Choir boys singing at the Queen’s funeral are causing quite the social media stir.
19.09.2022 - 16:19 / glamour.com
read the moment perfectly, picking a look that was the picture of discretion, accessorized with jewelry that spoke myriad words in its symbolism. It was smart, respectful and resolutely not about her.Blending into the sea of black, it was Kate Middleton’s job to play supporting act to William, the newly announced Prince of Wales, who is now first in line to the throne.
But make no mistake, everything from the modest cut of Kate’s coat to the height of her heels (commanding without being frivolous) was considered. Even the Princess’s signature blow-dry was swept back into a low side bun barely visible beneath her veiled headpiece.
This was not a day for showiness or gloss.Kate with Prince George and Princess Charlotte at the state funeral of the Queen in Westminster Abbey.The real sentiment came via her jewelry, picked for its reverence during a Westminster Abbey ceremony watched by millions. Kate nodded to the late monarch once again with pearls—the colorless gemstone traditionally worn by because of their quiet, natural elegance.
She chose the Queen’s Bahrain pearl drop earrings, crafted from a cache of seven pearls that the then Princess Elizabeth received from Hakim of Bahrain on her wedding day in 1947. The four-strand pearl and diamond choker that Kate previously wore to the Queen and Prince Philip’s diamond wedding anniversary in 2017 and the funeral of the in April 2021 delivered yet more history—the Queen commissioned Garrard to create the unusual clasped charm using pearls gifted to her by the Japanese government in the ’70s.
Choir boys singing at the Queen’s funeral are causing quite the social media stir.
The royal family came together to honor the passing of their matriarch Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19).
Queen Elizabeth‘s funeral took place today (Monday, September 19) in both London, England and Windsor, England.
Some members of the royal family looked so somber as Queen Elizabeth‘s coffin was transported out of Westminster Abbey and brought to Wellington Arch after her funeral on Monday (September 19) in London, England.
Saying her last goodbye. After attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Princess Charlotte, 7, started to cry outside of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
Queen Elizabeth II was known for her sprawling collection of remarkable jewels, which she often lent to members of the family for prominent occasions. As her family bid a final farewell to the 96-year-old monarch, the new Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, paid homage to her husband Prince William's grandmother by wearing a stunning pearl choker, centered with a diamond fastening. Middleton most recently wore the necklace in 2017 to celebrate the Queen's 70th wedding anniversary to Prince Philip.
Princess Charlotte is visibly emotional outside of the funeral of her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 7-year-old daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton was seen exiting Westminster Abbey on Monday.Charlotte, who wore a touching horseshoe brooch, gifted to her by the queen, was seen visibly upset as she wiped her eyes outside of the church in London, England.
A sparkling tribute fit for a royal.
Bonding together. Princess Anne and first husband Captain Mark Phillips’ children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, paid their respects to their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral on Monday, September 19.
President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19) in London, England.
Meghan Markle was seen overcome with emotion as she joined members of the royal family at the State Funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Friday.The Duchess of Sussex was seen wiping a tear from her eye in emotional pictures as the procession left Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch while members of the royal family watched on.The Queen Consort, the Duchess of Sussex, the Princess of Wales and the Countess of Wessex were seen looking sombre as the King and his siblings marched off. Prince George and Princess Charlotte stood in front of their mother, with George looking directly at the coffin as it passed.
Prince William and Kate Middleton joined the somber procession after the funeral of their great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Monday. Following the funeral, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, joined their mother and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in a car behind the procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch.Charlotte was seen wearing a horseshoe brooch in a touching tribute to her late great-grandmother, who loved horses. George and Charlotte exited their car and stood by their father and mother at Wellington Arch to watch as the queen's coffin arrived. They then will travel to the nearby town of Windsor, England, where they will join the procession along the Long Walk to St.
Like Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton also wore jewellery that once belonged to the Queen at her funeral on Monday.
Princess Charlotte paid tribute to her great-grandmother,Queen Elizabeth II, during her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday. Prince William and Kate Middleton's 7-year-old daughter matched her mother in an all-black coat dress for the ceremony. Charlotte's attire included a small diamond brooch in the shape of a horseshoe.The small tribute was a nod to the queen's love of horses.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales paid a poignant tribute to The Queen on Monday as she attended her state funeral while wearing one of the late monarch’s own necklaces. Dressed all in black, the Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall, added a sweet but solemn nod to her majesty, by wearing her Japanese pearl choker necklace - the very same necklace she had worn to Prince Philip’s funeral last year.The necklace, which was constructed by Garrard, is believed to have been created from a collection of pearls that were gifted to the Queen by the Japanese government in the 1970s, when she made a formal state visit to the country.