Kate Middleton paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the late royal’s birth on Tuesday. The Princess of Wales greeted attendees upon her arrival, wearing a vibrant lavender dress, Ralph Lauren heels and a pearl necklace to honor the late royal.
The Princess of Wales during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth on Tuesday.
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While Middleton has crafted a capsule wardrobe of sorts, especially with her footwear, she has been living in a pair of Ralph Lauren pumps as of late. While they are not a new addition to her collection, she usually prefers to wear Gianvito Rossi’s Gianvito 105 suede pumps for her royal outings and appearances.
She slipped into the Celia 100 MM Calfskin Pumps from the Ralph Lauren Collection in the RL Gold brown color, which she recently wore for Easter Sunday church service earlier this month. The Celia is a sleek design with clean, sharp lines thanks to its sculpted topline that leads into an elegant pointed-toe silhouette. The shoes feature an ultra-low-cut vamp, revealing more of the top of the foot to elongate the leg.
The shoes are crafted in Italy, and are made from full-grain calfskin leather that’s aniline-dyed to amplify the leather’s natural texture and grains. The shoes stand tall on a four-inch stacked leather heel, which has a horizontal grain pattern. The shoes feature an a padded calfskin insole with a purple Ralph Lauren collection label on the inside. The Celia pumps retail for $750 are also available in black.
She paired the shoes with a pastel lavender custom Emilia Wickstead dress. The midi dress featured an A-Line silhouette, quarter sleeves, and a high round neck. She decorated the neckline with Queen Elizabeth II’s three-strand pearl necklace, which she paired with the Bahrain pearl drop earrings.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince William, Prince of Wales on Tuesday.
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Middleton attended the event alongside her husband, Prince William, while King Charles and Queen Camilla were also in attendance at the anniversary celebration. The late queen was born on April 21, 1926, and would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday. The monarch reigned for 70 years, starting on Feb. 6, 1952, until her death on Sept. 8, 2022. Her seven-decades reign was the longest in British history.
