{"id":498780,"date":"2026-06-14T05:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498780\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:22:10","slug":"the-princess-of-wales-has-made-princess-dianas-three-strand-pearl-bracelet-her-go-to-summer-accessory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498780\/","title":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales has made Princess Diana&#8217;s three-strand pearl bracelet her go-to summer accessory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Diana Princess of Wales Flower Flower Arrangement Flower Bouquet Plant Person Adult and Wedding\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52099592.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The bracelet is most famous for being worn as part of Princess Diana&#8217;s \u2018Elvis\u2019 ensemble in Hong Kong in 1989<\/p>\n<p>Tim Graham\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>For Trooping the Colour, the Princess of Wales paired the bracelet with a blue coatdress \u2013 also by Catherine Walker. The &#8216;Lafayette&#8217; coat dress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/features\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">features<\/a> an elongated and sculpted silhouette through the bodice, with sharp, structured shoulders and clean \u2018princess\u2019 seams that contour the waist before falling into a graceful, fluid midi-length skirt. It is almost identical to an ensemble worn by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/princess-diana\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Diana<\/a> in 1987 \u2013 another way that Catherine paid tribute to Diana&#8217;s unforgettable legacy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Diana Princess of Wales Person Clothing Coat Footwear High Heel Shoe and Adult\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1172532590.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Catherine&#8217;s ice-blue Catherine Walker creation is reminiscent of a similar design worn by Princess Diana in 1987, which was also by the royal-approved designer<\/p>\n<p>Princess Diana Archive\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales accessorised her outfit with a number of meaningful accessories. Her Cassandra Goad pearl earrings, designed in the shape of a cavolfiore flower, are a treasured piece in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/jewellery\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jewellery<\/a> box. The Princess of Wales made her debut in the jewels for the christening of her youngest son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/prince-louis\" isautogenerated=\"true\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Louis<\/a>, in 2018. The future queen has also worn the earrings on a number of special royal occasions, including Armistice Day commemorations in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/queen-elizabeth-ii\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>&#8216;s Christmas lunch in 2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/wimbledon\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> Ladies&#8217; final in 2023, Together at Christmas that December, and Trooping the Colour in 2024 \u2013 her dazzling return to duty following her cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>But Princess Diana&#8217;s bracelet was truly the star of the show. The piece was inherited by Prince William after his mother\u2019s death, then passed on to Catherine, who has been seen sporting it at a Commonwealth Lunch at Buckingham Palace in 2022, and during a 2017 Summer reception in Germany and a Buckingham Palace garden party in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bracelet is most famous for being worn as part of Princess Diana&#8217;s \u2018Elvis\u2019 ensemble in Hong Kong&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,14780,43,11261,7651,4827,23714],"class_list":["post-498780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jewellery","tag-news","tag-princess-charlotte","tag-princess-diana","tag-royals","tag-the-princess-of-wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}