![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The Duchess of Cambridge brought royal heirloom jewelry—and a new brooch ornament!—with her to this morning’s Anzac Day service at Westminster Abbey.
![Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave after a Service Of Commemoration and Thanksgiving as part of the ANZAC day services at Westminster Abbey on April 25, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1473&ssl=1)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the Anzac Day service together at Westminster Abbey in London. Anzac Day commemorates Australian and New Zealand casualties and veterans of conflicts. The date of the commemoration is significant: it marks the anniversary of the landings in the Dardanelles on April 25, 1915, that would signal the start of the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate03.jpg?resize=1200%2C2495&ssl=1)
For the service, Kate wore an ivory coat dress by Alexander McQueen with black accessories.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge arrive at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate for the Christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge on July 5, 2015 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1584&ssl=1)
This McQueen coat dress has been in her collection for several years. Notable appearances include the christening of Princess Charlotte in Norfolk in July 2015. She wore her Mappin & Webb Empress necklace and earrings on this occasion.
![Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Last Post ceremony, which has taken place every night since 1928, at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial on July 30, 2017 in Ypres, Belgium](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-1128-brooch03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1771&ssl=1)
She’s also worn the outfit for another military remembrance moment. In the summer of 2017, she wore the coat dress in Belgium for the commemorations of the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. She wore her crystal and faux pearl Balenciaga earrings on that occasion, as well as the coordinating Five Pearl Brooch.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives for a Service Of Commemoration and Thanksgiving as part of the ANZAC day services at Westminster Abbey on April 25, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1804&ssl=1)
This time around, Kate paired the coat dress with a new halo-style hat from Jane Taylor London. She picked up the color of the black satin bow with her choice of shoes and handbag for the occasion.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives for a Service Of Commemoration and Thanksgiving as part of the ANZAC day services at Westminster Abbey on April 25, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1680&ssl=1)
Kate accessorized with a familiar pair of earrings: the Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings.
![Princess Diana at the British Embassy in Washington wearing tiara](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0127-01-pearl02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1843&ssl=1)
The diamond and pearl earrings come from the collection of her late mother-in-law, Diana, Princess of Wales. Here, Diana wears the earrings with Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Order of the Garter Service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on June 17, 2019 in Windsor, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0127-01-pearl07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1665&ssl=1)
Kate has been wearing the earrings for many years. She generally reserves them for important daytime occasions and evening gala events. Here, she wears them in Windsor on Garter Day in June 2019.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on October 23, 2018 in London](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0127-01-pearl09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1678&ssl=1)
And here, like Diana before her, she pairs the earrings with the Lover’s Knot Tiara for the Dutch state banquet at Buckingham Palace in October 2018. She’s also wearing Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace here.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with flowers during a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Commisions's Tyne Cot Cemetery on July 31, 2017 in Ypres, Belgium. The commemorations mark the centenary of Passchendaele - The Third Battle of Ypres](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1546&ssl=1)
She has also worn the earrings for military remembrance occasions, including the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations in London. Here, she wears the earrings with the Queen’s Diamond and Pearl Leaf Brooch for another event during the Passchendaele commemorations in Ypres in July 2017.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, leaves after attending a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1765&ssl=1)
On Monday morning, Kate also wore a paper poppy, a symbol of remembrance. We’re familiar with the poppies distributed by the Royal British Legion each November ahead of Remembrance Day in Britain, but this poppy is a slightly different one. It’s a Flanders Poppy, distributed by the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association. The association was founded in 1916 by soldiers returning from the Gallipoli Campaign. You’ll see the RSA’s logo on the poppy’s tag.
Kate also used a new piece of jewelry to secure her poppy: a small diamond leaf ornament. I agree with those who have said that this little jewel is likely from Robinson Pelham, a firm that has provided jewelry to members of the Middleton family for years.
![Pippa Middleton and James Matthews smile for the cameras after their wedding at St Mark's Church on May 20, 2017 in Englefield, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1486&ssl=1)
The leafy design of the ornament is almost identical to the design of the tiara and hair ornament made by the firm and worn by Kate’s sister, Pippa Middleton, for her wedding to James Matthews in May 2017.
![Pippa Middleton's wedding hair ornament by Robinson Pelham](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1318&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer view of the ornament that Pippa used to secure her veil on her wedding day. You’ll be able to compare the leaf design of this piece and Kate’s small brooch easily.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1025&ssl=1)
Here’s one more closer look at Kate’s jewel and poppy from this morning’s service. There’s also a little extra symbolic resonance in the combination. The tiara worn by Pippa on her wedding day is called the Maidenhair Fern Tiara. Ferns are, of course, important symbols for New Zealand. The silver fern is more commonly used as a national symbol, but the maidenhair fern is also native to the country.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves after a Service Of Commemoration and Thanksgiving as part of the ANZAC day services at Westminster Abbey on April 25, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0425-03-kate07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
And, of course, Kate also wore her usual trio of rings—her diamond and sapphire engagement ring, gold wedding band, and diamond eternity band—on her left hand.
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