Princess Kate Honored Each Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth With Her Look

Princess Kate paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II right now whereas welcoming her coffin to Westminster Corridor.

She and Prince William joined different members of the royal household within the procession of the Queen’s coffin, which was moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor, in London. There, it’s going to lie in state for 4 days, and mourners will be capable of go to it to pay their respects. After the coffin was moved, the royals attended a solemn reception for the late Queen on the Palace of Westminster.

On the service, the Princess of Wales seemed elegant in an all-black mourning ensemble: an ebony coat gown, an identical hat with a netted veil, stockings, pointed-toe heels, and a clutch.

For jewellery, Kate opted for 2 significant items: diamond-and-pearl drop earrings that after belonged to Princess Diana, and a shocking diamond-and-pearl brooch within the form of three leaves that after belonged to Queen Elizabeth.

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The brooch is made up of three pearls sitting inside three silver leaves. Kate had worn the brooch solely as soon as earlier than, throughout a go to to Belgium in 2017. Earlier than gifting it to her, Queen Elizabeth wore it on her 73rd birthday in 1999 throughout a go to to Seoul, South Korea. On the time, the monarch pinned the brooch to a yellow gown with white polka dots. Different equipment included her white gloves and layered pearl necklace.

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As for Diana’s earrings—which the late royal wore varied occasions in public, together with to an official go to to Canada in 1983—this isn’t the primary time Kate has honored her husband’s mom. Simply this June, she wore the late princess’s sapphire-and-diamond earrings on the Trooping the Color parade honoring Queen Elizabeth.

Following the Queen’s dying final Thursday, Kate inherited Princess Diana’s former title, Princess of Wales, whereas Prince William is now the Prince of Wales. A royal supply advised BAZAAR.com on the time that the couple intend “on deepening the belief and respect of the individuals of Wales over time” and “will method their roles within the modest and humble means they’ve approached their work beforehand.”

And whereas Princess Kate “appreciates the historical past related to this function,” she additionally desires “to look to the long run as she creates her personal path.”