Kate Middleton and Holocaust survivor Rachel Levy at a ceremony commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 2025 in London.Photo:ARTHUR EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty
ARTHUR EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty
Kate Middletonwore a meaningful selection of jewelry to the Holocaust Memorial Day service in London, where she joinedPrince Williamto honor the solemn occasion.
During the service, Prince William, 42, and Princess Kate met with Holocaust survivors and participated in a moving tribute. Dressed in an elegant all-black ensemble, the princess subtly conveyed her support through her jewelry. She woreQueen Elizabeth’sBahrain Pearl Drop Earrings,Princess Diana’s tri-strandpearl braceletand a new five-strand pearl necklace from luxury vintage jeweler Susan Caplan.
Kate Middleton at a ceremony commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 2025 in London.Dan Kitwood/Getty
Dan Kitwood/Getty
“Today marks 80 years since the Holocaust, and as a Jewish owned brand we are honored that the Princess of Wales chose to wear our necklace for today’s memorial to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day,” the Susan Caplan team wrote onInstagramon Jan. 27, posting pictures of Princess Kate at the event.
Pearls were one of Queen Elizabeth’s style signatures throughout her record reign and are historically traditional for mourning or remembrance events. Princess Kate recently pinned on her late grandmother-in-law’s Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings for theRemembrance Sunday serviceat the Cenotaph war memorial in November 2024, and brought them out of the vault once more on Monday.
(Left) Queen Elizabeth at the Festival of Remembrance in London on Nov. 7, 2025; (Right) Princess Diana in Hong Kong in November 1989.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty
Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty
“Since I first met Kate, she has worn pearls beautifully, and seems to have an ongoing love of pearls which has developed as her own style has too,” added the designer, who once worked with Princess Kate in her pre-royal days when she was a buyer at Jigsaw while dating Prince William. “It’s a very low-key luxury look and it tells a story — that’s the beautiful thing about jewelry.”
Kate Middleton at ceremony commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 2025 in London.Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty
Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty
Princess Kate also thoughtfully nods to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana any time that she wears their jewelry because it creates a tribute to her late grandmother-in-law or her mother-in-law she never got to meet.
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While Princess Kate didn’t have a tiara moment last year amid her step back from the spotlight while undergoingtreatment for cancer(news she announced in March 2024), she shared in September that shecompleted chemotherapyand relayed with “relief” on Jan. 14 that she is in remission.
“She has drawn a line under the last year, and she can move forward,” a close royal insider tells PEOPLE in this week’sexclusive cover story.“The word ‘remission’ is such a positive one to use, and it just feels a veil has been lifted on their life of the last year, and that they can move forward with positivity and hope.”
source: people.com
