Rhiannon Ingle
Celebrities around the world attended the annual Met Gala on Monday (4 May) and dressed for the nines to show off their interpretation of this year's theme: Costume Art.
One of the biggest headturners of the evening was no doubt Beyoncé, whose much-welcomed appearance marked her first in a whopping 10 years.
She was joined by her 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, who stunned in a white puffball dress and sunglasses to pair with, as well as her husband, Jay Z.
"It feels surreal, because my daughter's here..." Beyoncé said on the carpet. "She looks so beautiful. It's incredible to be able to share it with her. And I think she looks so incredible."
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One clip from the night saw paparazzi as well as Jay Z himself attempt to get the teen to remove her shades, something Blue was not budging on.
After clocking the footage, fans rushed to social media to share their reactions with one X user writing: "Blue Ivy refused to take off her sunglasses at the #MetGala, and we gotta respect it."
"I didn't like the harassment of forcing her to remove the shades. If she wanted to, she would," defended a second.
A third chimed in: "I don't blame her. It was part of the look."
"Love it. She wasn’t having it lol," praised a fourth as a fifth piped up: "Her dad is so tickled because she just didn't want to remove it even after he asked."
Another gushed: "Absolutely, I love to see young ones having autonomy. Not allowing adults to demand that they do something they’re not comfortable with. That’s a sign of a well-adjusted human being, and I celebrate it and support it always!"
And a final X user echoed: "She knows what she wants."
And it wasn't just Blue's shades that got people talking, as many fans were left confused over what they reckoned was a major Met Gala rule break.
"Thought you had to be 18 to attend?" one asked on X.
"Not them breaking the 18+ rule for BLUE IVY," another said.
A third wrote: "Yk how huge it is that they let Blue Ivy come to the Met, considering no one under 18 is allowed."
A fourth added: "The Met Gala has just broken their strict age restriction of only 18 & older for Blue Ivy Carter!"
The no under-18s rule was implemented in 2018, with that year's theme being 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination'.
A Met Gala spokesperson later confirmed the age restriction was introduced as 'it's not an appropriate event for people under 18'.
After being shocked to see Blue Ivy, one fan wondered if 'they make exceptions'.
Indeed, E! reports that it’s ‘likely’ an exception was made for this year because Beyoncé was co-chairing the bash.