Katherine Jenkins, 43, stuns in regal purple gown as she attends King's Trust Global Gala in New York City

Katherine Jenkins OBE stunned in a regal ensemble on Thursday as she attended the King's Trust Global Gala in New York City.

The Welsh opera singer, 43, was the epitome of royal chic in a fabulous off-the-shoulder ball gown which featured ruffled tulle sleeves.

Her garment was perfected with an exaggerated puffed tulle skirt, which trailed a meter behind her as she stepped onto the glitzy red carpet.

Making her presence felt as the event got underway in Manhattan, the singing sensation posed confidently and dazzled the cameras with her grand look.

To accessorise, she kept it simple with a pair of gold diamond hoop earrings, a diamond ring and a plain black manicure.

The event, hosted by Motown legend Lionel Richie and former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, was founded in the United Kingdom by King Charles III with the aim of helping disadvantaged young people.  

The event, held in New York, was hosted by King's Trust Global Ambassadors Lionel Richie and Edward Enninful OBE.

A surprise performance by John Legend is also understood to have taken place, with the singer seen posing in a white suit and bow tie.

The Prince's Trust became the King's Trust in November last year, as Charles set up the foundation while he was still the Prince of Wales.

The palace said the King's long-standing charities had been rebranded in recognition of his accession to the throne.

The Trust helps young people aged 11 to 30 get into jobs, education and training - and its beneficiaries have included The Wire and Luther actor Idris Elba, who used a £1,500 grant from it to help start his career.

Katherine's fabulous outing came just hours after she announced herself and Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE will join forces for upcoming Handel biopic The King Of Covent Garden.

She will be the executive producer of the film with fellow Welsh native Anthony portraying Handel.

Handel was a German-British composer born in Germany in 1685 and who died in Westminster in 1759.

He wrote operas, organ concertos, oratorios, including Messiah in 1741, and four coronation anthems, one of which, Zadok the Priest, has been performed at every British coronation since 1727.

The King Of Covent Garden, set to be directed by Andrew Levitas, will focus on the creation of Messiah.

Tim Slover wrote the film's screenplay and Dan Lupovitz and Kevan Van Thompson will also produce. 

Katherine will be involved as a musical advisor on the project as well as helping with future marketing efforts. 

Peter Touche (Military Wives, The Son) is also executive producing. 

Embankment Films is handling global pre-sales on The King of Covent Garden and will be pitching it to buyers at the Cannes Film Market later this month. 

It describes the film as a 'powerfully majestic celebration of genius breaking all the rules to create an anthem inspiring the popular imagination of global audiences'. 

Embankment also handled international sales on Hopkins' The Father, which earned the Welsh actor his second best actor Oscar. 

In a statement, Andrew said the film's story will hinge upon 'an unlikely pair, who meet each other at their lowest points, and together create a magnificent never-heard-before 'sound for the people': the groundbreaking masterpiece Messiah, the annual global bestseller for close to 300 years'.

He said Tim's script 'is populated by passionate, real-life experience in all its color and dirt, creating a riveting human story with surprising contemporary relevancy, universal human connectivity and spiritual uplift'. 

The King Of Covent Garden will be released sometime in 2025.