Kate Middleton and Prince William attend the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamtook part in an annual tradition to mark Remembrance Day.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, 41, joinedKing Charles,Queen Camillaand other members of the royal family on Saturday at the Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall. The event honoring fallen soldiers from the U.K. and the Commonwealth is a staple on William and Kate’s calendar each year.
Princess Kate also wore the late Queen Elizabeth’s three-strand diamond necklace and diamond and pearl earrings.
Kate Middleton and Prince William arrive at the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty
Members of the royal family attend the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty
Last year at the Festival of Remembrance, Princess Kate wore jewelry that previously belonged to her grandmother-in-lawQueen Elizabeth, a poignant reminder just months after the monarch’s death. She wore theBahrain pearl drop earringsand a four-strand pearl choker necklace with a diamond piece in the center —the same piecesshe chose to wear for Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral and committal service.
The Princess of Wales previouslywore the choker as well as the earrings for the funeral of Prince Philipin 2021. She was also recently seen in the pearl drop earrings at the Queen’sPlatinum Jubileecelebrations in June.
Kate Middleton and Prince William at the Festival of Remembrance in 2022.CHRIS RADBURN/POOL/AFP via Getty
“Pearls are one of the very few jewelry items you can wear in mourning and are inextricably linked withQueen Elizabethand her personal jewelry legacy,“Bethan Holt, author ofThe Queen: 70 Years of Majestic Style,previously told PEOPLE. “It’s a symbol of mourning a monarch but also a grandmother or great-grandmother.”
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Members of the royal family — including Prince William and Princess Kate — will gather again tomorrow for the National Service of Remembrance, also known asRemembrance Sunday, at The Cenotaph war memorial in London.
source: people.com
