{"id":7361,"date":"2018-02-10T21:42:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T21:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2018-02-10T21:47:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T21:47:10","slug":"kate-facing-bafta-black-dress-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/kate-facing-bafta-black-dress-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate facing BAFTA black dress \u2018dilemma\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2718\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kate.jpg\" alt=\"Kate\" width=\"304\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kate.jpg 390w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kate-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>The Duchess of Cambridge could face a tricky decision at Britain\u2019s BAFTA film awards, a newspaper reported on Friday, if female attendees decide to wear black in protest at sexual harassment.<br \/>\nIf the red carpet \u201cblackout\u201d at last month\u2019s Golden Globes is copied at the Feb. 18 ceremony in London, Prince William\u2019s wife Kate may have to decide whether to be seen to be joining in or standing apart.<br \/>\nRoyal women traditionally do not wear all-black unless in mourning, and the monarchy avoids public protest.<br \/>\nThe Daily Telegraph newspaper said Kate \u201cwill be left in a diplomatic minefield &#8230; a trickier dilemma than ever\u201d when she accompanies William, the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, to the BAFTA bash.<br \/>\nKate, 36, who is expecting her third child in April, wore a black dress with white flowers at last year\u2019s ceremony.<br \/>\nHer Kensington Palace office declined to comment.<br \/>\nThe Hollywood Reporter magazine said it had seen a letter addressed to BAFTA guests inviting them to wear black like \u201cour sisters\u201d at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.<br \/>\n\u201cWe feel it is important to make a statement to show global solidarity and that the issue is not being forgotten,\u201d it said.<br \/>\n\u201cWearing black is a strong, unifying and simple statement \u2014 a physical and visual representation of our solidarity with people across all industries who have experienced sexual harassment and abuse.\u201d<br \/>\nAt the Globes, Hollywood\u2019s A-listers turned out en masse wearing black outfits, with only the slightest hints of color.<br \/>\nIt was a sartorial show of force to draw attention to the issue in show business and beyond, a culture of abuse revealed in the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and others.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/kate-facing-bafta-black-dress-dilemma\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duchess of Cambridge could face a tricky decision at Britain\u2019s BAFTA film awards, a newspaper reported on Friday, if female attendees decide to wear black in protest at sexual harassment. 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