Princess Beatrice's catwalk appearance

Sep 21, 2007, 12:40 GMT

Britain's Princess Beatrice and her mother Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, made their catwalk debut at London Fashion Week on Thursday (20.09.07).

The redheaded pair, who were wearing very similar long black Dolce and Gabbana dresses and Manolo Blahnik shoes, strutted their stuff in Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show, in aid of the Rotary Flood Disaster Appeal.

Sarah, 47, and Beatrice, 19, walked hand in hand down the runway, wearing almost £8 million worth of Garrard diamonds, in the British Fashion Council's tent in the grounds of London's Natural History Museum.

Beatrice revealed the prospect of appearing in front of her boyfriend David Clark and the celebrities in the audience, including Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, and Claudia Schiffer, was less daunting because her mother was by her side.

The princess said: "I've never done anything like this before. My boyfriend is going to be watching, but I'm walking down there with my mother which makes me feel a lot better. And it's all for charity."

After the event, the princess hit renowned nightclub Ciprani with her mum, before the pair moved onto hotspot Mahiki.

The Rotary Flood Disaster Appeal is raising funds to help the areas severely hit by the heavy rain in June, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands.

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