Kate MiddletonandPrince Williammade theRoyal Variety Performancein London a family night out!
All eyes were on the royal couple, who went full glam for their fourth appearance at the annual charity event on Thursday evening. Joining them in their box were Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, along with her brother andnew sister-in-law,James Middletonand Alizee Thevenet.
Both of the Middleton men looked dashing in classic suits and bow ties, while Carole and Alizee dressed up in evening gowns to watch performances from Ed Sheeran, Rod Stewart, James Blunt as well as the casts ofMoulin Rouge,Matilda the Musicaland Cirque du Soleil.
The event supports the Royal Variety Charity, of whichQueen Elizabethis patron. The money raised from the show helps hundreds of entertainers throughout the U.K., who need help and assistance as a result of old age, ill-health or hard times.
It’s rare for Kate’s parents and siblings (she also has a younger sister, Pippa) to join her on royal outings, but the family is close — to each other as well as the royal family. They’ve even beeninvited to Balmoral,Queen Elizabeth’s Scotland estate where she spends the summer months.
Kate andPrince Williamwere guests at James and Alizee’s September wedding in France, where they made sure the attention stayed on the couple.
“Prince Williamand Kate were there butthey did not want to steal the showfrom the newlyweds, Alizée Thevenet and James Middleton, who is a very nice boy,” François Arizzi, mayor of the idyllic hilltop village of Bormes-les-Mimosas who officiated the civil union inside the local town hall, told local publicationVar Matin.
“I was able to interact with [William and Kate] in very poor English,” the mayor quipped. “We talked about the charms of Bormes-les-Mimosas and its climate, banalities…. It was a simple moment, and I wasn’t more impressive than that!”
Kate is close with both of her siblings Shejoined the rest of her family at therapy sessionswhen James was seeking care for his depression.
“That was so important because that helped them understand me and how my mind was working. And I think the way the therapy helped me was that I didn’t need my family to say, ‘What can we do?’ The only thing they could do was just come to some of the therapy sessions to start to understand,” James explained in an interview withThe Telegraph.
Prince William and Kate Middleton.Chris Jackson/Getty
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Meanwhile, William made a fashion statement of his own in a blue velvet tux.
Thursday’s event was especially poignant for the Royal Variety Charity as it is the centenary of the Queen being patron. The tradition began with the Queen’s grandfather King George V in 1921.
source: people.com
