Princess Charlottewore her first piece of significant jewelry to her great-grandmotherQueen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday.
The 7-year-old daughter ofPrince WilliamandKate Middletonarrived at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II alongside her mother, brotherPrince George, andQueen Camilla.
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Charlotte also wore a hat for the first time at the Westminster Abbey service, a custom for British women when attending formal events.
The late monarch was known for wearing her collection of brooches and royal jewelry for sentimental purposes, or as a diplomatic gesture on foreign trips overseas. It’s a sartorial tip she passed onto the Princess of Wales, who has borrowed pieces from the late Queen’s collection in the past for royal events.
Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte and Prince George.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Queen Elizabethpreviously wore the striking choker for a state banquet in Bangladesh in 1983, and the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings were a gift to the Queen for her wedding in 1947.
Kate recentlywore the choker as well as the earrings for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth’s husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 2021; she has also been recently seen in the pearl drop earrings at the Queen’sPlatinum Jubileecelebrations in June. (The earrings are a favorite pair from the Queen’s jewelry box that Kate hasborrowed on several occasions.)
Prince George, Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte and Meghan Markle.Phil Noble/Getty
William and Kate spent last week carefully considering whether to include their eldest two children in the procession and service, PEOPLE understands. With the eyes of the world on them, their parents kept in mind the fact that George and Charlotte were at Westminster Abbey forPrince Philip’s memorial service in March.
George and Charlotte are several years younger than William was when he attended his motherPrincess Diana’s funeral in 1997 at the age of 15.Prince Louis, 4, was likely deemed too young to join the rest of the family for Monday’s funeral.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton.PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty
Queen Elizabethwill be privately interred in St. George’s Chapel.
There, she will be buried beside husbandPrince Philipand near her sister,Princess Margaret, and her parents, King George VI and the Queen Mother.
source: people.com
