The Princess of Wales opted for a dress with references to the four nations that make up the United Kingdom and accessories in homage.
This Saturday the ceremony of coronation of Carlos III. In this framework, one of the protagonists was Kate Middletonthe Princess of Wales, who dazzled the eyes of the world by appearing on the westminster abbey with a spectacular dress by Alexander McQueen. In addition, in her look, a detail in tribute to his late mother-in-law, Diana of Wales.
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The detail were some pearl and diamond earrings that belonged to Lady Di. This is how Kate decided to honor her predecessor on this important occasion.
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The Princess of Wales, on this occasion, opted for a silk crepe dress with silver embroidered flowers that represent the four nations that make up the United Kingdom: English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil and Irish shamrock.
The story of Lady Di’s earrings
Said accessories were Presented to Diana by the Collingwood firm before her wedding with the then Prince Charles in 1981. Are made up of a diamond button from which hangs a round diamond and a bell set with three more rows of small diamondsfrom which hangs a big pearl teardrop shaped.
Hereinafter Princess Diana he would wear them on many of his royal toursas well as in a Gala Dinner at the British Embassy in the United States during her visit to the American country in 1985. For that occasion, the Princess of Wales wore them with a white lace dress and her favorite tiara, the Lover’s Knot.
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Another Kate tribute
However, that was not the only one that the Princess of Wales performed on this day of ceremony since, through her clothing, she also paid a posthumous tribute to the deceased Queen isabel II. In this case it was the scallop necklace that King George VI commissioned for his daughterthen Princess Elizabeth.
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