Princess Charlotte has paid a poignant tribute to the Queen with her first piece of jewellery worn to a royal event.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were accompanied by their children, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, who walked behind the Queen’s coffin at her State Funeral on Monday September 19.
And the young royal made a touching tribute to her great-grandmother as she sported a diamond horseshoe brooch to the emotional service at Westminster Abbey.
According to Lauren Kiehna, writer and editor of The Court Jeweller, Charlotte sported a small brooch in the shape of a horseshoe on her black coat as a moving tribute to Her Majesty, who was a great lover of the animal.
Princess Charlotte wore a diamond horseshoe brooch on her coat during the funeral for her great-grandmother the Queen
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Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales also paid a poignant tribute to The Queen on Monday as she attended the funeral while wearing one of the late monarch’s own necklaces.
Dressed all in black, the Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall, added a sweet but solemn nod to her majesty, by wearing her Japanese pearl choker necklace – the very same necklace she had worn to Prince Philip ’s funeral last year.
The necklace, which was constructed by Garrard, is believed to have been created from a collection of pearls that were gifted to the Queen by the Japanese government in the 1970s, when she made a formal state visit to the country.
Queen Elizabeth was a great lover of horses throughout her life
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Princess Charlotte pictured alongside the Princess of Wales, Prince George and Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex
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Kate has worn the necklace on a number of occasions in the past, including at Prince Philip’s funeral last year.
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According to royal jewellery expert Leslie Field, the necklace was made “from pearls in [the Queen’s] collection” and also features a clasp that is large enough to accommodate an extra strand of pearls if desired.
The multi-strand necklace has adorned several royal necks over the years, as the Queen was well known for sharing her jewellery collection with her loved ones.
In November 1982, the Queen famously loaned the choker to the late Princess Diana, who went on to wear it during a state visit from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Wearing the choker at a lavish banquet at Hampton Court Palace, Diana paired it with Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara and the enormous sapphire brooch given to her by the Queen Mother as a wedding present.
Kate Middleton was seen sweetly comforting daughter Princess Charlotte at her great-grandmother the Queen’s funeral on Monday 19 September
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Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Camilla, Queen consort are seen on The Mall
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Kate herself has worn it several times in the past, including at a party celebrating the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in November 2017.
Alongside her necklace today, The Princess of Wales also wore a pair of Bahrain pearl drop earrings, which again, were once a prized piece of Queen Elizabeth’s own collection.
The delicate pearl earrings had been gifted to The Queen in 1947 as a wedding present when she officially tied the knot with the Duke of Edinburgh.
The earrings themselves comprise of round diamond studs, from which a series of round and baguette cut diamonds are suspended, before the Bahraini pearls are used as drops on the earrings.
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