Ever since joining the royal family, Kate Middleton—Catherine, Princess of Wales—has often sported heirloom jewelry; whether that’s the Cartier Halo tiara that she wore on her wedding day, or the four-strand pearl and diamond choker that she chose for Queen Elizabeth II ’s funeral. At the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London this week, Kate opted for sentimental jewelry once again, in the form of a pair of dazzling Cartier earrings that belonged to the late Queen.

The Princess of Wales wore a pair of dazzling Cartier earrings at the Royal Variety Performance. Photo: Getty Images

Known as the Greville chandelier earrings, they were a wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth from her parents in 1947. The Queen Mother had herself inherited them from Dame Marg

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