On December 14, the final episodes of the sixth season of The Crown will premiere. The first part of this final season focuses on the love story between Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed, showing the fateful accident that ended their lives in Paris.
In the second part, fans of the production will witness the beginnings of the romance between Prince William and Kate Middleton, who will be played in fiction by Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy. A love that, according to rumors, arose in a charity fashion show that included the participation of the now Princess of Wales.
Several British media pointed out at the time that the heir to the British crown fell in love with Middleton when he saw her parade with a suggestive design at this event organized at the University of St Andrews, where the two studied. A moment that The Crown recreates, including the see-through dress designed by Charlotte Todd.
As has already happened with Lady Di’s looks, the series’ costume designer, Amy Roberts, has made a practically identical version of the striking garment that a very young Kate wore in the Don’t Walk fashion show, where she appeared on the catwalk. with a transparent dress with a strapless neckline that she wore with a black bandeau top and matching panties, revealing her abdomen and legs.
In the images broadcast by the series on social networks you can see the actress who plays Middleton with the same design and curly hair, although it is not clear whether the hair accessories that the student was wearing at that time have been incorporated. .
In 2011, weeks before the wedding of the future kings of England, the designer said she was “very happy” to have been a participant in this love story. “I would never have imagined, while she was weaving this piece, that it would be so important,” she acknowledged. That same year she auctioned the dress for more than $125,000.
