Kate Middleton looked ready for business yesterday as she met with several professionals to discuss the early childhood years.
The Princess of Wales welcomed eight experts specialising in early childhood development to Windsor Castle, who advised her on the work of her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
For the meeting, she opted for her signature Alexander McQueen blazer. The Princess has worn the designer brand on numerous occasions – most notably when she chose its creative director Sarah Burton to design her wedding dress.
Though it was her choice of accessories that caught our eye and we couldn’t help but notice that the Princess was wearing some pearl jewellery.
Jewellery experts at Steven Stone have taken a close look at the elegant earrings and have revealed everything you need to know, including where we’ve seen them before.
This particular pair of earrings are by Simone Rocha. The chunky earrings feature round faux pearls, which are one of the designer’s signatures. The pearls are attached to gold-tone mental curb-chain links and finished with post-back fastenings. They retail for £225.
Despite having a wealth of royal jewels available to her, Kate has been seen in several piece of affordable jewellery in the past. On Christmas Day 2022, the Princess of Wales stepped out for the Royal Family’s annual visit to the local church in Sandringham in a pair of ocean blue Dina earrings from Sezane, that retail for just £100.
Made from gold-played recycled brass and natural stones, the earrings were a Christmas present from Prince William.
Since the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the royal ladies have worn pearls as a sweet tribute to the late monarch, who fell in love with pearl jewellery as a child and regularly wore it throughout her life – including a pearl necklace that she received from her father King George VI for her coronation in 1937.
“Whatever the event, Kate Middleton is always impeccably-dressed. Yesterday saw her welcome experts specialising in early childhood development to Windsor Castle, whilst sporting an elegant Alexander McQueen blazer. Though it was her pearl earrings that caught our eye.
The chunky earrings feature round faux pearls attached to gold-tone metal curb-chain links. It’s not the first time that Kate’s worn pearl jewellery and she’s especially fond of her her Collingwood diamond and pearl earrings, which she inherited from Princess Diana.
Since Queen Elizabeth II’s sad passing, Kate has paid tribute to her through pearl jewellery on several occasions. The late monarch fell in love with pearl jewellery as a child and regularly wore it throughout her life.
The earrings retail for £225. Despite having a wealth of royal jewels available to her, Kate has been seen in several pieces of affordable jewellery in the past – on Christmas Day 2022, the Princess of Wales stepped out in a pair of ocean blue Dina earrings from Sézane that retail for just £100.”
maxwell stone, creative director, steven stone
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