Blue is the colour: How Kate dazzled behind the keys in a Jenny Packham dress

The Princess of Wales chose a vibrant blue dress for her spectacular surprise appearance at the Eurovision finals last night.  

The royal, 41, opened the show with a touching piano performance tribute to Ukraine, wearing a beautiful bespoke off-the-shoulder Grecian-style gown by one of her favourite UK designers, Jenny Packham. 

The flowing gown, crafted from ‘Sapphire’ chiffon, trailed to the floor – and over the piano pedals – as the Princess of Wales played alongside last year’s Ukrainian winners, the Kalush Orchestra.

The colour of her gown was a clear nod to the blue of the Ukrainian flag, and the royal also paid tribute to the late Queen Mother, donning a pair of her sapphire and diamond fringe earrings that once belonged to her.  

The royal wore her brunette locks in gentle waves tumbling down her back to accentuate the stunning royal earrings. 

A long-time fan of British designer Jenny Packham, the Princess wore a similar grey gown in 2011 to attend a charity gala at St. James’s Palace in London.

Kate has worn the royal ‘fringe’ earrings for several high-profile occasions including Donald Trump’s State Visit in 2019. 

An accomplished piano, Kate previously tinkled the ivories in public in 2021 at the Royal Carols: Together At Christmas play a rendition of ‘For Those Who Can’t Be Here’ by Tom Walker.

An estimated worldwide audience of 160 million are thought to have watched last night’s show.

Kate has worn the Queen Mother’s sapphire and diamond fringe earrings for several high-profile occasions including Donald Trump’s state visit in 2019 (right)

Pictured in the Crimson Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, the Princess cut a striking figure in the blue chiffon gown – which she teamed with a pair of earrings owned by the late Queen Mother 

Each of the 26 acts fought to get their hands on the coveted glass microphone trophy, but it was Sweden who stormed to victory, with their act Loreen making history as the first woman to win the competition twice.

Loreen won with a staggering 583 points, followed closely by Finland. Ukraine meanwhile scored an impressive 243 points after rocketing up the leaderboard thanks to the public vote.

But the UK’s Mae Muller looked crestfallen as the scores for her performance were read out, and she ended the night with just 24 points despite being among the top ten favourites going in.