The Crown season 6: did Kate Middleton’s underwear parade really take place like in the Netflix series?

Netflix released the final episodes of The Crown on December 14. The historical series said goodbye with a second part of good quality which reconciles us with it. In this end of the series, the writers quickly recounted the meeting between Prince William and the woman who would become his wife a few years later, Kate Middleton.

Their love story so fascinated the tabloids that the writers of The Crown had plenty to do. Almost everything is true in what the series shows about the couple. It was indeed the mother of the Princess of Wales who pushed her daughter into William’s arms and she indeed paraded in her underwear in front of him, which would have changed their relationship from friends to lovers.

The dress of love

It was March 2002, when students from the fashion and textiles course at Saint Andrews University organized their annual charity fashion show where they exhibited their creations. Among the students who agree to wear their outfits is Kate Middleton. That evening, the 20-year-old will hit the headlines by parading in a transparent dress, revealing her underwear (which can be seen in the video below).

According to certain observers and journalists specializing in royalty, the young woman would have opted for this outfit in order to impress Prince William, who was present in the room. Just like the series The Crown tells it. A bold choice that would have had an impact on the grandson of Elizabeth II: “Wow, that’s sexy!” he even declared to one of his friends nearby.

Did the two lovers exchange a kiss that evening, as the series claims? According to some rumors, the answer is yes. In any case, their relationship definitely changed after this event.

As for the famous transparent dress, it was the heyday of its creator, Charlotte Todd. His piece would sell for 78,000 pounds (87,900 euros) many years later during an auction of clothing linked to the royal family.