Akshata Murthy Dons Florals in Blue Dress at King Charles’ Coronation – Fashion News

Akshata Murthy, the wife of U.K.’s Prime Minster Rishi Sunak, chose a dreamy blue dress for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla held at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday.

Like the majority of the guests, Murty opted for a British designer for the occasion — in her case, Claire Mischevani. She donned the brand’s Alexandra dress, a puffed sleeve baby blue number with a round neckline and a delicate floral jacquard pattern. It also featured a subtle A-shaped skirt and a belt cinched at the waist.

Murthy smartly accessorized the look with a black clutch and black headpiece by British milliner Jane Taylor, who also made hats and headpieces for Pippa Middleton, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburg, and Lady Louise.

When it came to footwear, Murty went for the most popular silhouette among the coronation’s guests, a pair of stilettos with pointed toes with a suede finish.

The Coronation Service, held at Westminster Abbey and conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, is a religious and formal ceremony that precedes the King’s Procession. After the service, King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, will join other members of the Royal family in a parade towards Buckingham Palace. 

The Royal family’s site describes it as an “occasion for pageantry and celebration, but it is also a solemn religious ceremony, has remained essentially the same over a thousand years. For the last 900 years, the ceremony has taken place at Westminster Abbey, London. The service is conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose task this has almost always been since the Norman Conquest in 1066.”

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