KATE MIDDLETON looked stunning in a silver gown as she attended a black tie event with Prince William.

On the final leg of their Caribbean tour, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a reception in the Bahamas.

The Duchess wore a Phillipa Lepley gown from the designer’s couture wedding collection.

She also wore a Lulu Guinness £225 blue satin Hayworth clutch bag.

Dapper William was spotted in a blue velvet blazer and bow tie at Nassau’s Grand Hyatt Baha Mar hotel.

On day seven of the Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean, the royal couple attended a reception hosted by the Governor-General of the Bahamas, Sir Cornelius Smith.

In his speech to the assembled dignitaries, Prince William recalled spending his “best holiday ever” in the Bahamas with Princess Diana.

The duke spoke to VIPs at the Governor General’s Reception in the midst of protests by pro-Republican campaigners from across the Caribbean.

He said of the vocal movement that has accompanied the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee tour, “we support with pride and respect your decisions about your future.”

“I came here as a child with my mother.” Snorkeling around the James Bond wrecks off Nassau left me with a lasting impression of your beautiful blue waters.

“It was the best holiday ever for a young boy obsessed with 007.”

“Next year, I know you are all looking forward to celebrating fifty years of independence – your Golden Anniversary,” he said, addressing the mood across the Caribbean.

“And, as Jamaica celebrates 60 years of independence this year and Belize celebrates 40 years of independence last year, I want to say this: we support and respect your decisions about your future with pride.”

“Relationships change. Friendship lasts.”

Earlier Kate looked stunning as she arrived at a primary school in the Bahamas, where she joked that they had brought the English weather with them despite the rain.

The Duchess of Cambridge hid from the torrential rain under an umbrella while wearing a light-colored pastel green gown.

The couple joked as they arrived at Nassau’s Sybil Strachan Primary School that they had “brought the English rain” with them on the royal tour.

Kate smiled as she greeted students and staff while wearing the Self Portrait Dress and jewellery by Bahamian Nadia Irena.

“I hope you didn’t get too wet coming here, and apologies for bringing this British weather with us,” the Duchess said during the assembly.

“The pandemic has kept you away from your classrooms and friends, and learning from home has been difficult.”

“That is why it is so wonderful that you have recently returned to school and been reunited with your teachers and friends after nearly two years away.”

“I always believe that the simple things in life bring the most joy: playing together, chatting with your classmates, eating meals together, and listening to each other’s stories.”

“Our three children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, all enjoy being by the sea, so I’m hoping they’ll be able to visit your clear waters and beautiful beaches soon.”

“However, as much as you have these natural wonders to enjoy, I know that the last few years have been difficult for many of you.”

“I also wanted today to say a big thank you to your parents, guardians and teachers.  They, I am sure, have found the pandemic hard too, but they are doing one of the most important jobs out there.”

The couple is on the seventh day of an eight-day Caribbean tour that began on Saturday and will conclude tomorrow, and has taken them to Belize and Jamaica.

During the visit, Kate and Wills sat at desks before joining a morning assembly at the school, reminiscing about their youth.

The school, which opened in 1989 and has over 700 students from pre-school to Grade 6, was closed for nearly two years as a result of COVID-19, as were other schools.

Children had to complete their lessons from March 2020 to January 2022.

When the couple arrived, they were greeted by a ‘Guard of Honour’ of schoolchildren, as well as the Minister of Education, Glenys Hanna-Martin, and the school’s principal, Mr Ricardo Rolle.

The Duke and Duchess will also pay a visit to key workers and frontline staff at an informal gathering in London’s Garden of Remembrance to hear about their experiences with the pandemic.

Later this evening, they will attend a formal dinner hosted by Governor General Sir Cornelius Smith, which will include community leaders.

Today’s event comes on the heels of William’s historic speech on the horrors of slavery.

The duke, 39, addressed politicians amid widespread unrest and calls for the Royal Family to apologise and pay billions of pounds in reparations.

Last night, he told guests at a formal banquet that “it should never have happened.”

He then echoed his father’s words, describing the slave trade as a “stain on our history” four months ago, when Caribbean neighbour Barbados declared itself a republic.