In the photo: 20-year-old Kate Middleton’s legendary fashion show in a see-through dress, reproduced in The Crown.

It was a sheer dress that changed Buckingham forever. In 2002, Kate Middleton participated in a charity fashion show as a student at St. Andrews University in the east of Scotland. For the occasion, she parades in a see-through dress that reveals her black lace underwear. After paying £200 for this privileged seat, Prince William, sitting in the front row, fell under the spell. This legendary scene, which marked a turning point in the relationship between Kate Middleton and the heir to the English throne, will soon be staged in the second part of the last season of the series. The crown. This is revealed in a UK Netflix Instagram post, which shared a preview of some images of these new episodes, which are available on the streaming platform on December 14th.

“Kate is sexy.”

One of the photos shows Meg Bellamy, the 21-year-old actress who plays Kate Middleton, in a see-through dress and visible underwear. Charlotte Todd, a fashion student at the University of the West of England in Bristol, hand-stitched a dress that was originally a skirt that the princess-to-be would misuse. She was “inspired by the ‘art of seduction’ parade theme,” The Daily Beast Fashion critic Robin Givhan in 2011. And the power of seduction would automatically affect Prince William. According to several sources, Kate Middleton’s future husband, captivated by this look, would say, “Kate is sexy.” to his friend Fergus Boyd, who is present by his side.

A dress so legendary that in March 2011, a few months before Kate and William’s wedding, it fetched 90,000 euros at an auction in London. That year, Charlotte Todd trusted Daily Mail: Be glad you contributed to this love story. Or, one might say, forever change the fate of the future king of England.