The Duchess of Cambridge paid a touching tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh with her choice of jewellery.
She wore a pearl choker necklace owned by the Queen. Kate previously wore it in 2017 at a dinner marking the 70th wedding anniversary of Prince Philip and the Queen.
The necklace, which had four strands of pearls and a diamond clasp, and was a gift from the Japanese government, was also worn by Kate’s late mother-in-law, Diana, the Princess of Wales, at a banquet at Hampton Court Palace in 1982.
The Duchess of Cambridge also wore drop pearl earrings from Her Majesty’s private collection.
© PAThe Queen wore Queen Mary’s Richmond brooch, thought to be one of the largest in her collection, and particularly striking against the monarch’s all-black funeral outfit.
The brooch was made by Hunt and Roskell and given to Queen Mary as a wedding present in 1893 by the town of Richmond, according to The Court Jeweller website.
The piece is made of diamonds set with two pearls – a large round centre pearl, and a detachable pear-shaped pearl drop.
The Duchess of Cornwall wore the Rifles brooch, which she donned in July last year when Philip’s role as Colonel-in-Chief of the infantry regiment The Rifles was formally handed over to her.
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