State go to trend photos: Melania’s hat, yellow costume and Kate’s golden robe

For the state banquet on Wednesday night, the Princess of Wales wore a couture robe by British designer Phillipa Lepley with a full-length gold Chantilly lace night coat.

The coat featured hand-embroidered roses with couched gold cording, accented with French knots and satin-stitched blooms.

The 43-year-old, who’s sporting a brand new, blonder coiffure, accomplished her look with the Lover’s Knot Tiara.

“Formal state banquets are one of the rare occasions when royals wear tiaras,” mentioned Kwei.

“Kate is wearing her favourite tiara, which is no surprise. It was a favourite of Princess Diana, and originally belonged to Queen Mary.”

“This is a really show-stopping dress and for me it really fits with the theme of this state visit being extra,” royal knowledgeable Victoria Murphy added.

She famous that gold is not a color we see Catherine put on so much.

“But when she has worn it in the past, for example for [film] premieres, it has always been a real red-carpet moment,” she mentioned.

The costume code for the state banquet was white tie, and the Prince of Wales, 43, didn’t disappoint.

He was decked out in formal regalia and his orders, and wore a sublime Windsor tail coat.

“This is William at his most formal,” mentioned Murphy.

She famous that on day-to-day engagements, the youthful royals, specifically, can typically be fairly casual – however for an event like this, they pull out all of the stops.

“The formality is all part of honouring the visiting guest,” she mentioned.