Princess Beatrice Attends Met Gala 2018 Ahead of Royal Wedding

Princess Beatrice steps out in style for the 2018 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 7) in New York City.

The 29-year-old royal went bright and bold and a long-sleeved bright purple gown while wearing a gold headband.

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Beatrice is set to head home to London within the next few weeks to attend cousin Prince Harry‘s wedding to Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19.

This year’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrates the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition and is hosted by Rihanna, Amal Clooney, fashion designer Donatella Versace, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.