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Geri Halliwell cuts an effortlessly chic figure in a white dress as she arrives at annual Commonwealth Day service alongside senior royals

Geri Halliwell cuts an effortlessly chic figure in a white dress as she arrives at annual Commonwealth Day service alongside senior royals

She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion.

And Geri Halliwell cut a chic figure as she arrived at the annual Commonwealth Day service alongside senior royals on Monday.

The Spice Girl, 52, looked perfect for the occasion in a white dress with a navy trim for the event at Westminster Abbey in London.

The stylish dress was cinched in at the waist and featured a smart collar with a silver brooch.

She boosted her height with simple pointed black heels and accessorised with simple pearl earrings.

Geri – who was without her husband Christian Horner – wore her red tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and opted for a glowing makeup look.

Geri Halliwell cut a chic figure as she arrived at the annual Commonwealth Day service alongside senior royals on Monday

Geri Halliwell cut a chic figure as she arrived at the annual Commonwealth Day service alongside senior royals on Monday

The Spice Girl, 52, looked perfect for the occasion in a white dress with a navy trim for the event at Westminster Abbey in London

The Spice Girl, 52, looked perfect for the occasion in a white dress with a navy trim for the event at Westminster Abbey in London

The Princess of Wales was the crowning glory at Westminster Abbey on Monday as she and the King made their first appearance at the annual Commonwealth Day Service for two years.

Both the monarch and his daughter-in-law Kate were reluctantly forced to miss last year’s key royal event as they were undergoing treatment for their respective cancers.

This year however, Charles led a large showing of senior royals which also included Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

William and Kate – who wore a dress by Catherine Walker and hat by Gina Foster – were welcomed by Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, ahead of the arrival of the King and Queen. 

The monarch and his wife then arrived, with Camilla wearing a pink wool crepe and satin coat dress by Fiona Clare and pink beret hat by Philip Treacy.

Among the stars joining them were Geri, cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy with his wife Sarra Kemp and actress Baroness Floella Benjamin.

Also in attendance were Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his deputy Angela Rayner, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, Prime Minister of Samoa Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Scotland.

The stylish white dress was cinched in at the waist and featured a smart collar with a silver brooch

The stylish white dress was cinched in at the waist and featured a smart collar with a silver brooch

She boosted her height with simple pointed black heels and accessorised with simple pearl earrings

She boosted her height with simple pointed black heels and accessorised with simple pearl earrings

Geri - who was without her husband Christian Horner - wore her red tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and opted for a glowing makeup look

Geri – who was without her husband Christian Horner – wore her red tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and opted for a glowing makeup look

She made her way up the stairs of Westminster Abbey to attend the service

She made her way up the stairs of Westminster Abbey to attend the service 

She also wore a pretty black headpiece

She also wore a pretty black headpiece

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at the Commonwealth Day service

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at the Commonwealth Day service

King Charles and Camilla at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey

King Charles and Camilla at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey

The royal party were greeted by the Dean and Westminster before meeting members of the Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band, a community band from the world’s first Hindu eco-temple in Kingsbury, North London.

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Following their performance at the Great West Door, the King – who is head of the Commonwealth – and his family formed a procession behind the Mace Bearer, three-time Paralympic champion and two-time world champion track cyclist Kadeena Cox.

Heritage Sanmi Lawal, a Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network member from Nigeria, carried the Commonwealth flag.

Meanwhile protesters from the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic were again demonstrating outside, this time with a 15ft dinosaur puppet called ‘Chuck the Rex’.

It comes as the King emphasised the ‘vital role’ of the global ‘Family of Nations’ at a time of international conflict and uncertainty in his annual message.

The Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest political ᴀssociations of states, with its roots in the British Empire.

However the last four countries to join the 56 member organisation had no links with British colonialism, emphasising its targeted role as a voluntary organisation of independent and equal nations.

Its population is in excess of 2.7billion, with some 60 per cent aged 29 or under, and a combined gross domestic product of more than $13trillion.

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