Amanda Holden is summer chic in a lemon-print dress at Clarence House reception to celebrate Battersea Dogs & Cats Home 160th anniversary
Amanda Holden enjoyed a morning of royal company at Clarence House, London on Thursday.
The TV and radio star looked gorgeous in a lemon-print sun dress for a reception to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home animal welfare charity, for which she is an Ambassador
Amanda warmly greeted Battersea’s Royal Patron Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall with kisses as they joined Paul O’Grady and some very sweet dogs at the garden reception.
Fun in the sun: Amanda Holden enjoyed a morning of royal company at Clarence House, London on Thursday for the 160th Anniversary of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
Amanda, 51, showed off her tanned and toned figure in her strappy dress, which featured a bold lemon print and bow detail at the bust.
A pair of bright yellow heels and a white cross-body bag completed her summertime ensemble.
Amanda was seen enjoying a animated conversation with Camilla and TV star Paul as well as author Jacqueline Wilson.
The Battersea party wasn’t complete without some four-legged friends.
VIP guests: Amanda snuggled up to a sweet pooch declaring ‘I’m in love’ in an Insta snap
Royal greeting: Amanda warmly greeted Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall with kisses as they joined Paul O’Grady and some very sweet dogs at the garden reception
Animal lovers: Amanda was seen enjoying a animated conversation with Camilla and TV star Paul as well as author Jacqueline Wilson, both ambassadors alongside Amanda for the charity
Amanda, who is the proud owner of Battersea dogs Rudie and Buddy, and Muffy the cat, shared Instagram snaps from her day, including one where she nuzzled an adorable spaniel.
She also joked with her old pal Paul, captioning a photo of them: ‘Lady and The tramp! !…You work it out @battersea @paulogrady @realpogdogs honoured to be part of a special afternoon #clarencehouse.’
Amanda’s outing comes after she said she enjoys being ‘tooted at’ and receiving comments about her appearance.
Summer style: The TV and radio star looked gorgeous in a lemon-print sun dress
Getting along: Amanda shared a laugh with Paul and the Duchess in the sunshine
Chic: Amanda, 51, showed off her tanned and toned figure in her strappy dress, which featured a bold lemon print and bow detail at the bust
Garden party: Amanda looked delighted to be at the reception. She is the proud owner of Battersea dogs Rudie and Buddy, and Muffy the cat
Larks: Amanda joked with her old pal Paul, captioning an Instagram photo of them: ‘Lady and The tramp! !…You work it out’
She told Woman’s Weekly magazine: ‘I still want to get wolf whistles in my 70s, and I don’t care how sexist that is. I want a builder to give me a little ‘oi, oi’ when I walk past. I want to be tooted at by men or women when I’m walking the dog!’
The mother-of-two said she thinks women should wear what they want irrespective of their age.
‘The only way to change things is to not give a damn,’ she said. ‘I think all the women I engage with are like that and hopefully, by reading about and seeing us, other women feel championed and brave enough to take a few risks, whatever their age or body shape.’
The radio host added: ‘I’m not one of those women that goes, ‘Ooh, I’m in my 50s now, I had better not wear a knee boot, or a thigh boot or a shocking-pink heel’.’
Quick change: Amanda had earlier dazzled in a bright green mini shirt dress for her walk to work at Heart Radio, before changing into her lemon print number when she left work
Leggy: The star showed off her tanned legs in her thigh-skimming mini