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In Pictures: Kate and Sophie joined by fashion’s elite at Buckingham Palace

Naomi Campbell and Stella McCartney were among the guests from across the global fashion industry.

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The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex (centre) with designer Stella McCartney (right) at a reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange at Buckingham Palace (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The Duchess of Cambridge and Countess of Wessex hosted a Buckingham Palace reception on Monday evening to celebrate and showcase a new fashion initiative.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex host a reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange at Buckingham Palace in London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex host a reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange at Buckingham Palace in London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Countess of Wessex, right, with model Adwoah Aboah, left, and chief executive of the British Fashion Council Caroline Rush, centre (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Countess of Wessex, right, with model Adwoah Aboah, left, and chief executive of the British Fashion Council Caroline Rush, centre (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Naomi Campbell arriving for the reception ( Peter Nicholls/PA)
Naomi Campbell arriving for the reception ( Peter Nicholls/PA)
Artisan fashion designer Marama Papau, left, poses with models Neelam Gill, Arizona Muse and Noella Coursaris (Peter Nicholls/PA)
Artisan fashion designer Marama Papau, left, poses with models Neelam Gill, Arizona Muse and Noella Coursaris (Peter Nicholls/PA)
Fashion designer Stella McCartney (Peter Nicholls/PA)
Fashion designer Stella McCartney (Peter Nicholls/PA)
Livia Firth and Hamish Bowles, the curator of the exhibition (Peter Nicholls/PA)
Livia Firth and Hamish Bowles, the curator of the exhibition (Peter Nicholls/PA)
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex (Eddie Mulholland/The Telegraph/PA)
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex (Eddie Mulholland/The Telegraph/PA)
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