The Princess of Wales paired sentimental jewelry with a butter yellow outfit.
Published on May 21, 2025 11:41AM
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Key Takeaways
- Kate Middleton and Prince William were married on April 29, 2011; on the big day, she wore a pair of custom earrings from Robinson Pelham, which her parents created as a gift for her.
- The pear-shaped drop earrings feature oak leaves and a diamond-shaped acorn, a nod to the Middleton family crest.
- Kate rewore the earrings for a Buckingham Palace garden party earlier this week; she's only reworn the earrings two other times since the wedding.
When Kate Middleton and Prince William were married on April 29, 2011, all eyes were on her spectacular Alexander McQueen wedding dress and Cartier Halo tiara, which was on loan from the late Queen Elizabeth. Though not as dazzling as the diadem, which featured over nearly 1,000 diamonds, Tatler reports, the bride's drop earrings also drew attention. A gift from her parents, Carol and Michael Middleton, Kate's custom pear-cut earrings, created by Robinson Pelham, feature oak leaves and a diamond-shaped acorn dangling in the middle, People reports. Now, 14 years after she said "I do," the royal rewore those sentimental accessories for a garden party at Buckingham Palace.
The earrings are especially meaningful, not just because they were a gift from her parents, but because they also nod to the Middleton family crest, which was given to them shortly before Will and Kate were married. The fact that she chose to wear them on the wedding day—and to a handful of occasions since—signify the importance of her own family.
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Yesterday, May 20, 2025, Kate wore the earrings for a Buckingham Palace garden party she and William helped host, People reports. This marked her first appearance at a garden party since May 2023; last year, the Princess of Wales focused on her cancer recovery and put royal duties on the back burner.
Kate put her earrings on full display at the garden party by pulling her hair into a low bun—on the wedding day, she famously chose a half-up, half-down hairstyle, with her hair pulled back just enough to let the sparkling accessories shine. She also wore a butter yellow Emilia Wickstead dress and a Philip Treacy hat, People notes.
The Princess of Wales has worn the earrings a few times before; in 2016, she wore them for the Order of the Garter Service, and she pulled them out once more for Easter in 2019. Her choice to rewear them again now, just a few week after she and William celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary, felt especially meaningful.
