{"id":83174,"date":"2025-05-08T00:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T00:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/83174\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T00:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T00:10:17","slug":"duchess-of-edinburgh-steps-into-spotlight-with-1595-dress-as-kate-misses-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/83174\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Edinburgh steps into spotlight with \u00a31,595 dress as Kate misses party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophie was spotted at the first royal garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace today, wearing an elegant Erdem dress paired with a Jane Taylor hat.<\/p>\n

The Duchess appeared alongside other royals as King Charles and Queen Camilla kicked off the garden party season on a partly sunny afternoon in London.<\/p>\n

Princess Anne and the Gloucesters were also present, whereas Prince William and Princess Kate were not in attendance.<\/p>\n

The royal garden party saw thousands of guests gather at the Palace grounds, with the Royal Family greeting attendees after appearing on the garden steps.<\/p>\n

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Duchess of Edinburgh steps into spotlight with \u00a31,595 dress as Kate misses party<\/p>\n

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Sophie’s stylish ensemble perfectly suited the occasion, which traditionally calls for day dresses with hats or fascinators for female guests.<\/p>\n

She wore the “Long Sleeve Draped Midi Dress” from Erdem, which retails for \u00a31,595.<\/p>\n

The luxury garment is cut from stretch cady fabric and features elegant draping at the hip. It falls to an asymmetric hem, creating a sophisticated silhouette perfect for formal royal engagements.<\/p>\n

Completing her elegant ensemble, Sophie paired the Erdem dress with a hat by renowned milliner Jane Taylor.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh stood in between Princess Anne and Prince Edward<\/p>\n

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The distinctive headpiece is not new to the royal’s wardrobe.<\/p>\n

She first wore this particular Jane Taylor creation at Royal Ascot in 2015, demonstrating her sustainable approach to royal fashion.<\/p>\n

Jane Taylor is a favourite designer among the Royal Family for formal headwear.<\/p>\n

The garden party on May 7 marked the beginning of the royal summer social season at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n

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Sophie also wore a Jane Taylor hat<\/p>\n

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Each summer, the Sovereign typically hosts three garden parties at Buckingham Palace and one at Holyroodhouse in Scotland.<\/p>\n

More than 30,000 people are invited to these events collectively each year.<\/p>\n

Guests are nominated for their community service through a national network of sponsors.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh attended to support the King and Queen<\/p>\n

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The dress code for palace garden parties is formal but more relaxed than for other royal events.<\/p>\n

Men typically wear morning dress or suits, while women opt for day dresses with hats.<\/p>\n

At each event, guests consume approximately 27,000 cups of tea, 20,000 sandwiches, and 20,000 slices of cake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sophie was spotted at the first royal garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace today, wearing an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,5106,1102,4884,533,5105,712,512,16,15,978],"class_list":{"0":"post-83174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-duchess-of-edinburgh","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-kate-middleton","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-sgg","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114469314695098553","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}