Let's Welcome Spring with a Fancy Garden Shindig! 🌸🍰
Kicked off your garden party spree - Immerse yourself in the ambiance of the garden party season.
Hey there! Buckingham Palace's garden party season kicked off on May 7 in style, with King Charles III (76) and Queen Camilla (77) setting the tone for the festivities. A host of other royal family members joined in the fun, too!
King Charles sported a smart grey cutaway suit and black top hat for the occasion, following the classic garden party dress code for gents, which calls for either cutaways or suits. As for the ladies, they typically don day dresses, often with a hat or fashionable fascinator. National dress and uniforms are also more than welcome! 👗🤵
Queen Camilla chose a classy dark teal ensemble designed by Christian Dior, complete with a striking Philip Treacy hat to match Charles's light blue waistcoat. Other fabulous royal attendees included Princess Anne (74), Prince Edward (61), Duchess Sophie (60), and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester 👸🤴
Garden parties at the palace go back to the 1860s and serve an essential purpose: thanking outstanding members of the community for their service and honoring public duties. The annual event invites around 30,000 guests to the palace for cake, tea, garden strolling, and even chatting with a royal! 🎉🎉
Once the palace gates open at 3 pm local time, guests enjoy a hearty hour-long wait before the royal family's grand entrance, synchronized with a stirring performance by the military band. The national anthem is the highlight! 🎶
More Garden Parties on the Horizon! 🌟
Just when you thought the fun ended, hold onto your teacups! Buckingham Palace has announced a few more garden parties for the summer:
- Another garden party takes place on May 20 at the same location, so mark your calendars!
- On July 1, the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the third garden party of the season.
Apart from these three garden parties, two themed parties have been planned. On May 14 at Buckingham Palace, the "Education and Skills" garden party will be held to celebrate those shining stars in the education sector 📚🍎. This event, sponsored by the Department for Education and attracting 7,000 guests, will unite people from the education industry 👩🏫👨🏫
Two days later, on May 16, Brigitte, Duchess of Gloucester (78), will host the annual garden party of the Not Forgotten Association at the palace. This organization provides entertainment, recreation, and a sense of community for former military personnel and current servicemembers 🌹🏥
So, grab your finest day dress, hat, or fascinator, and let's get this royal garden party season started! 🤗🕶️💐
Key Takeaways
- Men's dress code for garden parties includes cutaways or suits, and hats/fascinators are optional but traditional. Women typically wear day dresses with hats or fascinators, and national dress or uniforms are welcome!
- The garden party season honors public service and is attended by outstanding community members.
- Buckingham Palace hosts multiple garden parties each year, and themed events sometimes take place to recognize specific industries or organizations.
- King Charles, Camilla, and other members of the royal family, including Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Duchess Sophie, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, kicked off the garden party season at Buckingham Palace.
- Queen Camilla enjoyed the garden party in a dark teal dress by Christian Dior and a matching Philip Treacy hat.
- To follow the classic garden party dress code, women typically wear day dresses, often with a hat or fashionable fascinator, while men wear either cutaway suits or suits.
- Apart from the regular garden parties, themed events like the "Education and Skills" party, which honors education professionals, are planned for the season.
