Kate Middleton paid homage to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, at Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
The celebration – which honors not solely Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne but additionally her birthday – kicked off Thursday with the annual Trooping the Color procession and balcony viewing.
Whereas your entire royal household — together with the Queen, Kate’s three youngsters and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall — all coordinated in shades of blue, Middleton, 40, opted for a white model of her favourite Alexander McQueen coat gown, paired with a navy Philip Treacy hat.
The Duchess of Cambridge additionally wore sapphire and diamond drop earrings, an identical necklace and her engagement ring, all of which belonged to Princess Diana.
Diana wore the identical earrings to the 1996 Met Gala with a layered pearl necklace that featured a sapphire middle and a navy slip gown honoring the Christian Dior theme.
It seems to have been amongst Diana’s favourite baubles, as she wore them on many different events, together with a visit to the White Home and an opera efficiency on the Munich Opera Home.
Middleton’s white gown and contrasting hat might also be a reference to an outfit worn by Diana in 1991 to look at a parade of navy personnel who had served within the Gulf Warfare. Her white gown featured button closures and elbow-length sleeves, paired with a wide-brim, black-and-white hat.
After all, Middleton wasn’t the one royal making references to the previous. She additionally dressed her youngest son, 4-year-old Prince Louis, in the identical nautical sailor go well with Prince William wore to Trooping the Color when he was simply 2 years previous.
Elder youngsters Prince George, 8, and Princess Charlotte, 7, matched the theme in a blue go well with and periwinkle gown, respectively.
In the meantime, Queen Elizabeth wore a powder blue coat with white elaborations and a coordinated hat, whereas Prince William, Prince Charles and Princess Anne all sported their navy uniforms.
