Princess Kate: With this detail she honors Diana

The Princess of Wales showed her most elegant side at the commemoration on the 80th anniversary of the “Victory in Europe in Europe” in Westminster Abbey. Kate (43) appeared on the side of her husband Prince William (42) in a black and white polka-dot dress by Alessandra Rich and a black fascinator by Juliette Botterill. But it was an inconspicuous but meaningful detail of her outfit, which attracted the eyes and touched the hearts of the Royal fans.

Kate wore earrings, who once belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana (1961-1997). This sentimental gesture came just a few days after the (40), in which he had a call for “reconciliation” within the royal family.

The earrings have a special story that goes back to the time before Diana’s wedding with the then Prince Charles (76) in 1981. , are said to have been given Diana from the Juwelierhaus Collingwood – a favorite jeweler from the Spencer family – before she officially became Princess of Wales.

Diana wore this jewelry on numerous important occasions during her marriage, including royal trips through Australia, Canada and Italy. The earrings became particularly well known when Diana combined them in 1985 during their US trip to a white top dress and the Lover’s Knot Tiara at a gala dinner in the British embassy.

The earrings also adorned Diana in her legendary appearance in November 1994 in London when she later wore the black dress that became known as “Revenge Dress” (German revenge “) – an iconic moment of fashion history.

It is not the first time that Kate wears this meaningful jewelry. The princess has already carried the earrings several times as a loving homage to her late mother -in -law ,.

The commemoration was an important occasion for the royal family. In addition to Princess Kate and William, King Charles, Queen Camilla (77) as well as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were also present.

Already on Monday, Kate had taken part in a memorial event in London together with her husband and children Prince George (11), Princess Charlotte (10) and Prince Louis (7). , with which she emphasized a deep family connection – her grandfather paternal, Peter Middleton, served as a fighting pilot during the Second World War.

This personal connection to the military service underlines the princess’ commitment to memory of the generation of war and its victims. Kate was also observed how she was talking to the 101-year-old Bernard Morgan, an ambassador of the Royal British Legion, who landed on D-Day as the youngest Royal-Air-Force-Sergeant.