Kate Middleton Wore Sentimental Gold Earrings Representing a ‘Celestial Power’
Kate Middleton wore a pair of her favorite gold drop earrings as she made a surprise appearance to meet a young cancer patient at Windsor Castle. (See the photo here.) The Princess of Wales joined Prince William for the engagement as they spoke with a teenage photographer, Liz Hatton, 16, who is battling a rare and aggressive tumor. After Liz took photographs of an investiture at Windsor, she and her family met with Kate Middleton and Prince William, where they discussed the day and her cancer journey.
The princess, who is known for her love of sentimental jewelry, opted for a pair of glittering gold drop earrings for the occasion, which are among the oldest in her collection. The royal mother-of-three donned Cassandra Goad “Temple of Heaven” Girandole Pendant Earrings, a set which she has had in her jewelry collection since 2010. Kate was first seen wearing the gold jewels for Emilia D’Erlanger and David Jardine-Paterson’s wedding, but has regularly worn the earrings throughout her time in the royal family. Among the most significant outings for the royal in the earrings was when she wore the jewels for Zara Tindall’s pre-wedding event in 2011. The princess last opted for the set in 2018, when she wore the jewels for the BBC Radio 1 Teen Hero Award.
Kate Middleton wears the jewels in 2011.
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The Princess of Wales attends the Place2be Wellbeing in Schools Awards Reception in 2014.
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The earrings have a highly poignant meaning, with a description online stating they were inspired in design “by the Emperor of China.” It went on, “The Emperor was regarded as the son of Heaven, responsible for the celestial power for success or failure for his government.”
The appearance today from the princess came as a surprise to royal fans, who were delighted to see Kate Middleton returning to royal engagements. The mother-of-three has been largely absent from duty this year amid her cancer battle, but revealed last month that she has completed her chemotherapy journey.
This article first appeared on Tatler.
