Pearls have since been worn by royal ladies when attending funerals over the years. Princess Diana was seen wearing a single strand of pearls at Gianni Versace's funeral in 1997. Queen Elizabeth ...

"Pearls are one of the very few jewelry items you can wear in ... Kate in her pre-royal days when she worked as a buyer at Jigsaw while dating William. "It's a very low-key luxury look and it ...

Queen Elizabeth II was known for lending out her jewellery to other royals and over the course of national mourning both Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have been seen wearing pearl-based items ...

The royal family, of course, are lucky enough to wear largely natural pearl jewelry. Queen Elizabeth herself wore them when she was mourning her father George VI after his death in February 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is taking place on Monday 19 September, and many eyes will be on the outfit choices of the royal ladies ... Diana was also seen wearing pearls when attending Gianni ...

But whilst the Queen would often wear pearls herself, the poignant reason why royals wear pearl jewellery at funerals and during mourning actually goes back much further than the late monarch’s reign.

She also looked to be wearing pearl and diamond earrings. Kate topped the ensemble with a crimson poppy pin, which is a poignant symbol the royal family wear throughout November to commemorate ...

The Princess of Wales debuted a new accessory on Holocaust Memorial Day, marking her first outing with Prince William since announcing she is in remission from cancer Janine Henni is a Royals ...

Kate was also recently pictured wearing a triple-strand pearl necklace—identical to the one Queen Elizabeth wore every day. But pearls are also steeped in royal family tradition. (What isn’t?) ...

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 ...