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Kate Middletonpaid homage toQueen Elizabethwith a special piece from her jewelry collection.
The Princess of Wales sported stunning pearl and diamond earrings that previously belonged to the late monarch whilegreeting Commonwealth troops, who have arrived in the U.K. to take part in the Queen’s upcomingstate funeral, with Prince William on Friday.
Kate first borrowed the jewels from the Queen when she went to the Netherlands for her first solo foreign trip in October 2016, according to Lauren Kiehna, writer & editor ofThe Court Jeweller. The Queen wore the earrings to her Silver Jubilee in 1977, the outlet reports.
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Prior to the meeting with troops, Kate wore the same earrings for two occasions earlier in the week.
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The earrings were also part of Kate’s attire when she joined the royals toreceive the Queen’s coffin at Buckingham Palaceon Tuesday.
Along with the special brooch, Kate was pictured Wednesday wearing her late mother-in-lawPrincess Diana’s Collingwood pearl drop earrings, Kiehna reported.
source: people.com
