Rosamund Pike looks every inch the English rose in a sweet floral minidress as she giggles with her co-star David Oyelowo at premiere of A United Kingdom in New York

By Ekin Karasin For Mailonline

Published: 20:29 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 21:02 EST, 6 February 2017

She recently gushed that her new film A United Kingdom is a 'wonderful love story'.

And it seems Rosamund Pike wanted to echo the theme of romance in her style on Monday night, donning a wonderfully whimsical outfit at the flick's world premiere in New York.

The actress, 38, looked every inch the English rose in the floral chiffon minidress as she posed with her beaming co-star David Oyelowo at The Paris Theatre. 

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Simply stylish: Rosamund Pike, 38, donned a wonderfully whimsical outfit at the flick's world premiere in New York on Monday

Simply stylish: Rosamund Pike, 38, donned a wonderfully whimsical outfit at the flick's world premiere in New York on Monday

Rosamund looked the height of irreverent glamour in the thigh-skimming ivory dress which featured cape-style trumpet sleeves.

Adding to the romantic look, the garment boasted a keyhole neckline adorned with red sequinned bows. 

The mother-of-two wore her ombre-hued hair scraped back into a tousled chignon and accentuated her striking features with a sweep of mascara and a rosy lipgloss.

Showcasing her enviably lean legs, the Gone Girl star added a dose of sparkle with some silver two-strap mules.  

Good pals: The actress looked every inch the English rose in the floral chiffon minidress as she posed with her beaming co-star David Oyelowo at The Paris Theatre

Good pals: The actress looked every inch the English rose in the floral chiffon minidress as she posed with her beaming co-star David Oyelowo at The Paris Theatre

Stealing the limelight: Rosamund looked the height of irreverent glamour in the thigh-skimming ivory dress which featured cape-style trumpet sleeves

Stealing the limelight: Rosamund looked the height of irreverent glamour in the thigh-skimming ivory dress which featured cape-style trumpet sleeves

Adding to the romantic look:  The garment boasted a keyhole neckline adorned with red sequinned bows
Adding to the romantic look:  The garment boasted a keyhole neckline adorned with red sequinned bows

Adding to the romantic look:  The garment boasted a keyhole neckline adorned with red sequinned bows

Having clearly bonded with co-star David during filming, the pair grinned at each other as they posed on the red carpet. 

Rosamund and David Oyelowo are the stars of A United Kingdom, which movingly re-creates the then-scandalous marriage between Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana and British typist grandmother Ruth Williams.

The couple caused an international stir when they married in the late 1940s.

In the inspirational film, Rosamund takes on the role of middle-class Ruth who falls for Seretse, an Oxford graduate and African king-in-waiting - played by David Oyelowo - after being introduced to him at a missionary society dance.

Double trouble: Having clearly bonded with co-star David during filming, the pair looked comfortable as they posed on the red carpet

Double trouble: Having clearly bonded with co-star David during filming, the pair looked comfortable as they posed on the red carpet

Natural beauty: The mother-of-two wore her ombre-hued hair scraped back into a tousled chignon and accentuated her striking features with a sweep of mascara and a rosy lipgloss

Natural beauty: The mother-of-two wore her ombre-hued hair scraped back into a tousled chignon and accentuated her striking features with a sweep of mascara and a rosy lipgloss

Killer footwear: Showcasing her enviably lean legs, the Gone Girl star added a dose of sparkle with some silver two-strap mules
Killer footwear: Showcasing her enviably lean legs, the Gone Girl star added a dose of sparkle with some silver two-strap mules

Killer footwear: Showcasing her enviably lean legs, the Gone Girl star added a dose of sparkle with some silver two-strap mules

Their whirlwind romance and wedding wreaked havoc not only among their families, but at the highest political levels in Britain and southern Africa, where Seretse’s own Bechuanaland, now Botswana, was a longtime protectorate under British imperial rule.

Speaking of the movie on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show in November, Rosamund revealed: 'You see racism on both sides.

'It's this experience of a white woman craving to belong in the black world and being greeted with suspicion and hostility. They don't want a white woman to be the mother of their tribe.

Keeping good company: The leading stars posed alongside the film's director Amma Asante, who stunned in a candy pink prom dress

Keeping good company: The leading stars posed alongside the film's director Amma Asante, who stunned in a candy pink prom dress

Love is in the air: David wrapped an arm around his stunngin wife Jessica Oyelowo, who he married in 1998 and has two children with 

Love is in the air: David wrapped an arm around his stunngin wife Jessica Oyelowo, who he married in 1998 and has two children with 

Looking good: While David opted for a dapper burgundy suit, Jessica stunned in a dramatic charcoal lace-trimmed strapless gown
Looking good: While David opted for a dapper burgundy suit, Jessica stunned in a dramatic charcoal lace-trimmed strapless gown

Looking good: While David opted for a dapper burgundy suit, Jessica stunned in a dramatic charcoal lace-trimmed strapless gown

'How is she going to understand the concerns of the women? How is she going to understand the concerns of the country? But she stuck it out.'

And speaking of Ruth's defiant will, the actress gushed: 'Sometimes you get these characters where you're like "God, if I had half of this woman's guts bravery and courage, I'd be such a better person"!

'It's a wonderful love story.'

Monochrome maven: Actress Theodora Miranne rocked a chic slimline black jumpsuit 

Monochrome maven: Actress Theodora Miranne rocked a chic slimline black jumpsuit 

Pretty as a picture: Lilly Englert opted for a dusky pink midi dress with bedazzled nude pumps

Pretty as a picture: Lilly Englert opted for a dusky pink midi dress with bedazzled nude pumps

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