Princess Kate wears Queen Elizabeth II&x27;s jewelry to mark monarch&x27;s 100th birthday Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYTue, April 21, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC 0 Kate, Princess of Wales, paid her respects to her late motherinlaw, Queen Elizabeth II, through fashion. The princess, 44, wore a threestrand pearl necklace and Bahrain pearl drop earrings that previously belonged to the queen during her centennial birthday celebration at Buckingham Palace. The wife of the heir to the throne, Prince William, donned the jewelry to complement her lilac midi, longsleeve dress.
Princess Kate wears Queen Elizabeth II's jewelry to mark monarch's 100th birthday
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYTue, April 21, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
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Kate, Princess of Wales, paid her respects to her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, through fashion.
The princess, 44, wore a three-strand pearl necklace and Bahrain pearl drop earrings that previously belonged to the queen during her centennial birthday celebration at Buckingham Palace. The wife of the heir to the throne, Prince William, donned the jewelry to complement her lilac midi, long-sleeve dress.
She previously wore the Bahrain pearl drop earrings to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022, along with a four-strand pearl choker necklace that also belonged to the queen, People reported at the time. She later wore the earrings again for Holocaust Remembrance Day services in January 2025, per the magazine.
Queen Elizabeth II was gifted the Bahrain pearl drop earrings for her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, according to the magazine.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, during a reception at Buckingham Palace, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II on April 21, 2026, in London.
Britain's longest-living monarch, who died in 2022 at 96, would've turned 100 on April 21. She spent more than 70 years on the throne, starting in 1952, longer than any prior British monarch.
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, was born on April 21, 1926. 2026 marks her 100th birthday, and the royal family is attending a number of events to mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday.See all the pomp and circumstance, starting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a visit to the "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026, in London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II's fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch's birth.
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