Kate Middleton recycles favourite lavender gown from 10 years ago for Earthshot Prize Awards

Kate Middleton has always been an outfit repeater. The Duchess of Cambridge dotes recycling her favourite ensembles while attending sundry red carpet events around the world. The Royal surprised her fans with a stunning fashion moment as she attended the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony with Prince William.

On Sunday, Prince William hosted the 2021 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony - an eco-amicable event to celebrate environment bellwethers working to preserve and forfend the planet. For the occasion, Kate re-wore a fan-favourite Alexander McQueen lavender gown from 10 years ago.

Reportedly, the Duchess and the Duke had categorically asked all the attendees not to purchase any incipient apparel for the ceremony, and Kate followed the guidelines additionally. She looked incredibly gorgeous in the ensemble, which she had earlier donned to an ebony-tie BAFTA event in Los Angeles back in 2011.

For the 2021 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, Kate wore a pleated lavender chiffon dress with a gold embellished belt. The gown emanates from McQueen's 2011 yare-to-wear accumulation and features a boat neckline and half sleeves. The Duchess looked akin to she ambulated straight out of a fairytale in her gown.

Kate accessorised her look with an emerald and diamond ring, pretty oval earrings, and side-swept wavy locks. She kept her make-up minimal and rounded it off with her signature subtle smoky ocular perceivers.

Meanwhile, the ceremony was attended by celebrities including Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Emma Watson. The 2021 Earthshot Prize awards will be celebrated as an annual event for the next ten years. Each year, five scientists, activists, and organisations around the world will be awarded prizes of USD 1.3 million to further their environmental efforts.