Symbolic jewelry: Kate and Meghan pay tribute to the Queen – sweet message from Princess Charlotte

Created: 2022-09-20 05:09

By: Christina Denk

At the Queen's funeral, wives of British royals wore special jewelry.

Princess Charlotte also sent a sweet message to her great-grandmother.

LONDON – Queen Elizabeth was taken to her final resting place in Windsor in a grand state funeral.

Thousands of state guests, British citizens and the royal family were present.

It is worth taking a closer look at the jewelery of the royal ladies in particular.

Up until the youngest member of the funeral service, Princess Charlotte, the jewelry paid tribute to the late Queen.

Queen's Funeral: Kate pays tribute to Elizabeth II - her jewelry holds special meaning

Traditionally, women of the British royal family wear black clothes and a black hat.

Usually only symbolic pieces or pearls are worn as jewelry.

They signal sadness and tears, reports

magazine .

This was also evident at Queen Elizabeth's funeral service.

Princess Kate, whose peerage changed following the Queen's death, wore a statement Queen's pearl necklace.

The necklace is said to have been commissioned by the monarch from pearls that the government there gave her after her first state visit in 1975.

Kate was first loaned the jewel to mark the Queen's 70th wedding anniversary.

At Prince Phillip's funeral in 2021, she also wore the jewelry that Diana is said to have once worn around her neck, according to

.

The pearl earrings Kate wore to the state funeral are also from the Queen's jewelry collection.

Kate counted as the monarch's confidant and support.

Kate, Meghan, Camilla and Charlotte chose their jewelry wisely for the Queen's funeral.

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Camilla and Meghan also wear symbolic jewelry – conclusions about the relationship with the Queen?

Camilla, standing next to her tearful husband King Charles, wore a special eye-catcher.

According to the British news agency

, her brooch is Queen Victoria's (1819-1901) Hesse Diamond Jubilee brooch.

She was the longest-reigning monarch in Britain, ahead of Queen Elizabeth at 63.

The brooch is diamonds in the shape of an open heart, with two sapphire pendants.

Meghan Markle chose pearl earrings that the

Queen gave her after marrying Harry in 2018, according to the

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan spoke of the meeting and the gift.

"She [the Queen] gave me a wonderful gift and I just loved being in her company,"

quoted the ex-royal as saying

Meghan described the relationship with the Queen as good even after Megxit.

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Seven-year-old Charlotte, who, like her brother George, seemed hopelessly overwhelmed, had opted for a diamond horseshoe brooch.

A gift from her great-grandmother and a nod to her lifelong love of horses.

The funeral ended in Windsor on Monday, where the Queen's coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault.