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The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in a bottle green evening gown as she and Prince William made an impressive entrance for the glittering reception in Islamabad tonight in a tuk tuk - at which the Duke of Cambridge highlighted the country's development in a keynote speech, Daily Mail reports.

The Duke wore an eye-catching black Sherwani - a long coat-like jacket that is knee length and usually worn for formal occasions or weddings - with matching trousers at the National Monument of Pakistan.

The couple drove up in the rickshaw decorated to mark the royal visit and fitted with lights ahead of the event hosted by British High Commissioner Thomas Drew for them to meet the great and the good of Pakistan society.

During his keynote speech, Prince William highlighted the relationship between the UK and Pakistan - and also referred to when his grandmother the Queen visited more than fifty years ago, saying: 'Stood here with this magnificent monument behind me, I am struck by the great strides Pakistan has made since its birth seventy-two years ago.

'The view from this hill would have been quite different when my grandmother, The Queen, first visited over half a century ago. Looking out, one would have seen the beginnings of a city under construction, yet to become the great capital that it is today.

'And with successive visits by my mother and my father, this view has continued to change, with the city constantly growing and with it my family's affection for Pakistan.'