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For the Queen's funeral, Kate wore a four-strand pearl choker with a diamond clasp, which she has worn on several previous occasions (including the 2021 funeral for her grandfather-in-law Prince Philip). The Queen is seen in it here at 1983 state dinner in Bangladesh.

These slim diamond-and-pearl drops are another piece of the Queen's that Kate has worn often, including to the Queen's funeral. She also has been seen in them at Balmoral, a Remembrance Day event and at the Platinum Jubilee.

A classic three-strand pearl necklace is part of the Queen's iconography; it was by far her most-worn piece of jewelry. For a state reception in her honor Saturday, the new-named Princess of Wales donned a long set that had belonged to her grandmother-in-law.

The simple but statement-making two-drop earrings (a diamond stud and pearl pendant) were worn often by the Queen during her Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977, marking 25 years on the throne. Kate has worn them frequently in her role as Duchess, and now Princess, most recently sporting them to greet the troops ahead of the Queen's funeral.

Another meaningful piece of the Queen's that Kate chose to wear in her honor this week: a diamond-and-pearl leaf-shaped brooch that the Queen first wore in Korea in 1999, and which Kate has worn several times since before selecting it on Wednesday for a service in the Queen's honor.

Given to the Queen as a wedding gift by a dignitary who told her to pick out anything from Cartier that she wanted, this necklace was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth's throughout her life, as well as one that she loaned to Kate on several occasions.

According to the Court Jeweller, the story goes that her intended fiancé, then Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, had to find a suitable wedding gift for a Princess on his naval officer's salary. Conveniently, though, he happened to be formerly known as His Royal Highness Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, and his mother was able to loan him a family tiara to dismantle and have refashioned into her engagement ring and the bracelet seen here on the Queen's right wrist and Kate's left.

Kate is already the wearer of several famous royal sapphires, but the ones she borrowed from Queen Elizabeth for a movie night in 2021 were particularly striking. Made by Asprey, they originate from a sapphire suite gifted to Queen Elizabeth by Sheikh Rashid of Dubai when she visited the Middle East in 1979.

The Queen fittingly wore this diamond brooch at many events in celebration of Canada, and lent it to many of the women in her family to do the same — including granddaughter-in-law Kate, who wore it on her first state trip to the Commonwealth country in 2011.

The knockout diamond-and-pearl knot earrings with emeralds on the tassels were worn both at formal state events: Queen Elizabeth II wore hers with the matching necklace to a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama, while Kate chose them to complement the green Jenny Packham gown she wore while visiting Jamaica.

These large teardrop-shaped diamond earrings appear to be a relatively recent addition to the Queen's jewelry collection, and a favorite of Kate's; she's worn them several times, both for more informal receptions as well as state dinners.

One of the Queen's most-worn brooches throughout her life was affectionately called the "Duchess of Cambridge" brooch after its original owner, so it was fitting that the Queen lent it to Kate, then the Duchess of Cambridge, to wear in her first joint portrait with William.

The tiara Kate favors is most associated with her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, but the Queen was also seen in it frequently throughout the 1950s before turning to other styles.

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