Kate Middleton directed Princess Diana wearing a black dress with a white ruffled collar, she took Prince George to the Royal British Legion Memorial Festival at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time.
She appeared in public for the first time in three weeks. Princess of Wales looked elegant in a black Alessandra Rich dress, which she wore with her favorite Scottish Silver Thistle brooch and poppy pin. Instead of arriving arm in arm with her husband, Prince WilliamKate Middleton arrived with her son Prince GeorgeThe 12-year-old looked dapper in a suit and tie and dutifully shook his hand as he arrived at the concert venue in central London.
In a sharp departure from her traditional all-black Memories ensembles, the Princess of Wales opted for a moody black dress with a contrasting prairie collar. The outfit was reminiscent of the one worn by Princess Diana at the 25th London Film Festival, although many of the late royal's looks featured the signature oversized collar.
Middleton added some sparkle to her look Drop earrings with Bahraini pearlswhich once belonged Queen Elizabeth II. The Princess of Wales has worn these jewels on several occasions and they have an interesting history. The then Princess Elizabeth created a cache of seven pearls that she received as a wedding gift in 1947 from the Hakim of Bahrain. The earrings feature round diamond studs suspended from Art Deco round and baguette cut diamonds and two Bahraini pearls.
In the early years of her marriage, the Queen often wore these earrings at special occasions and in official portraits, including a portrait taken in the 1950s when she paired them with two other wedding gifts, including the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and the City of London Fringe Necklace. In 1982, the Queen lent the earrings to Princess Diana, who apparently loved them just as much and often paired them with the Queen Mary's Love Knot tiara, another favorite.
It marked Prince George's first appearance at a commemoration event and an important moment in his preparations as a future king.
