always been a notorious frump, Sophie wears tweeds that could well have been hanging in the closed when her country home was built, Zara dresses like a horsewoman and to say that British fashion designers voted Camilla best dressed at the wedding is to damn her with faint praise considering the competition.