Princess Kate beamed as Jason Manford took the reins of the Royal Variety Show.
The princess, 43, who announced she is in remission from cancer in January, was radiant as she walked the red carpet at Royal Albert Hall wearing a gorgeous, dark green velvet gown.
The Royal Variety Performance is airing tonight on ITV at 7pm as the countdown to Christmas continues, although it was filmed back in November.
Kate paired her delightfully festive dress with matching Manolo Blahnik pumps and diamond accessories from Cartier, but the high heels didn’t stop the mother-of-three from gracefully bending to greet the furriest guest of the evening.
Prince William and herself could be spotted getting into the performance and belting out the national anthem to kick start the performances.
It comes after a rocky week for the Royal family after a damning trove of 300,000 documents from the so-called Epstein Files were released, including one that depicted Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles last month, sprawling across the laps of five elegantly dressed women.
This year, there will be performances from the likes of Paddington: The Musical, Westlife as well as a 40th anniversary display by the West End and Paris casts of Les Miserables, who will have a whopping 400 performers.
Jessie J will also take the stage to sing her new track ‘I’ll Never Know Why’ off her forthcoming album.
Comic Jason Manford kicked off the show with a couple of jokes about his children being middle class and him having been from a working class background.
He joked that he had created ‘monsters’ who refused to ‘smashed avocado’ because it was warm but it was in fact mushy peas – which lucky got a laugh from the Princess of Wales.
Prince William and herself could be spotted getting into the performance and belting out the national anthem to kick start the performances
William was dapper in evening dress as the couple stepped out for a rare joint ‘black-tie’ event that was hosted by comic Jason Manford
The princess, 43, who announced she is in remission from cancerin January, was radiant as she walked the red carpet at Royal Albert Hall wearing a gorgeous, dark green velvet gown
Kate paired her delightfully festive dress with matching Manolo Blahnik pumps, but the high heels didn’t stop the mother-of-three from gracefully bending to greet the furriest guest of the evening
The princess was also seen sharing an emotional moment with Jessie J as the pair discussed their individual cancer battles
At this year’s event, William and Kate joined a slew of famous faces at Royal Albert Hall for the annual charity event.
The variety show is aimed at families and features acts from the worlds of music, dance, comedy and other specialities.
Footage from before the event showed the Princess sweetly petting the dog perched at the feet of an attendee, as she appeared to forget that cameras were trained on her.
The princess was also seen sharing an emotional moment with Jessie J as the pair discussed their individual cancer battles.
Kate revealed earlier this year that she was in remission from an undisclosed form of cancer, while the 37-year-old pop star underwent a mastectomy in June as part of her treatment for breast cancer.
Jessie, who is continuing to undergo cancer treatment and was forced to cancel her US tour dates in order to have surgery, appeared on Good Morning America recently and explained how she broke protocol to hug Kate at the Royal Variety Performance.
Speaking to host Maggie Rulli on December 5, Jessie recalled her conversation with the Princess.
‘She just said, ‘Thank you, I know you’ve gone through a tough time.’ I said, ‘I know you have too’,’ the singer revealed.
‘I just said, ‘I want to acknowledge that, mum to mum, cancer survivor to cancer survivor. I see you, and I feel you. Can I give you a hug?”
Traditionally, people are not allowed to touch a member of the Royal Family – but Kate gave permission to Jessie to embrace her, showcasing her care and compassion.
