'One to remember!' Elle Fanning recreates her senior prom in her beautiful couture gown in Cannes as she thanks her date for flying out after she was forced to miss event

By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline

Published: 03:43 EST, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 08:23 EST, 24 May 2016

As an in-demand actress she has been used to making sacrifices in her personal life.

And after Elle Fanning, 18, was forced to miss her senior prom, she decided to recreate the night in the glamorous setting of the Cannes Film Festival.

The festival premiere for Elle's new movie The Neon Demon clashed with her high school milestone last Friday, but the teen's date flew out to Cannes to get that all important prom shot with the star.

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Night to remember: After Elle Fanning, 18, was forced to miss her senior prom on Friday, she decided to recreate the night in the glamorous setting of the Cannes Film Festival

Night to remember: After Elle Fanning, 18, was forced to miss her senior prom on Friday, she decided to recreate the night in the glamorous setting of the Cannes Film Festival

The actress was busy walking the red carpet in Cannes on Friday night instead of joining her pals back home in California for their last prom.

But luckily her good friend was gallant enough to make the long trip to help Elle mark the occasion.

A delighted Elle shared a cute snap on her Instagram page on Monday, which shows the actress and her male friend in traditional prom pose on a sweeping staircase. 

Work comes first: The actress, 18, was busy walking the red carpet in Cannes for her new film The Neon Demon on Friday night instead of joining her pals back home in California for their last prom

Work comes first: The actress, 18, was busy walking the red carpet in Cannes for her new film The Neon Demon on Friday night instead of joining her pals back home in California for their last prom

'Reliving my Senior Prom! Thank you, @basquitwat for flying out since I could not be home and making our prom night one to remember forever! #ProminCannes #PromontheRedCarpet,' Elle wrote on Instagram.

The actress is wearing the stunning Zuhair Murad S/S 2016 couture gown she wowed in on Friday's red carpet.

The fairytale number was accessorised with flowers for the snap, while Elle's friend was smart in a tux, standing behind the blonde as she flashed a huge smile. 

What a dress! Luckily her good friend was gallant enough to make the long trip to help Elle mark the occasion, for which she had the perfect dress - her stunning couture premiere gown
What a dress! Luckily her good friend was gallant enough to make the long trip to help Elle mark the occasion, for which she had the perfect dress - her stunning couture premiere gown

What a dress! Luckily her good friend was gallant enough to make the long trip to help Elle mark the occasion, for which she had the perfect dress - her stunning couture premiere gown

Stunning: Elle turned heads in the fairytale number from Zuhair Murad in Cannes on Friday

Stunning: Elle turned heads in the fairytale number from Zuhair Murad in Cannes on Friday

Speaking to Nylon Magazine last year, Elle, who was home schooled until fourth grade, explained why she was keen to have a high school experience.

'I was home-schooled, and it was only a short period of time, but I was like, "I have no friends," she shared, adding:

'My parents have known each other since second grade, and they're still together. They didn't start dating until college, but they always talk about their high school, and I was like, "I have to have that! I want to experience all the proms and be able to talk about that one kid everyone knew."'

And pose: The young actress was the star of the red carpet at she skipped her prom for her her big premiere 

And pose: The young actress was the star of the red carpet at she skipped her prom for her her big premiere 

Ella has juggled her booming acting career with school, and couldn't miss her big night in Cannes on Friday which saw her premiere her new movie.   

In The Neon Demon, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Elle stars alongside Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks.

She plays Jesse, an aspiring model who moves to Los Angeles where her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will do whatever it takes to get what she has.

It's the third consecutive film directed by the Danish 45-year-old to compete for the festival's Palme d'Or prize after Only God Forgives and Drive.  

Major role: In The Neon Demon, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Elle stars alongside Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks

Major role: In The Neon Demon, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Elle stars alongside Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks

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