The Princess and Prince of Wales participated in their first joint royal engagement of the year on January 27. They took part in a commemoration ceremony in London to honor Holocaust Memorial Day, on the 8th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was also one of Kate Middleton’s first public appearances in a slow, considered return to royal life following her remission from cancer.
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Catherine often chooses jewelry and accessories with a royal context and more emotive connections. Recently, she was photographed carrying bags by Asprey and Smythson, both heritage label brands beloved by Queen Elizabeth II. For the memorial day event, she wore a selection of jewelry with deeper, poignant meanings. The royal opted for Bahrain Pearl Drop earrings, which were a wedding gift to the late Queen from the Hakim of Bahrain. The Queen was often seen wearing them, and she would loan them to the younger royals including Princess Diana and the then-Countess of Wessex Sophie.
It appears that they were later gifted to Kate to keep; she wore the earrings for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s 70th wedding anniversary, and both the late Queen and Prince’s funerals in 2021 and 2022.
