{"id":205203,"date":"2026-04-21T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205203\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:54:13","slug":"kate-middleton-wears-queen-elizabeths-jewelry-on-the-late-monarchs-100th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205203\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Wears Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Jewelry on the Late Monarch\u2019s 100th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To honor the late Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birthday today\u2014the monarch, who died in 2022, would have turned 100 on April 21\u2014a special reception was held at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Always one to suffuse her fashion choices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/kate-middleton-rose-garland-leicester\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">with meaning<\/a>, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, chose a special piece of jewelry for the occasion: a three-strand pearl necklace that once belonged to her royal grandmother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Prince William Duke of Cambridge Arthur C. Brooks Lamine Gu\u00e8ye Adult Person Fashion and Clothing\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271821441.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Though Queen Elizabeth II owned many three-strand pearl necklaces, this particular style\u2014a timeless design\u2014is believed to be the same one seen in Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/the-final-portrait-of-queen-elizabeth-ii\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">final portrait<\/a>, taken by Ranald Mackechnie. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/article\/princess-of-wales-pays-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth-ii-in-rarely-seen-three-strand-pearl-necklace-for-buckingham-palace-centenary-reception?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=null\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tatler<\/a>, Middleton has worn this necklace before as well, just days after Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>The necklace was not the only sentimental piece of jewelry that the Princess of Wales wore on Tuesday, either. Middleton also donned a pair of Bahrain pearl drop earrings that previously belonged to Queen Elizabeth; they were a gift from the Hakim of Bahrain on her wedding day in 1947. Elizabeth went on to wear them for numerous royal engagements and appearances over the years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Face Happy Head Person Smile Adult Dimples Accessories Jewelry Necklace and Photography\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271827437.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Middleton wore both family heirlooms with a three quarter-sleeved dress in lavender by Emilia Wickstead (one of her most-worn labels\u2014Catherine Walker perhaps being the other). She accessorized the elegant look further with classic Ralph Lauren pumps.<\/p>\n<p>Also present at the 100th birthday celebration were fellow royals such as King Charles, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward. The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a special social media tribute to Queen Elizabeth II today, sharing a <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXY-m6QDfUI\/?img_index=3\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXY-m6QDfUI\/?img_index=3&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXY-m6QDfUI\/?img_index=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">selection of images<\/a> of the late monarch with the caption, \u201cRemembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Inspiring generations through a lifetime of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To honor the late Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birthday today\u2014the monarch, who died in 2022, would have turned 100&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[6912,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-205203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-kate-middleton","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-queens","13":"tag-queens-headlines","14":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}