Today, Queen Elizabeth II hosted the annual pre-Christmas Luncheon, that was attended by the extended Royal Family, at her official London Residence Buckingham Palace.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined the family with Prince George and Princess Charlotte who were being supervised by Nanny Maria. The lunch is hosted by the Queen every year before Christmas to meet and greet all the members of extended Royal Family who do not join her at Sandringham for annual Church service.
Prince Andrew and Princess Anne with husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence were among the first to be seen arriving at Palace. Followed by Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise.
Earlier this week the Royal Pastry chef Kathryn Cuthbertson and Chef de Partie, Victoria Scupham revealed the ginger Christmas Biscuit recipe. Over 1200 Christmas biscuits – mince pies are handmade in Buckingham Palace for each of the festive receptions held at the Palaces around Christmas time. You can check more details here.
Duke and Duchess arrived at the Palace all smiling. Duchess is wearing a pink coloured outfit. It looks like a new version of her Stella McCartney Coral Dress.
The old-style she had is made of shiny material, while the dress she is wearing today has a matte look. The dress featured a ruffle detailing at the front and pussy-bow neckline.
Catherine paired the with her In2Design Baroque Pearl Drop Earrings from Swedish label first time during Sweden visit in January 2018. The US Handmade the earrings feature a large baroque pearl dangling from a gold-filled wire. Due to the nature of Baroque freshwater pearls each piece is unique and vary in shape and size. The $152 earrings are still available online. That day Queen Letizia wore belongs to Queen Sofia.