How Kate & Meghan’s Outfits Paid Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are paying refined tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

For the late Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19 (you may watch the companies here), the Princess of Wales and Duchess of Sussex every donned jewellery gifted to them by the late monarch. Kate wore pearl drop earrings and a four-strand pearl and diamond choker, the latter which she has worn throughout many events over time.

Kate first wore the priceless necklace in 2017, through the Queen and Prince Philip‘s seventieth anniversary celebrations, later donning it for Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021. 

The pearls from the choker have been reportedly gifted to the Queen by the Japanese authorities within the Nineteen Seventies. The late monarch wore the necklace a number of instances all through her life, together with to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‘s seventieth birthday celebration in 1995. 

As for the earrings, these have been a marriage present to Queen Elizabeth from the Hakim of Bahrain. Notably, Princess Diana additionally wore each the necklace and earrings for a number of state occasions, together with on a state go to with the Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix in 1982.

Because the Queen’s loss of life on Sept. 8, the royal household has paid tribute to their beloved grandmother in some ways, together with by their mourning outfits. 

Buckingham Palace confirmed Kate was carrying the Queen’s favourite three-strand pearl necklace to a reception for the governors-general of the Commonwealth nations Sept. 17.

The Queen wore the pearls virtually each day, even sporting them in her last-ever portrait, which was launched on Sept. 17, the eve of her funeral. Based on Buckingham Palace, the picture of the beaming Queen was taken earlier this yr to mark the Platinum Jubilee.