Politics · United Kingdom · 10 hrs ago
Kate Middleton wears Princess Diana’s pearl earrings at London remembrance ceremony
Kate Middleton wore Princess Diana’s pearl earrings at London’s National Service of Remembrance on November 8.
The Princess of Wales watched the annual ceremony alongside Queen Camilla from a balcony at the Foreign Office.
The event honours those who served and sacrificed in war.
The earrings, known as the Collingwood Pearl Drop, feature diamonds and a teardrop-shaped pearl.
Diana received them before her 1981 wedding and wore them on several public occasions.
Kate has worn the earrings before, including at official events and in portraits.
She also wears Diana’s engagement ring, another piece of jewellery passed down within the family.
Kate Middleton wore pearl earrings that belonged to Princess Diana at the National Service of Remembrance in London on 8 November.
The Princess of Wales watched the annual ceremony from a balcony with Queen Camilla.
The Collingwood Pearl Drop earrings feature a diamond design and a teardrop-shaped pearl.
Diana first wore the earrings in June 1981, a month before her wedding to then-Prince Charles.
Kate paired the earrings with a black outfit, three poppies and an HMS Glasgow brooch.
- Who
- Kate Middleton wore the earrings. They previously belonged to Princess Diana.
- What
- Middleton wore Diana’s pearl drop earrings at the National Service of Remembrance.
- When
- 8 November; the article was published on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- London, at the National Service of Remembrance.
- Why
- The ceremony honoured the service and sacrifice of those who fought for their country. The article described the earrings as a tribute to Diana.
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Diana first wore the earrings, a month before her wedding to then-Prince Charles.
Diana wore the earrings with the black dress known as the revenge dress.
Kate wore the earrings at the National Service of Remembrance in London.
- Event date
- 8 November 2026
- Location
- London
- Earrings
- Collingwood Pearl Drop
- Former owner
- Princess Diana
- Kate’s outfit
- Black tailoring, three poppies and an HMS Glasgow brooch
What people are saying
I feel honoured to wear it
Her collection, which as we know is also full of inherited jewels, shows that she has a great interest in jewellery and enjoys changing her style at public appearances, creating a different image each time