Kate and William step up for King to lead major Royal Family gathering at Buckingham Palace

WATCH HERE: Liz Hatton's family reveal Princess Kate and Prince William regularly reach out

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Marcus Donaldson

By Marcus Donaldson


Published: 20/05/2025

- 16:35

Updated: 20/05/2025

- 16:54

The King and Queen visited Canada House today to mark 100 years since its opening earlier today

Princess Kate and William stepped out together to lead a garden party held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening.

The Prince and Princess of Wales held the soiree on behalf of King Charles.


Kate appeared at the engagement wearing a yellow dress by Emilia Wickstead matched with a hat by Philip Treacy.

At the event, the Prince and Princess met with guests from several of their patronages, passion projects and military affiliations.

Prince William, Princess Kate

Kate and William hosted a Buckingham Palace garden party in the absence of King Charles and Queen Camilla.

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Among the groups represented was the royal couple's homeless charity Homewards, one of Kate’s patron non-profit's Action for Children and Welsh children’s hospice Ty Hafan.

Also attending will be tenants from across the Duchy of Cornwall, the private estate that provides an income for the heir to the British throne.

At the event the Prince and Princess of Wales also met the family of the late teenage photographer Liz Hatton, including her mother Vicky Robayna, her stepfather Aaron and her younger brother, Mateo.

Liz Hatton, who met Princess Kate at Windsor Castle in October last year, died of a rare form of cancer on November 27, 2024.

In January 2024 the talented teenager was diagnosed with an aggressive desmoplastic small round cell tumour.

Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince Edward, Sophie

Kate and William were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

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Hatton's family has recently set up the Capture in her honour which supports those with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour.

Another notable guest was 89-year-old Holocaust survivor Steven Frank.

Kate had previously photographed Frank in 2020 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.

She reunited with him during Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations in January of this year.

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The royals met with the family of late teenage photographer Liz Hatton.

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The King and Queen did not attend the soiree as they were attending a different historic engagement earlier in the day.

Charles and Camilla visited Canada House today to mark 100 years since its opening in June 1925. The royal couple's visit comes ahead of their upcoming trip to Ottawa on May 26.

Despite their absence, William and Kate were were joined by other members of the Royal Family.

Supporting the Prince and Princess of Wales was Princess Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

Prince William, Princess Kate

Kate wore a yellow dress by Emilia Wickstead matched with a hat by Philip Treacy.

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Also joining was Zara Tindall, the daughter of King Charles’ sister Princess Anne.

The Duke and Duchess Edinburgh, Charles younger brother Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, also took part in the festivities.

Sophie wore a dress by Beulah and a hat by Jane Taylor.

Prince Edward has recently returned from representing the Royal Family at the inaugural mass of Pope Leo in Rome.

Longtime allies of King Charles, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, were also present alongside William and Kate on Tuesday evening.

Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were notably absent from the first garden party of the year hosted by the King at Buckingham Palace.