Sarah Ferguson appeared in high spirits Thursday night when she attended the amFAR gala at the 77th Cannes Film Festival wearing a bracelet with her daughters’ names on it.
The Duchess of York, 64, appeared in high spirits as she enthusiastically greeted the press and was in high spirits as photographs were taken.
The royal, affectionately known as ‘Fergie’, looked stunning in a £13,202 custom-made Lilith cocktail dress, adorned with statement wispy sleeves and jewels that resembled raindrops.
The intricate floral design gave her an elegant look as she paired her pearl earrings with the stunning fabric.
She swept her signature red hair out of her face and wore a gold bracelet emblazoned with her daughter’s names, Beatrice and Eugenie.
Wearing jewelry engraved with the children’s names is one of Meghan Markle’s favorite looks, while Kate Middleton has also worn jewelry with her children’s initials.
Sarah Ferguson appeared in high spirits Thursday night while attending the amFAR gala at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
The Duchess of York, 64, struck a series of lively poses for her big night out.
The bracelet had the names of her two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie.
The glamorous bracelet said “Eugenie” on one side
The Duchess looked well after a series of health problems, appearing in great spirits as she smiled for photos.
She then accessorized with a white clutch and shiny silver heels, adding to the radiant effect of the ensemble.
The appearance comes just a day after Princess Beatrice gushed about her “incredible” mother while visiting children at a school in south London.
The royal, 35, read to children in Reception and Year One during a surprise trip to West Thornton Primary School in Croydon, where she praised the Duchess of York and spoke about her extensive collection of children’s books.
“I grew up with an amazing mother as a children’s author, so the stories really created that sense of imagination,” the mother of one said.
She joined the likes of Bella Thorne and Kelly Rowland, Heidi Klum and her daughter Leni at the star-studded gathering.
The duchess revealed that she was diagnosed with skin cancer in January, just months after undergoing a mastectomy for breast cancer.
The mother-of-two had several moles removed while undergoing breast reconstruction surgery last year, and one of them was found to be malignant.
The Duchess was described as being in “good spirits” after the “distressing” news, which reached her just days after Christmas.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of the body, caused mainly by exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun or loungers.
People with paler skin, a large number of moles, and a family history of skin cancer tend to be at higher risk of developing it.
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, attends the 30th amfAR Cannes Gala presented by Chopard and the Red Sea International Film Festival
The friendly Fergie even shook hands with photographers, standing out from the crowd.
Friends at the time said Fergie is the “most resilient” person they know and was already planning to resume her TV career soon to encourage others to get checked out.
A friend told the Mail that the Duchess had been told she would need “further investigations” to make sure it was caught in the early stages.
“Everyone hopes this is the case and doctors are hopeful they got it figured out early, but melanoma is aggressive and they need to recheck everything,” they said.
They added of Sarah: “She’s very resilient and bounces back from things pretty quickly, but two cancer diagnoses in six months, particularly when she thought she was just over breast cancer, is a lot to deal with and process.” .
‘You hope you’re over it and then you get something like this.
That’s why he wanted to go to Austria for a couple of weeks to understand everything. Now she has returned home and her family has supported her a lot.”
They also praised “their daughters,” Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who they said have been “fantastic over the past six months.”
‘They really have been brilliant with her breast cancer diagnosis. And they are already joining it,” they said.
But in recent weeks she has increased her public appearances, even traveling to Samoa to visit women’s leadership groups last month.
Every year, the gala held in Cannes brings a host of celebrities to the south of France in order to raise awareness and funds for the non-profit organization.
The Duchess couldn’t sit still for a moment as the cameras clicked.
Fergie looked stunning in a jewel-embellished white pearl dress with statement sleeves.
He posed for photos for Giorgio Veroni, an events director married to Tamara Beckwith.
The intricate floral design gave her an elegant look as she paired her pearl earrings with the stunning fabric.
Fergie laughed and joked with cameramen while attending the star-studded gala.
Cannes is the world’s largest film festival, first conceived in 1939 as an alternative to the then fascist-influenced Venice film festival.
It has been held annually since 1946 except in 1948 and 1950, when it was canceled due to lack of funds.
The festival is known for its carefully curated program of films that achieved Oscar glory or launched the careers of directors like Quentin Tarantino.
Cannes’ top prize is the Palme d’Or, or Palme d’Or, whose previous winners include Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now, Pulp Fiction, The Pianist and Parasite.
Jane Campion became the first director to win in 1993 with The Piano, followed by a gap of almost three decades until Julia Ducournau received the award for Titane in 2021.
Justine Triet became the third director to win the award last year with Anatomy of a Fall.
There is also an honorary Palme d’Or, which is awarded in recognition of notable works, including Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda and Clint Eastwood.
This year there are two honorary winners: George Lucas, of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’, and Japanese animation legend Studio Ghibli, the first group to receive the award.
Other awards include the Grand Prize, Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Short Film.
The Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday night as celebrities walked the red carpet to the luxurious Grand Theater Lumière to honor Hollywood actress Meryl Streep before sitting down to watch this year’s opening film, The Second Act.
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, poses during a photocall for guest arrivals at the amfAR Cannes 2024 Gala
Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d’Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, is being part of the jury that chooses the winner.
Artists from around the world who have made a name for themselves in their respective fields are chosen to serve on the jury, and one member is appointed as jury president.
This year’s jury president, American director Greta Gerwig, arrives at Cannes after the enormous success of Barbie last summer.
She is the first American director to serve as jury president, taking over from the 2023 jury president, Triangle of Sadness director and two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Ostlund of Sweden.
Lily Gladstone, the breakout star of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, returns to Cannes after becoming the first Native American woman to be nominated for an Oscar and winning a Golden Globe for her performance.
