{"id":28530,"date":"2026-04-22T01:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=28530"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:14:49","slug":"kate-middleton-wears-queen-elizabeths-jewelry-on-the-late-monarchs-100th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=28530","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Wears Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Jewelry on the Late Monarch\u2019s 100th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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To honor the late Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birthday today\u2014the monarch, who died in 2022, would have turned 100 on April 21\u2014a special reception was held at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n

Always one to suffuse her fashion choices with meaning<\/a>, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, chose a special piece of jewelry for the occasion: a three-strand pearl necklace that once belonged to her royal grandmother-in-law.<\/p>\n

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Though Queen Elizabeth II owned many three-strand pearl necklaces, this particular style\u2014a timeless design\u2014is believed to be the same one seen in Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s final portrait<\/a>, taken by Ranald Mackechnie. According to Tatler<\/em><\/a>, Middleton has worn this necklace before as well, just days after Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The necklace was not the only sentimental piece of jewelry that the Princess of Wales wore on Tuesday, either. Middleton also donned a pair of Bahrain pearl drop earrings that previously belonged to Queen Elizabeth; they were a gift from the Hakim of Bahrain on her wedding day in 1947. Elizabeth went on to wear them for numerous royal engagements and appearances over the years.<\/p>\n

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Middleton wore both family heirlooms with a three quarter-sleeved dress in lavender by Emilia Wickstead (one of her most-worn labels\u2014Catherine Walker perhaps being the other). She accessorized the elegant look further with classic Ralph Lauren pumps.<\/p>\n

Also present at the 100th birthday celebration were fellow royals such as King Charles, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward. The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a special social media tribute to Queen Elizabeth II today, sharing a selection of images<\/a> of the late monarch with the caption, \u201cRemembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Inspiring generations through a lifetime of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n