![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves St Andrew's Cathedral for Easter Sunday Service on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate01.jpg?resize=1200%2C865&ssl=1)
Aquamarines are such useful, versatile gemstones, able to be paired with lots of different colors for lots of different occasions. No wonder, then, that the Duchess of Cambridge owns a classic pair of earrings set with diamonds and aquamarines, which she’s been wearing for a decade.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives at St Andrew's Cathedral for Easter Sunday Service on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1832&ssl=1)
The earrings, which are made of 18K white gold, feature oval aquamarine drops surrounded by diamonds in a pear-shaped setting, suspended from five smaller round diamonds. The maker of the earrings has not been identified.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a cultural event on day 4 of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East on September 14, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1847&ssl=1)
The Duchess wore the earrings for the first time during the Diamond Jubilee tour of Singapore and Malaysia in September 2012. She wore them for multiple events during the tour, including both day engagements and evening receptions. Above, she wears the earrings for a cultural event in Kuala Lumpur.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smiles during a tea party at the British High Commission on day 4 of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East on September 14, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1464&ssl=1)
And here, she wears the earrings for a tea party at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur later the same day.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend an evening reception to celebrate the work of The Art Room charity at The National Portrait Gallery in London on April 24, 2013](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1778&ssl=1)
For several years, the aquamarine earrings were go-to pairs for Kate, especially for more formal daytime occasions like religious services or military functions. They also continued to make appearances in the evening. For example, she wears them here at the National Portrait Gallery in London in April 2013 for an evening reception to celebrate the work of The Art Room charity.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives at St Andrew's Cathedral for Easter Sunday Service on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1770&ssl=1)
The following year, in April 2014, she wore the earrings for an Easter Sunday service at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney during the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand.
![Britain's Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge watches a procession ahead of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony on June 16, 2014 in Windsor, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1773&ssl=1)
In June 2014, she wore the earrings for the annual service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on Garter Day.
![Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge arrives at Horseguards Parade during the annual Trooping The Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade on June 13, 2015 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1694&ssl=1)
She paired the earrings with a blue and white ensemble for Trooping the Colour in London in June 2015.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the 75th Anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets at St Clement Danes Church on February 7, 2016 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1547&ssl=1)
For a service celebrating the 75th anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets at St. Clement Danes Church in London in February 2016, Kate wore the earrings with the Dacre Brooch.
![Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave the annual Commonwealth Day service on Commonwealth Day on March 14, 2016 in Westminster Abbey, London](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1557&ssl=1)
A few weeks later, in March 2016, she paired the earrings with a gray ensemble for the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a National Service of Thanksgiving as part of the 90th birthday celebrations for The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral on June 10, 2016 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1624&ssl=1)
She wore the earrings with a diamond and aquamarine pendant necklace in June 2016 for a National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (C), talks with guests as she attends a reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of the investiture of The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in London on March 5, 2019](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-0311-01-kate11.jpg?resize=1144%2C1800&ssl=1)
In recent years, Kate’s earring collection has grown considerably, including several pairs of diamond and pearl earrings loaned to her by the Queen. These include the Diamond Frame Earrings, the Diamond and Pearl Drop Earrings, and the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings. While Kate reaches more frequently for those bejeweled loans, the aquamarine earrings still come out of the jewelry box occasionally. One of her more recent appearances in the earrings came in March 2019, when she wore them at Buckingham Palace for a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of the Prince of Wales.
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