Kate arrived in a purple chiffon gown with a plunging neckline, pleated bodice and billowing sleeves, paired with the Queen Mother’s heart-shaped amethyst pendant necklace, previously worn by Queen Camilla to the premiere of Skyfall in 2012. It was a departure from the pared-back looks Kate tends to deploy at premieres—the two-tone Roland Mouret stretch-cady gown she wore to Top Gun: Maverick in 2022, for example, or the white crochet Self-Portrait dress she chose for A Street Cat Named Bob—and more in keeping with the pronounced glamour of her Royal Variety Performance appearances.
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As for what the royal couple will be witnessing inside the cinema? A comedy, apparently, in which a prosthetic-heavy Cruise plays an oil tycoon whose extreme drilling operations unleash an ecological disaster, sending him on an absurd mission to clean up the mess and win back public affection. Hmmm… A powerful institution trying to repair its reputation after misconduct? Sounds like something the future king and queen can really lose themselves in.
