Kate Middleton and Prince William are on the final leg of their official trip to the Caribbean to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. After Belize and Jamaica, it is in the Bahamas that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will land.
For their last moments on Jamaican soil, George’s parents, Charlotte and Louis dressed in their finest attire to attend the island’s military parade. The prince bet on the outfit of the Blues and Royals, cavalry regiment of the British army, his medals proudly assumed. Kate Middleton, always so elegant, was dressed in a magnificent white lace dress by Alexander McQueen. Wearing an immaculate hat, Kate Middleton left nothing to chance. On the jewelry side, the Duchess always proudly wore her engagement ring, pearly white pearls in her ears but also and above all a bracelet, consisting of three rows of pearls, of inestimable value.
The jewel belonged to Princess Diana. The latter had notably worn it during an official event in Hong Kong in 1989. This is not the first time that Kate Middleton has honored her mother-in-law, whom she has never known in such a way. By agreeing to marry Prince William, the Duchess inherited many jewels that belonged to Lady Di. Starting with the magnificent engagement ring that she always wears on her finger. In 2010, when announcing her upcoming marriage to William, Kate Middleton proudly displayed the huge blue pebble given to her by her lover. An inevitable proof of love: “Princess Diana never got to become queen, but this tribute from Kate is a way to forever connect Diana with the royal family“, affirmed a royal expert.
Kate Middleton has always honored Lady Diana, under the benevolent and proud gaze of her husband Prince William. In addition to the ring, the daughter of Carole and Michael Middleton was also entitled to pretty pairs of earrings or the magnificent Lover’s Knot tiara that Lady Diana wore in November 1985. These winks are numerous and Kate does not is not the only one to realize them. By officially entering the British royal family in 2018, Meghan Markle also inherited certain objects worn by Diana. Jewelry that she wore regularly until she decided, with Prince Harry, to leave the royal clan and the United Kingdom.