Princess Kate looks radiant at first Buckingham Palace garden party with young royals

The Princess of Wales joined her husband, Prince William, and other royals at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

Princess Catherine and Prince William hosted a garden party today at Buckingham Palace (Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)

The Princess of Wales looked stunning today as she was pictured attending her first garden party of the season. Princess Catherine was joined by her husband, Prince William, as they both hosted the second of the King’s Garden parties at Buckingham Palace, on behalf of His Majesty.

The royal couple were joined by other royals, including Zara Tindall and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. Catherine looked elegant in a cream ensemble, consisting of a polka dot flowing dress from Self Portrait, a vintage hat and her own bracelet. The princess also wore earrings belonging to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

Her hair was styled down in her signature waves. Duchess Sophie looked equally as elegant in a baby blue dress, while Zara dazzled in a bright blue summer dress.

William and Catherine were all smiles as they greeted guests (Image: Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Princess Catherine dazzled in white and black (Image: Getty)

This was the second garden party of the season (Image: Getty)

William and Catherine will be meeting guests from a number of their patronages, military affiliations and passion projects, including Homewards and tenants across the Duchy of Cornwall sites.

Some of those meeting the future King and Queen today include Rhian Mannings, who lost her son to a hidden illness and subsequently her husband to suicide.

Rhian, who met William last year, later found 2wish, a charity that supports bereaved families.

The Waleses will also be meeting Sam Stables, the founder of We Are Farming Minds, who works to break down the stigma surrounding mental health in the farming community.

Prince William donated £5,000 to the sheep farmer back in February for his charity walk of 142 miles from Ross‑on‑Wye to London in a bid to “Shine a national spotlight on the immense pressures farmers face every single day” and raise funds for the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs.

The royals at the garden party on Friday (Image: Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

The Waleses are also meeting the Three Flying Fish – Rowan, Anna and Harry, a team of three young Air Cadets who became the youngest trio to tackle the 3,000-mile “World’s Toughest Row” in January.

It comes as Princess Catherine prepares to go on her first royal tour overseas for the first time in three-and-a-half years.

The princess, who revealed she was in remission at the start of last year following her 2024 cancer diagnosis and treatment, will head to Italy next week on a solo working trip with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

It is a major milestone for the future queen and is her first extended official foreign trip in nearly three-and-a-half years.

Aides to the princess shared that she was “very much looking forward” to returning to international travel and said the visit was an important moment in the expansion of the Centre for Early Childhood’s work on a global stage.