Kate Middleton Wears Gorgeous Pink Gucci Dress Amid Label's Blackface Controversy [PHOTOS]

Kate Middleton looked like a real-life Disney princess in a gorgeous pink Gucci gown when she attended a gala dinner in London on Wednesday sans Prince William.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, drew attention in her bespoke Gucci dress at the annual 100 Women in Finance event at the Victoria & Albert Museum, of which she is a patron. The stunning gown seemed to be the perfect outfit for the eve of Valentine's Day as it featured layers of pleated tulle in a soft array of pinks. Middleton paired the dress with sparkly Oscar de la Renta pumps, which are said to cost £568 ($727), and a pair of Kiki McDonough earrings that she previously wore to sister Pippa Middleton's wedding, according to Daily Mail.

During the gala, Middleton gave a speech where the duchess said that the Women in Finance Initiative and the vision of the event were "inspiring."

Following the event, Prince William's wife was photographed leaving the venue while holding a bouquet of flowers. She also gave the crowd and the press that gathered outside the gala a royal wave.

The gala dinner was Middleton's second outing of the day. Earlier that afternoon, the mom of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attended a mental health conference, where she had admitted to being "very naive" when she welcomed her first child. During a roundtable discussion at the Mental Health in Education conference hosted by The Royal Foundation at Mercers' Hall, East London, Middleton explained that she hadn't been aware of just how important the first few years of a child's life is for their future, People reported.

Middleton made a second speech on Wednesday evening where she talked about how important their work was. She also explained why she decided to put children's mental health in the heart of her causes, saying that most adult problems stemmed from the first years of their lives.

"Having been lucky enough to meet some of our country’s amazing charities and organisations, tackling some of our hardest social challenges, I became acutely aware just how important the earliest years of our lives really are," she said, after being introduced by Ed Vainker, co-founder and Principal of the Reach Academy in Feltham. "The root cause of some of our most challenging experiences in adulthood, such as poor mental and physical health, addiction, homelessness, crime and family breakdown, can so often be traced back to the very earliest years of someone’s life and often over generations."

"We, therefore, need to look at the prevention of some of these issues, before they take hold and become a problem," she continued. "The evidence is clear that from birth, the first few years of a child’s life are more pivotal for social, physical and emotional development and for future health and happiness than any other single moment in a lifetime."

The dinner will benefit The Royal Foundation's Heads Together program, "Mentally Healthy Schools."

This comes just several days after Gucci was embroiled in a racism scandal. A turtleneck top released by the luxury fashion house as part of its Fall/Winter 2018 balaclava collection was pulled from shelves after it was accused of resembling blackface.