The Duchess of Cambridge inherited some of her late mother-in-law’s most stunning pieces.
Princess Diana had an unrivaled jewelry box during her lifetime, so it's no surprise that many of her famous pieces of jewelry have been passed on to her daughters-in-law. Both Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have worn sentimental jewels from their late mother-in-law on numerous occasions, which is exactly in line with Diana's final wishes. Before her untimely death, the Princess wrote a "letter of wishes" that stated: " I would like you to allocate all my jewellery to the share to be held by my sons, so that their wives may, in due course, have it or use it. I leave the exact division of the jewellery to your discretion."
Here, we're taking a look at the most sentimental and stunning pieces of jewelry Kate inherited from Princess Diana.
1 - Diamond and South Sea Pearl Earrings
These elegant diamond and pearl earrings were among Diana's favorite pieces of jewelry. Kate wore the earrings to the 2019 BAFTAs in London.
2 - Royal ascot 2022 Friday
The Duchess of Cambridge wore them again at the 2022 Royal Ascot. She paired them with a gorgeous polka-dot dress for the annual horse racing event.
3 - Sapphire and Diamond Earrings
These earrings were originally a wedding gift to Princess Diana, part of a suite of jewels given by Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia. William gave the earrings to Kate after he proposed in 2010, and the Duchess updated the design into a drop style. They've become one of Kate's signature earrings through the years.
4 - Sapphire Engagement Ring
Perhaps the most famous piece of jewelry Kate inherited from Princess Diana is this sapphire engagement ring. The ring was created by British jeweler Garrard and chosen by Prince Charles for his proposal to Diana in 1981. In 2010, Prince William presented the ring, which features a 12-carat oval Ceylon surrounded by 14 solitaire diamond, to Kate for their engagement.
5 - Three Stand Pearl Bracelet
This pearl bracelet frequently worn by Princess Diana was designed by Nigel Milne in 1988. Kate debuted the bracelet during a royal tour in Germany back in 2017.
6 - The duke and duchess of Cambridge visit Belize
While on her and Prince William's royal tour of the Caribbean, the duchess finished her lace Alexander McQueen look with her mother-in-law's bracelet.
7 - Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara
Queen Elizabeth will often lend jewelry in her collection to other members of the royal family for extended periods of time. Such is the case with the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara, which was a favorite of Princess Diana's back in the day. After her death, the piece wasn't seen again until Kate Middleton put it on in 2015. Since then, it's become one of Kate's favorite headpieces.
8 - Four-String Pearl Choker
Also in Queen Elizabeth's collection, the four-string pearl choker has been worn by both Princess Diana and Kate Middleton for official events. Here, Diana wears the necklace at a state banquet in 1982, and Kate shows it off at a celebration of the Queen and Prince Philip's 70th wedding anniversary in 2017.
9 - Collingwood Pearl Earrings
Collingwood jewelers gave Princess Diana these pearl earrings as a wedding gift. She wore them for the first time a month before her nuptials with Prince Charles, and continued to sport them frequently thereafter. Kate Middleton first donned the earrings in 2017 for a Spanish state banquet.
10 The Duchess of Cambridge turns 40
Kate also wore the Collingwood Pearl Earrings in this portrait, taken to mark her 40th birthday. See all three of the photos of Kate released in celebration of the milestone in January 2022, here.
11 - Service of thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh
And she wore them again at Prince Philip's memorial service in spring 2022, pairing them with one of Diana's favorite pattern, polka dots.
12 - Anzac day service of commemoration and thanksgiving in London
Not long after, she wore the elegant drop earrings once more for a service at Westminster Abbey to mark Anzac Day.
13 - The Reinvented Sapphire Necklace
In the fall of 2020, Kate debuted a new pendant necklace, which appeared to use precious stones from Princess Diana's famed Saudi suite of sapphires—a gift from the Saudi royal family to the late Princess of Wales on the occasion of her wedding, featuring sapphires and diamonds designed to match her Garrard engagement ring.
14 - Double-Drop Sapphire and Diamond Earrings
At the 2022 Trooping the Colour parade, Kate wore Diana's double-drop sapphire and diamond earrings for the first time in public.
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