In 1995, Princess Diana graced the Met Gala with her royal presence. Wearing a navy blue lace-lined slip by Versace, the Princess was the talk of the town that year, and the first major modern royal to attend the celebrity-filled event in New York. Since, we’ve seen a number of high profile European royals fly stateside for the occasion.
From Princess Beatrice in 2018 to Princess Lee Radziwil’s multiple appearances, there have been a number of princesses accept invites to the prestigious fashion event, which has hosted everyone from Donald Trump to Kim Kardashian West to dress up for the occasion. Below, we round up our favourite royal Met appearances — in the hope that maybe one day Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton make their own Met debuts. One can dream!
2018: Princess Beatrice in Alberta Ferretti
2017: Elisabeth Von Thurn Und Taxis wearing Simone Rocha
2016: Queen Rania of Jordan in Valentino
2016: Elisabeth von Thurn Und Taxis in Mary Katrantzou
Francesca WallaceFrancesca is our Senior Digital Fashion Editor. She can most likely be found eating a big bowl of fries (don’t forget the aioli!), watching something trashy on TV or spending all her money online shopping. She’s interviewed everyone from Nicole Kidman to Kendall Jenner but didn't get a single good photo.
