The outfitKate Middletonwore toQueen Elizabeth’sfuneral processionon Monday is one she’s donned before.
Kate previously wore a white version of the Alexander McQueen coat dress during a recent happy time with the Queen — the Trooping of Colour parade in June. This year’s Trooping the Colour, the public celebration of the Queen’s birthday, was particularly special as it happened during the celebration weekend for the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her historic 70th year on the throne.
Kate,Prince Williamand their three children joinedQueen Elizabethin the tradition of gathering on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch airplanes in formation fly overhead.
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Additionally, she also previously wore the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings and Four-Row Pearl Choker Necklace she had on at Monday’s funeral toPrince Philip’sfuneral in April 2021.
Princess Kate has often taken fashion cues from the Queen in the past, with garment color being one element that has long tied them together. But two days before Monday’s procession, Kate wore a three-strand pearl necklace that belonged to the late monarchat a lunch reception at Buckingham Palace.
From left: Meghan Markle, Queen Camilla, Prince George, Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
The Queendied on Sept. 8at her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, at age 96. She is Britain’s longest-serving monarch, boasting an impressive 70-year reign that began in February 1952.
The monarch’s sonKing Charles III, 73, succeeds her, though his coronation won’t commence until sometime next year.
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The longtime couplechanged their social media pagesto reflect their new titles hours after the Queen’s death was announced.
Queen Elizabeth II in the Throne room at Buckingham Palace after her Coronation in Westminster Abbey.PA Images via Getty
Kate and William’s childrenPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louiswill keep their current titles for now, but the way in which they’re addressed may change down the road.
When William becomes King,Prince George, 9, will be granted his father’s current title, the Prince of Wales.
source: people.com
