For a week ago Queen Elizabeth is dead96 years old.
Recently, Queen Elizabeth’s close relatives gathered at her coffin in Westminster Hall to honor and remember the late Queen. The coffin will remain here until Monday’s funeral.
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Among them there was also Princess Kate (40) and Duchess Meghan (41), which contained some very special and touching details.
Bar Elizabeth brooch
Duchess Kate wore a pearl and diamond brooch that until recently belonged to Queen Elizabeth, and which the late Queen herself last wore in public in 1999, according to Danish Look and listen.
In addition, the 40-year-old wore pearl earrings that belonged to her husband’s mother, Prince William, Princess Diana.
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Duchess Meghan has also caused a stir with her jewelry choices. Her pearl earrings were a gift from Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of Meghan and Prince Harry’s wedding in 2018.
Special meaning
Both of the Duchess’s earrings are white pearls, and it is no coincidence.
It is a tradition for royalty to wear white pearls during mourning. according to The Telegraphpearls should symbolize tears.
Dark clouds on the party
Pearl jewelry is often called “mourning jewelry”, which can be translated as “mourning jewelry” in Norwegian.
– Mourning clothing has been part of European royal culture for centuries, but reached its peak in the 19th century with the influence of Queen Victoria, who set the standard, says Matthew Storey, curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, at The Telegraph.
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Black clothes for the rest of his life
The tradition began in 1861 when Queen Victoria lost her husband, Prince Albert. After Albert’s death, she is dressed in black for the rest of her life.
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Since then, it has been protocol for the royal family to wear black robes and pearl jewelry after the loss of family and friends. Queen Elizabeth, for example, dressed this way at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997 and was last seen in black and pearls at her husband’s funeral in 2021.
