The Princess of Wales gave a poignant speech for her new military role at yesterday’s Trooping the Color for the King’s birthday.
Kate Middleton, 41, was effortlessly elegant in an emerald green, satin-look dress and matching hat – which she accessorized with a three-leaf clover gold Cartier brooch.
The all-green ensemble suggests a chic nod to her role as colonel of the Irish Guards – which she took over from her husband at the end of last year.
Her shamrock ornament – which the mother-of-three often wore for St Patrick’s Day celebrations – is thought to be special because it doesn’t belong to the royals, but has been given to royals.
According to Town & Country, Lorraine Kienna, who runs the site The Court Jewellers, explained that the pin was owned by the regiment it was associated with and was ‘on loan to royal ladies’.
Kate Middleton, 41, was effortlessly elegant in an emerald green, satin-look dress and matching hat – which she accessorized with a borrowed gold brooch of a three-leaf clover.
However, the outlet explains that it is unclear who the first owner of the brooch was – despite having been donated by the firm over the decades, including to the Queen Mother and Princess Anne in previous years.
Kate also paid sweet tribute to her late mother-in-law at yesterday’s event.
The royal looked delighted as he rode in Horse Guards Parade with Queen Camilla and his three children.
Her husband, the Prince of Wales, was nearby on horseback with King Charles.
Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, waved and smiled at onlookers as they drove down the mall.
Kate gave a nod to Princess Diana with her dress, accompanied by a pair of sapphire drop earrings that once belonged to her late mother-in-law.
Yesterday’s event was the first Trooping the Color – and King Charles’ inaugural birthday parade – since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September.
He later went to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a military flypast, involving around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
The mother-of-three was joined by her husband, the Prince of Wales, George, Louis and Charlotte, as well as King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Kate gave a nod to Princess Diana with her dress, accompanied by a pair of sapphire drop earrings that once belonged to her late mother-in-law.
Kate’s three children were also seen arriving at the event together, enthusiastically waving to royal fans.
He later went to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a military flypast, involving around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
The mother-of-three was joined by her husband, the Prince of Wales, George, Louis and Charlotte, as well as King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, also appeared on the balcony with her husband Prince Edward, Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Lawrence.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the plane took off from 15 locations up and down the UK before rendezvousing in the southeast of England and flying across London.
Her shamrock ornament – which the mother-of-three often wore for St Patrick’s Day celebrations – is thought to be special because it doesn’t belong to the royals, but has been given to royals. March photo
Kate sports a brooch after attending the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow in 2019
Kate – then Duchess of Cambridge – pictured in 2012 – for St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Aldershot
Kate wore the brooch in 2011, when she and William presented the medal to the Irish Guards at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.
The event features a mixture of aircraft debuting on flypasts, from the 1940 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to multiple Typhoon fighter jets and a C-130 Hercules on the final ceremonial flight of the Envoy IV CC1.
At the front of the flypast was a Juno HT1 piloted by Flight Lieutenant Tom Knapp of 60 Squadron, No. 1 Flying Training School based at RAF Shawbury.
The event ended with a show of red, white and blue by Red Arrow pilots.
The MoD said many of the aircraft taking part in the flypast had been involved in operations around the world this year, including NATO air policing missions in Eastern Europe and the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan.
The annual event of Trooping the Color has marked the sovereign’s official birthday for more than 260 years.
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