Blackpink at Buckingham Palace: Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé got a shout-out from King Charles at a state banquet with Kate Middleton, Prince William and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

Nov 22 , 2023

Blackpink’s Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of a diplomatic visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with William and Kate, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also in attendance. Photo: AP

K-pop royalty Blackpink were guests at Buckingham Palace for a state banquet – and even got a special shout-out from King Charles himself.

On November 21, Buckingham Palace hosted a state banquet in honour of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee’s diplomatic visit to the United Kingdom, in an effort to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Resplendent in black, white and aquamarine, the four members of Blackpink arrive at Buckingham Palace to attend a state banquet during the visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, in London, Britain, on November 21. Photo: Reuters

Blackpink’s Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé were among the notable guests at the event, alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and members of the royal family, including Kate Middleton and Prince William.

The last girl group to be welcomed to the palace and visit Charles were the Spice Girls in 1997.

The “Pink Venom” singers attended the banquet as advocates for the UN’s sustainable development goals and ambassadors of the COP26 climate change conference, held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021.

The quartet even received a shout-out from Charles during the king’s speech.

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“I applaud Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – better known collectively as Blackpink – for their role in bringing the message of environmental sustainability to a global audience as ambassadors for the UK’s presidency of COP26, and later as advocates for the UN’s sustainable development goals,” he said.

Blackpink are the official ambassadors of the COP26 climate change conference that was held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. Photo: @BLACKPINKGLOBAL/X

The girls looked fittingly regal in their gowns as they arrived at the palace. In true Jisoo fashion, the Dior princess arrived at the palace in a black puff-sleeved gown by Dior. Rosé also opted for a black dress, in her case with a sweetheart neckline. Jennie looked positively bridal in an elegant off-the-shoulder white gown. Lisa, the only one in a non-neutral ensemble, wore an aquamarine cape dress from Georges Hobeika.

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When Buckingham Palace hosted a state banquet for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Blackpink’s Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé attended, as well as William and Kate, and British PM Rishi Sunak
The K-pop superstars earned praise from King Charles for their roles as advocates for the UN’s sustainability goals – and they looked resplendent in dresses by the likes of Dior and Georges Hobeika