Today, Kate Middleton appeared to pay her respects to the Queen by wearing a gown similar to the one worn by Her Majesty on her 1954 tour of Australia.
The Duchess of Cambridge walked out today in a custom-made Alexander McQueen lace gown, joining Prince William in the Jamaican Defense Force parade on the sixth day of their Caribbean tour.
Paired with a white wheeled hat, this ensemble is reminiscent of the outfit the monarch wore to a garden party in Sydney during her 1954 tour of Australia shortly after her coronation.
Kate, 40, even paid tribute to the Queen’s signature jewelry style by wearing three pearls that once belonged to Princess Diana on her wrist.
Fans of the royal family were quick to notice the similarities between the two outfits. Twitterwith one caption: “Okay, can’t I be the only person who saw Katherine’s new Alexander McQueen lace dress and also thought of Her Majesty’s iconic white lace dress she wore to a garden party in Australia in 1954?”
Her Majesty is pictured in a formfitting white lace dress at a garden party in Sydney, Australia during her first royal tour in February 1954.
The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in a custom-made Alexander McQueen lace gown today as she joined Prince William at the Jamaican Defense Force parade on the sixth day of their Caribbean tour.
Royal fans were quick to notice the similarities between the two outfits, with RoyalWikipedia’s Twitter account pointing out the similarities between the dresses.
Her Majesty donned a modest bodycon dress with a pair of white evening gloves and a straw hat before leaving Sydney for Tasmania on the SS Gothic in February 1954.
The monarch wore a white umbrella and a black handbag, while Kate completed the look with a £395 Anya Hindmarch satin clutch embellished with pearls.
While Her Majesty wore a black tulle hat with three white feathers, the Duchess opted for an all-white floral headpiece.
The Queen wore only a single strand of pearls, and Kate wore a piece of jewelry that belonged to the late Princess of Wales, which she wore in 1989 to her engagement in Hong Kong.
Today, the royal mother of three (pictured) completed her ensemble with a stunning pearl bracelet that belonged to Princess Diana and a £395 Anya Hindmarch satin pearl embellished clutch.
The Duchess wore the ensemble as she attended the inaugural parade for military personnel who have completed the Caribbean Military Academy officer training program.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge take part in a parade for military personnel from across the Caribbean who have recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy officer training program.
While Her Majesty wore a black tulle hat with three white feathers, the Duchess opted for an all-white floral headpiece.
Royal family fans were quick to notice the similarities between the two outfits, with the RoyalWikipedia Twitter account writing: “Ok, I can’t be the only person to have seen Catherine’s new Alexander McQueen lace dress and also thought of Her Majesty’s iconic white lace dress that she wore to a party. a garden party in Australia in 1954?
The Duchess wore the ensemble as she attended the inaugural parade for military personnel who have completed the Caribbean Military Academy officer training program.
The couple’s trip to the region to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee sparked controversy and rekindled Republican calls for Jamaican independence.
Jamaican government insiders criticized William for not apologizing for Britain’s historic role in the slave trade, despite calling the vicious practice a “terrifying atrocity” and a “blot on our history” during a humble speech last night.
Kate wore a Princess Diana bracelet (pictured). This is not the first time the Duchess has worn the piece, having worn it to the 2017 German Summer Reception and the June 2021 G7 Summit Reception.
Adding even more sparkle to her ensemble, Kate donned a pair of dainty pear earrings to match the bracelet the late Princess Diana wore in 1989 (pictured) to her engagement in Hong Kong.
The Duke called slavery “disgusting”, saying “this should never have happened” when he addressed the issue after days of protests demanding reparations from the royal family.
William expressed “deep regret” at the forcible transportation of millions of people from Africa to the Caribbean and North America, a trade that British monarchs either supported or profited from in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Speaking during his visit to Jamaica with Kate, he echoed the words of his father, the Prince of Wales, and acknowledged the “pain” of Jamaica.
The Cambridge tour of Belize, Jamaica and the upcoming final leg in the Bahamas have sparked demonstrations and statements calling for an apology from the royal family. The future king did not apologize, just as his father Charles did not during his trip to witness how Barbados became a republic.
But he praised the Windrush generation of Caribbeans who arrived in Britain a few years after World War II to help rebuild a nation depleted by six years of conflict.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness apparently suggested that his country could be the next country to secede from the monarchy, telling the Cambridges it was “moving forward” and determined to “fulfill our true ambition and destiny as an independent, developed, prosperous country. .
The Independent reported that the Jamaican government had already begun the process of transitioning to a republic and an official had been appointed to oversee the work.