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Prince William and Princess Kate have put on a positive display as they were snapped arriving at the Royal Variety Performance this evening.
Kate, 41, alongside her husband William, also 41, were photographed outside the Royal Albert Hall in London, where the annual event is taking place. The couple were scheduled to attend the annual event, having last attended in 2021.
King Charles III is not scheduled to attend the event this evening but broke cover himself today. The King, 75, issued a short response when asked how he was doing while in Dubai to meet world leaders at the COP28 environment conference. He said: "I’m all right very much, just about. Having had a rather ancient birthday recently, recovering from the shock of that."
William smiled as he was snapped arriving at the Royal Albert Hall (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)
The Princess of Wales smiled in a turquoise gown for the event (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)The couple have continued to make their public appearances despite Omid Scobie's latest book, Endgame, causing controversy. The Prince of Wales wore a classic suit with a bow tie and white shirt.
Meanwhile, Kate looked elegant in a floor-length turquoise gown with long draping sleeves and jewels around her neck. The Princess of Wales wore her brunette locks in a sleek yet bouncy style with her daisy fringe flicked inwards.
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She let her natural beauty shine through as she wore a touch of eye makeup and a dash of rosey blusher on her cheeks as she grinned while greeting fellow event attendees. One photo shows the Princess laughing while mingling on the red carpet while her husband stood by her side.
The pair attended the event alongside Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, following their official meeting earlier this morning. This morning's appearance at Windsor Castle saw Kate and William break cover and take on their first public outing after the release of Endgame. The couple greeted Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel this morning at Windsor Castle.
The Princess of Wales was seen laughing while mingling at the event (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)The Swedish royals are on a three-day visit to the UK and were received by William and Kate for a meet-up this morning. Kate wore a chic green Emilia Wickstead dress for the meeting and was seen greeting Victoria, heir to the Swedish throne, and Daniel with hugs and kisses.
In the controversial book, Kate is painted in an unflattering light as she is described as a royal who works 'part-time'. It is also claimed she has earned herself the nickname of 'Kate Keen' as the palace press office hides her reportedly lower workload by saying she is "keen to learn".
The future queen was also branded as 'cold' in the much talked-about book and alleged that Kate ignored her sister-in-law Meghan Markle's "cries for help", despite the Princess of Wales being an advocate for mental health. The second appearance from the couple today comes after it has been reported the Royal Family are seeking legal advice after Piers Morgan announced the names of the two senior members of the family alleged to have been at the heart of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "racism row".
Kate is painted in an unflattering light in Endgame (Jonathan Buckmaster)
Omid Scobie wrote the book but denies naming the two senior royals alleged to have been at the heart of the 'racism row' (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Speaking on his TalkTV show, Piers said he does not believe "any racist comments were ever made by any of the Royal Family", after thousands of copies of a Dutch version of Endgame by Omid Scobie were pulled for identifying those who allegedly expressed concern over Harry’s son Archie's skin colour.
Author Omid has denied ever writing the names and said he wasn't responsible for the blunder. Speaking to the Dutch chat show RTL Boulevard today, he said: "The book is in several languages, and unfortunately I do not speak Dutch. But if there are translation errors, I'm sure the publishers will have it under control. I wrote and edited the English version. There's never been no version that I've produced that has names in it."
Meghan and Harry claimed there were 'concerns' raised about Archies skin colour (Getty Images)The allegations first came to light in 2020, when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with Oprah Winfrey and Meghan alleged there had been "concerns and conversations about how dark" their then unborn son Archie's "skin might be". However, Meghan and Harry refused to name the members of the Royal Family who shared such "concerns".
When the Sussexes made their explosive allegations on Oprah, in an interview broadcast around the world, they set in train a public debate about who in the royal family might harbour such racially charged views. In a multicultural modern Britain such allegations against the monarchy generated debate on a matter of such public importance with Scobie's new book claiming to add to that public debate.
Earlier this year, Prince Harry was asked by Tom Bradby: "In the Oprah interview, you accuse members of your family of racism, you don't even..." The Duke of Sussex responded with: "No I didn't, the British press said that."
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He added: "Did Meghan ever mention that they were racist?" Before he said: "There was concern about his skin colour."