Kate Middleton Honors Queen Elizabeth By Wearing Her Pearl Necklace To State Reception

Kate Middleton paid tribute to her precocious grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II at a authorities reception. The recently minted Princess of Wales, 40, wore 1 of the precocious monarch’s pearl necklaces arsenic she met with Governor Generals from the commonwealth countries, who service arsenic the Queen’s representatives successful places similar Australia and Canada. She paired the recognizable three-stand necklace with a brace of pearl earrings, which besides belonged to the Queen astatine the event, held astatine Buckingham Palace connected Saturday, Sept. 17.

Kate Middleton wears Queen Elizabeth’s 3 strand pearl necklace astatine a reception connected Saturday, Sept. 17. (Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Shutterstock)

The necklace was regularly worn by Her Majesty, and was known to beryllium 1 of her go-to pieces. “She wasn’t funny successful worldly things astatine all. She wore the aforesaid pearl necklace each day,” the Queen’s erstwhile adjunct backstage caput Sam Cohen told People of the portion successful question.

Kate has been paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth, who passed distant of the property 96, each week. On Wednesday, the Duchess of Cambridge wore the Queen’s diamond and pearl leafage brooch and connected Friday, she rocked a brace of pearl earrings which look to beryllium the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Pearl Earrings.

Queen Elizabeth is seen successful the aforesaid 3 strand pearl necklace. (Kirsty O’Connor/WPA Pool/Shutterstock)

Notably, pearls are highly associated with mourning and the Royal Family acknowledgment to Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years from 1837–1901. Victoria wore pearls and achromatic covering exclusively aft the decease of her beloved husband Prince Albert died successful 1861. After the deaths of her begetter King George VI, sister Princess Margaret, and erstwhile daughter-in-law Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth wore pearls during periods mourning.

“On Thursday, the satellite mislaid an bonzer leader, whose committedness to the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute. So overmuch volition beryllium said successful the days up astir the meaning of her historical reign,” William wrote successful the statement shared to Twitter and Instagram connected Sept. 10.

Last week, Kate’s hubby Prince William issued a connection paying tribute to his grandma who passed distant connected Sept. 8. “I, however, person mislaid a grandmother. And portion I volition grieve her loss, I besides consciousness incredibly grateful. I person had the payment of The Queen’s contented and reassurance into my 5th decade,” helium penned via Twitter and Instagram. He acknowledged the “memories” that Kate and his ain kids had with the Queen.

“She was by my broadside astatine my happiest moments. And she was by my broadside during the saddest days of my life,” William besides said successful the heartrending tribute. “I knew this time would come, but it volition beryllium immoderate clip earlier the world of beingness without Grannie volition genuinely consciousness real.”