Slimline Fergie adds a sparkle

For years the results of her battle with her weight have been painfully obvious, but last night the Duchess of York appeared to have won.

Dressed in a skin-tight, shiny black dress, the mother-of-two looked more Dynasty than dowdy as she attended a charity dinner in London.

The 42-year-old duchess, who was allegedly paid up to £1 million a year to promote Weight Watchers in the United States, showed off her stunning new look as she arrived at the Merchant Taylor's Hall in the City for the Children in Crisis event.

She founded the charity in 1993 to help disadvantaged children around the world.