Kate Middleton wears replica of Elizabeth II’s Edinburgh Wedding Bracelet to Royal Variety Performance

Princess of Wales often noted for her thoughtful choice of accessories, often paying homage to both Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth.

And the 41-year-old mother-of-three showed off her sentimental side at last night’s Royal Variety Performance, wearing a sparkly bracelet reminiscent of the late Queen’s Edinburgh wedding bracelet.

Kate exuded elegance in the £1,745 Safiyaa dress, made from heavy crepe, with a bejeweled boat neckline, statement shoulders and split sleeves for last night’s event at the Royal Albert Hall.

She didn’t shy away from the sparkle either, adding a sparkly Jenny Packham clutch and J.Crew crystal and pearl earrings and the bracelet in question.

Despite the ongoing fallout from Omid Scobie’s election scandal, the royal was stunned as she arrived at the Royal Albert Hall with her husband Prince William, 41, and their guests Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel.

The princess’ wide cuff bracelet is adorned with crystals and gemstones in varying sizes, perfectly complementing the embellished neckline of her dress.

The design was reminiscent of the late Queen’s Edinburgh wedding bracelet, given by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

When Philip designed an engagement ring for his future bride, he recycled stones from a diamond and aquamarine tiara that belonged to his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.

The sparkler used a three-carat round diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds in a setting, leaving plenty of diamonds for additional jewellery, including a bracelet made by Philip Antrobus Ltd in London.

Queen Elizabeth has worn this bracelet several times, including the Opening of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa in 1957 and the State Opening of Parliament in 1999.

She also lent luxurious designs to the Princess of Wales, notably for the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in 2017.

Kate’s bracelet, which debuted last night, was a subtle nod to the Queen’s beloved Edinburgh. Wedding bracelet.

Safia’s Destiny dress features a sleek silhouette and long sleeves, rendered in Poseidon turquoise, a great shade from Penny Mordaunt’s coronation outfit.

Kate cleverly accessorized her floor-length dress with J.Crew crystal and pearl earrings, a Jenny Packham Casa lamé clutch, and Emmy London Rebecca suede pumps, all of which she’s worn before.

It comes after Mr Scobie, 42, took the extraordinary step of swearing on his life and the lives of his family on live television last night that spelling the names of the two royals in the Dutch version of Endgame was not a “trick” to move more copies. his books.

He said he was “hurt” by the suggestion and dismissed it as a conspiracy theory from people who want to believe he is “in cahoots” with Meghan, saying: “That couldn’t be further from the truth.”

The author also refused to apologize for the racist scandal, saying: “I’m just as upset as everyone else. There were no titles in the book I wrote, in the book I edited, in the book I signed.”

But questions remain about whether he wrote down the names because one Dutch translator told MailOnline yesterday: “The royals’ names were there in black and white.” I didn’t add them.”

Speaking to Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Two’s Newsnight, Mr Scobie was asked to say “hand on heart” that the fuss over the Dutch translation was not a PR stunt. He raised his hands, shook his head and replied: “For my life, for the life of my family.” Ms Derbyshire said: “You don’t have to go that far, it’s okay.”

Scobie then said: “No, it’s serious because I’m offended by some of the things I’ve seen that suggest conspiracy theories, some kind of publicity stunt, and ‘I’m in cahoots with my friend (Meghan)’.” . “And nonsense like that because it leads to something that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

Victoria then said, “You must have put names in some version, and the wrong version, I believe, potentially went to the rights people around the world.” Mr. Scobie did not answer.

It comes after media outlets around the world, including ITV, The Guardian and The Times, named the two royals accused of questioning Archie’s skin color as King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate.

During the opening credits of Good Morning Britain today, Ben Shephard said: “The Princess of Wales made no comments about the Royal Variety appearance in London last night and it was business as usual for the King at the climate conference in Dubai after their names were named in the Dutch version of a new book about royals who wondered what color Prince Archie’s skin would be.”

The Dutch edition of Mr Scobie’s book named two members of the royal family whom Meghan allegedly accused of having “fears” about “how dark” Prince Archie would be, which Piers Morgan identified on air last night.

Sources close to the Duchess of Sussex, who allegedly named the couple in a letter to Charles, insist that Telegraph that she “never intended for them to be publicly identified” and that “no one from her camp passed on this information to Mr. Scobie.”

The royals went about their business as usual, with King Charles in Dubai for Cop28 and Prince William and Kate performing brilliantly at the Royal Variety Performance in London last night.

Palace sources told The Mirror that “the entire royal family is united in outrage” after family members were “unfairly referred to in this way.”

They added: “There is an absolute and unequivocal denial that anything said by the two publicly named individuals was said or could even be considered to have been said in a racist manner.”

The row has been described as an “outrageous smear” that began with the Oprah interview but has now “taken off into another stratosphere”.

The inclusion of names resulted in 5,000 copies of the book, dubbed The Last Battle in Holland, being removed from bookshelves and turned into pulp.

Bookstores were ordered to remove paperbacks from their shelves and return them to publishers. The book will go on sale again next week.