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The Duchess of Cambridge may be best known for her love of sapphires and pearls, but her jewelry collection also includes some interesting pieces set with rubies. Today, we’ve got a look at some of the ruby jewels she’s worn so far during her years as a member of the royal family.
![Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attend The Sun Military Awards at Imperial War Museum on December 19, 2011 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1107&ssl=1)
Kate’s earliest prominent appearance in rubies came in December 2011, when she attended the Sun Military Awards at the Imperial War Museum in London. She was accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Cambridge, and her brother-in-law, the Duke of Sussex, at the ceremony.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Sun Military Awards at the Imperial War Museum on December 19, 2011 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1811&ssl=1)
With a black velvet evening gown by Alexander McQueen, Kate wore pieces from a suite of diamond and ruby jewels. The set was made by Mouawad, a Lebanese jewelry firm with headquarters in Geneva and Dubai. The modern floral fringe necklace and its coordinating jewelry pieces were reportedly among Kate’s wedding gifts, though the identity of the giver has never been made public.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Sun Military Awards at the Imperial War Museum on December 19, 2011 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1908&ssl=1)
Kate also wore the suite’s coordinating diamond and ruby bracelet on her right wrist at the awards ceremony.
![Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 09, 2020](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1799&ssl=1)
Nearly a decade later, in March 2020, Kate wore earrings that appear to match the necklace’s design. She chose the diamond and ruby pendant earrings for the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hat detail, attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 at Westminster Abbey on March 09, 2020 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1708&ssl=1)
Here’s another view of one of the earrings from the March 2020 appearance. The pavé-set diamond detail of the earrings is particularly clear here.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to meet young entrepreneurs during a reception at the Heart, Spire Building on day 1 of their official visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1612&ssl=1)
Kate also has a few other ruby jewelry pieces in her collection. In July 2017, during a visit to Warsaw, Kate wore a set of diamond and ruby jewels. The red and white colors of the jewels reflect the red and white colors of the Polish flag.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to meet young entrepreneurs during a reception at the Heart, Spire Building on day 1 of their official visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate08.jpg?resize=1200%2C895&ssl=1)
She wore a necklace, a pair of earrings, and a ring all set with diamonds and rubies. The pieces don’t look to be a matching set, but rather pieces with similar gemstones worn as a sort of “married” demi-parure.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to meet young entrepreneurs during a reception at the Heart, Spire Building on day 1 of their official visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1468&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer look at the necklace, which features a pendant with a ruby set in a single-row cluster of diamonds.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks with WWII veteran during a visit they visit the Warsaw Rising Museum on day 1 of their offical visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1712&ssl=1)
The earrings feature a small diamond-set stud, from which a pendant is suspended with a ruby surrounded by a double cluster of diamonds.
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to meet young entrepreneurs during a reception at the Heart, Spire Building on day 1 of their official visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-0724-01-kate11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1411&ssl=1)
And the ring, worn on her right hand, features a ruby in a double-prong setting of yellow gold on a band with pavé-set diamonds.
![The Duchess of Cambridge attends the Spanish state banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, July 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0109-01-kate02.jpg?resize=1200%2C816&ssl=1)
The most magnficient ruby jewel that Kate has worn so far, though, is definitely the Greville Ruby Necklace. Made by Boucheron in 1907, the necklace was part of the jewelry haul left by Dame Margaret Greville to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1942. (Spoiler alert: more about that enormous jewelry bequest is coming here in a new series at The Court Jeweller in just a few weeks…!) The Queen loaned the necklace to Kate to wear at the Spanish state banquet in the summer of 2017. She paired the jewel with Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara and the Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings.
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