We loved the contrast between the sparkly crystal buttons and the otherwise understated simplicity of this dress! Duchess Kate accessorized with the pearl drop earrings that belonged to Princess Diana, as well as the late princess’s three-strand pearl bracelet. She kept her hair loose and flowing. Queen Elizabeth IIwas not in attendance at last night’s event. She was supposed to appear at this morning’s Remembrance Sunday service and watch the wreath-laying ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign Office but pulled out at the last minute due to a back sprain. Following two minutes’ silence that the crowd observed at 11a.m.,Prince Charleslaid a wreath on his mother’s behalf. Prince Williamalso laid a wreath at the war memorial, while his wife looked on from a nearby balcony. We saw Kate bring back a coat from 2018’s Remembrance Sunday service: a military-style black coat by Alexander McQueen with a white collar and red shoulder piping. On that occasion, Kate’s sister-in-law Meghan Markle was also looking on from a balcony, back when she was still a newlywed royal and before her and Prince Harry’s rift with the family. Today Kate paired the coat with a black hat with a round rim under which she was seen speaking toDuchess Camilla andSophie, Countess of Wessex. Next up, The ‘Seawater Gem’: See the Countess of Wessex’s Two Favorite Aquamarine Tiaras
