Princess Charlotte Sweetly Paid Homage to Great-Grandmother Queen Elizabeth II With Brooch at Funeral
19.09.2022 - 16:29
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A subtle tribute. Princess Charlotte kept great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II close during her state funeral on Monday, September 19.
The 7-year-old attended the service at Westminster Abbey with older brother Prince George and their parents, Prince William and Princess Kate. Like her mother, Charlotte wore a simple black dress, tights and matching hat for the somber occasion. Pinned to the front of the little one’s frock was a silver horseshoe brooch.
Charlotte’s accessory appeared to be a subtle shout-out to Elizabeth, whose passion for horses has influenced many British royal family members. The queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, represented England in eventing during the 1976 Olympic Games, riding one of the monarch’s horses for the competition.
Charlotte has also taken up an interest in the animals over the years. When Kate, 40, spoke with Paralympian Natasha Baker in 2018, she gushed over her daughter’s growing fascination with horses.
“I asked her how the children were, and she said Charlotte is really enjoying her riding, which is great to hear,” Baker recalled at the time. “She emphasized that Charlotte has this passion for horses and although she doesn’t echo it, she’ll do her best to champion and encourage it.”
The young princess is far from the first royal to honor Elizabeth through fashion. Lady Louise Windsor, the queen’s youngest granddaughter, wore a horse-shaped charm necklace as she stood guard at Westminster Hall during a vigil on Saturday, September 17.
For Monday’s state funeral service, Kate also used her accessories to honor the late monarch, wearing a pearl-string necklace — a piece from Her Majesty’s royal collection — as a final tribute. The Princess of Wales paired the jewelry with dangling earrings