Kate Middleton wears £17 headband at the Royal Albert Hall

Kate Middleton mixed high street with designer as she arrived at the Royal Albert Hall for the annual Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening. 

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37,  opted for a £17.99 headband from Zara, which she teamed with a £1,450 McQueen bag and £450 Jimmy Choo shoes as she joined Prince William for the ceremony on Saturday night. 

Opting for a boat neck navy dress with three poppies, Kate cut an elegant figure as she arrived  in West London for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

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Kate’s dress featured a slim black waistband and she teamed it with a pair of sheer black tights. 

The mother-of-three wore her hair in sleek blow-dried locks, and opted for dusky eyeshadow, statement brows and a touch of lipstick.

Completing her ensemble, she wore  a pair of drop earrings previously borrowed from the Queen – last worn when she introduced Prince Louis to the world in 2018. 

Kate and William were joined by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who were seated in the second row of Royals behind Prime Minister and his girlfriend Carrie, while William and Kate were seated beside the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall in West London for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, opted for a £17.99 headband from Zara (seen), which she teamed with a £1,450 McQueen bag and £450 Jimmy Choo shoes as she joined Prince William for the ceremony on Saturday nigh 

Opting for a boat neck navy dress with three poppies, Kate cut an elegant figure as she arrived in West London for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance

The couples arrived to the event in South Kensington in short succession of one another, as is custom in order of of who is next in line to the throne.

This is the first time the couples have been seen together since Harry and Meghan addressed the pressures of being in the public eye. 

During an interview for an ITV documentary on South Africa, Meghan admitted feeling vulnerable during her pregnancy and thanked Mr Bradby for asking about how she was feeling.

‘Thank you for asking because not many people have asked if I’m OK, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes,’ she said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seated in the second row of Royals behind Prime Minister and his girlfriend Carrie

Harry, meanwhile, spoke candidly about the pressures of being a member of the Royal Family in the spotlight.

When asked by Mr Bradby if he has yet ‘found peace’, Harry said the grief of his mother’s death still remains, describing it as ‘a wound that festers’.

The ceremony is hosted by the Royal British Legion and commemorates all those who lost their lives in conflicts, with artists including James Blunt, Leona Lewis and Jeff Goldblum performing alongside the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and Band of HM Royal Marines. 

This year’s event marks 75 years since notable battles of 1944, which included Monte Cassino, Kohima and Imphal, D-Day and the collaboration of Commonwealth and Allied forces.

William and Kate were seated beside the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall in West London for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance

It also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Government Communications Headquarters and pay tribute to RFA Mounts Bay which delivered supplies and aid to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian this year.

A standing ovation was given to 44 veterans who represented those who served in the battles of 1944.

The service also recognised Colonel Gail Halvorsen, who is best known as the ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’ after he dropped candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949.