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Kate Middleton’s Latest Historic British Royal Family Brooch Moment Does so Much More Than ‘Preserve History’

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Kate Middleton’s Latest Historic British Royal Family Brooch Moment Does so Much More Than ‘Preserve History’

Justin Daughters, managing director at London's vintage jewelry specialists at Berganza, shared the historic and contemporary context behind the Princess of Wales' latest jewelry statement.

Kate Middleton merged British label McQueen‘s modernity with jewelry symbolizing royal family history during a welcome ceremony on the Royal Dais at Datchet Road for the state visit of the Sultan of Oman to the United Kingdom on Tuesday in Windsor, England.

The Princess of Wales saw shades of green on Tuesday, sporting her McQueen coat with a Juliette Millinery hat, Chanel dark green quilted patent leather flap bag and green velvet Manolo Blahnik pointed-toe pumps for the occasion.

Along with her Cassandra Goad emerald and yellow gold drop earrings, Middleton wore the Prince of Wales brooch, pinned right next to her left lapel. The brooch, also known as the Ladies of North Wales brooch, has a long-standing history in the British royal family, per Justin Daughters, managing director at London’s vintage jewelry specialists at Berganza.

The brooch “was presented to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 as a wedding gift from a committee of women from North Wales, following her marriage to the future King Edward VII,” Daughters said in a statement provided to WWD.

“Its design features the three ostrich feathers associated with the Prince of Wales, alongside the motto ‘Ich Dien,’ meaning ‘I serve.'” Before Kate Middleton wore the brooch, her late mother-in-law Princess Diana wore the piece, which only added “another layer of significance,” Daughters said.

“When Kate wears it today, it creates a visible connection between generations of women who have held the title.


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