Mollie King shows off her svelte figure in a plunging khaki gown as she leads the glamour at star-studded pre-Wimbledon Kensington Palace party

By JENNIFER SMITH FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 21:33, 22 June 2015 | UPDATED: 23:43, 22 June 2015

Mollie King led the glamour as she joined stars at Kensington Palace on Monday for a summer party in its gorgeous grounds. 

The Saturdays songstress stunned as she attended the The Ralph Lauren & Vogue Wimbledon Summer Cocktail Party, held at the Orangery restaurant, sporting a plunging khaki gown with a shirt-style sleeveless front, which highlighted her dainty frame to perfection.

Cinched at the waist by a gold shimmering belt, the full gown included a sweeping, mesh skirt.

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Show stopper: Mollie King stunned in a plunging khaki gown as she attended a pre-Wimbledon party at Kensington Palace Orangery in London on Monday

Keeping her make-up to a minimum, Mollie wore her blonde locks swept up in a messy ponytail. 

She wore a slick of pink lipstick to finish the look, shunning accessories to let her gown - a pleasant mixture of casual and red carpet elegance - steal the show at the soiree, hosted by Boris Becker and Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman.

Mollie, 28, appeared to have arrived at the event alone with no sign of her model boyfriend, David Gandy.

Blonde beauty: The 28-year-old wore her hair swept into a messy ponytail to attend the party on Monday 

Fashion savvy: Mollie's dress showed off her lithe frame to perfection, billowing out at the waist 

Glamorous: Mollie was among stars attending the Vogue and Ralph Lauren pre-Wimbledon party, hosted by Boris Becker and Alexandra Shulman

Working it: The Saturdays beauty made sure to show off her unusual but delightful khaki dress from all angles

Adding height: As her layered long skirt blew up in the wind, Mollie's very high platform heels were just visible

Natural beauty: The singer showed off her flawless complexion with minimal make-up and some pink lipstick

The Saturday's Mollie King scrubs up well for a Tuesday night

The pair rekindled their romance after separating in 2011 after 11 months together. 

The genetically-blessed couple have frequented the London social scene since reuniting, attending a sleuth of fashion parties this month for the London Men's Collections.

At the swish soiree in west London on Monday, Mollie was joined by a gaggle of stars, each of whom impressed with their striking ensembles, not holding back... not least because it was a Vogue and Ralph Lauren affair.

Downton darling: Joanne Froggatt showed off her enviable figure in a canary yellow mini-dress and heels 

Mellow yellow: The Downton Abbey star finished her look with a grey clutch bag and some grey and silver high heels

Attendees mingled in The Orangery, a restaurant overlooking the Palace's grounds.

Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt stunned in a thigh-skimming canary yellow dress, showing off her lithe figure. 

The actress wore her blonde locks in loose waves around her shoulders and carried a grey clutch bag to the party. 

Here comes Hollywood: Jessica Chastain put on a sophisticated display in a black cocktail dress and shoes 

Fashion credentials: The 38-year-old's dress offered flashes of white fabric and featured a thin black belt 

 Blonde ambition: Lottie Moss - the 17-year-old sister of Kate Moss - is carving out her own career as a model

Model behaviour: The teenager stunned in a strapless, scarlet dress which she paired with silver accessories 

Flawless: In the style of her famous older sister Lottie sported winged mascara and lashings of mascara 

Hollywood star Jessica Chastain was elegant in a black cocktail dress with a white detail across the shapely skirt, and black court shoes.

The actress completed her sophisticated look with some dark red lipstick. 

Meanwhile Lady Kitty Spencer led the aristocratic charge, putting on a colourful display in a bright lilac shirt dress. 

Summer whites: Lily James was joined by boyfriend Matt Smith, showing off her frame in a white shirt dress 

Perfect styling: The Downton Abbey actress certainly made an impression in her simple but striking dress 

Glamour pack: Boris Becker and his wife Lilly were stylish couple in their black, white and blue ensembles

Elegant: Lilly stunned in a floor-length black and cream gown which also featured gold trim around the bust

Experts: The couple later posed with a set of vintage tennis rackets as they mingled with guests 

Jemma Kidd, the Countess of Mornington, was joined by her husband the Marquess of Douro, Arthur Wellesley at the upscale event.

Boris Becker and his stunning wife Lilly put on a stylish display in a blue suit and black and white gown respectively. 

The 47-year-old appeared to be the only former tennis star in attendance, with this year's tournament just around the corner. 

Aristocratic: Lady Kitty Spencer was colourful in a lilac shirt dress which she paired with gold shoes 

Chic display: Jemma Kidd looked fantastic in a pale olive green peplum dress as she attended with husband Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro

Rubbing shoulders: Once inside Jemma chatted with model Erin O'Connor who stunned in a white gown 

Fashion pack: Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman was typically stylish in a black and white polka-dot dress 

Summer style: Actress Alice Eve wore a brown cocktail dress which she paired with matching shoes 

Demure: The actress put on a ladylike display in her knee-skimming dress and strappy, suede sandals 

Other stars at the party included beauty blogger and businesswoman Tanya Burr who was formal in a white blouse and purple skirt. 

Shoe icon Manolo Blahnik added to the style in a lemon suit, white shirt and undone blue and yellow tie.

The 72-year-old Spanish designer was in high spirits as he arrived at the party, posing for photographers. 

British actress Alice Eve was also at the party in a brown cocktail dress and suede bag and shoes. 

Colourful: Laura Bailey turned heads in a blue dress and towering purple, alligator-skin wedged heels

Eye-catching: The model sported an unusual hairstyle with her blonde tresses tightly woven in to braids

Chic: Blogger Tanya Burr was prim in a white blouse and purple skirt while designer Manolo Blahnik wore a yellow suit 

British contingency: Actress Emily Mortimer was stylish in a white mini-dress which she paired with a blue suede clutch

Svelte figure: The Newsroom star showed off her impressive figure in the thigh-skimming garment 

Sleek in silk: Charlotte Dellal opted for a more formal approach in a sweeping black bustier gown

Winning style: The designer wore her hair and make-up in 1950s style with lashings of red lipstick 

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Happy Mother's Day! Portraits of celebrity mums and daughters including Jo Wood, Liza Minnelli and Twiggy in new exhibition by photographer Terry O'Neill

• London exhibition pays tribute to Mother's Day with iconic celebrity photos
• Collection taken from archives of iconic British photographer Terry O'Neill
• Famous daughters include Holly Willoughby, Alesha Dixon and Leah Wood

By AMY LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 12:25, 15 March 2015 | UPDATED: 13:55, 15 March 2015

British photographer Terry O'Neill has unveiled a new exhibition of celebrity mothers and daughters, including Jo Wood, Twiggy and Judy Garland, just in time for Mother's Day.

The new collection, Mum: A Snapshot, is led by Jo Wood and daughter Leah, who appear in the exhibition twice thanks to a 1981 shot of the pair on tour with Ronnie Wood and the Rolling Stones.

Capturing the special bond between mother and daughter, the show has been created in homage to the photographer's own late mother, and is free to the public this weekend, at London's White Space gallery.

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'I can tell her anything, just about anything, she's always there for me and I love her,' says Leah Wood of mother Jo, pictured here on tour with Ronnie Wood and the Rolling Stones in 1981

Leah and Jo Wood pose for the new Terry O'Neill exhibition  

'I actually did it in homage to my mother who I never had a chance to thank, because she died when I was young,'  Terry O'Neill told This Morning. 

'I never had a chance to thank her, and as you grow older of course you appreciate your mother more.'

He added: 'So I got together this exhibition as a tribute to Mother’s Day.'

Terry has been photographing celebrities for the last 50 years and the new show features both old and new pictures.  

Liza Minnelli posed with mum Judy Garland for this touching photograph in 1963, though Terry O'Neill has revealed that wasn't expecting to discover the superstar mother and daughter together when he called around to take a quick tabloid snap of the then 17-year-old Liza

A rare gem among the collection, which was created in association with online gift specialist Not On The High Street, is a touching photograph of Liza Minnelli pictured with her mother Judy Garland, in 1963.

Terry said: 'That was when I was 20 years old, I worked on the Daily Sketch, which was a tabloid paper at the time, and I got sent round to photograph Liza Minnelli.

'I go round to this mews house in Belgravia, door opens and it's Judy Garland! 

'We got on well, and she made dinner for me and her daughter too.' 

British supermodel Twiggy poses with her daughter Carly Lawson

Twiggy and lookalike daughter Carly pose on the red carpet

Actress Emilia Fox and her mother Joanna together pose in 2008 (pictured right), next to This Morning TV presenter Holly Willoughby and mother Lynn, which was taken in 2009 (pictured left)

Other subjects in the heart warming collection include Emilia Fox and mother Joanna, Holly Willoughby and her mother Lynn, as well as British icon Twiggy and daughter Carly Lawson. 

Several of the shots which feature in O'Neill's exhibition were originally intended as gifts for the husbands of the women pictured.

The 1980 shot of actress Nanette Newman, photographed with her daughters Sarah Standing and TV presenter Emma Forbes, was blown up by the photographer as a surprise present for the late Bryan Forbes, director of films including The Stepford Wives. 

This shot of British actress Nanette Newman (right) with daughters Emma Forbes (top left) and Sarah Standing (bottom left) was taken in 1980, and blown up as a surprise gift for father and husband, British director Bryan Forbes

Actress Britt Eckland was still in a London hospital after giving birth to daughter Victoria when this photograph was taken in 1965, as a gift for her husband, British actor Peter Sellers

Swedish actress Britt Eckland also commissioned O'Neill to take a picture of herself with newborn baby Victoria in 1965, as a surprise gift for her husband Peter Sellers.

The photographer revealed that the actress was still in a London hospital after giving birth, but looked radiant nonetheless.

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon also appears in the exhibition, along with Gloria Hunniford and her late daughter Caron Keating, plus models Jodie and Jemma Kidd with mother Wendy.

Model daughters: Wendy Kidd poses for a loving shot with her supermodel daughters Jemma (pictured on the left) and Jodie Kidd (pictured on the right) in 2009

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon with her mother Beverley in 2009. Terry O'Neill's exhibition Mum: A Snapshot is open to the public this weekend, at London's White Space Gallery

TV queen Gloria Hunniford is pictured with her late daughter Caron Keating, who was also a television presenter

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