When the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex headed into Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on the morning of September 19, they did so with heads bowed, solemn faces, and wearing all black.
The Princess’s was an A-line Alexander McQueen dress, complete with a veiled, wide-brimmed headpiece. Meanwhile, the Duchess opted for a caped Stella McCartney gown and a Dior hat designed by Stephen Jones, complete with black gloves.
The choice of these labels was very much deliberate. Both McQueen and McCartney are some of the most respected British fashion houses working today, while Jones is one of the country’s most celebrated milliners. Queen Elizabeth was a champion of the country’s fashion community, even presenting the Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design to emerging talents within the industry. Furthermore, each also wore their respective designers during their wedding ceremonies, making it a subtle aesthetic homage to the moments they became part of the former monarch’s family.
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Both women also accessorized with jewelry given to them by the late monarch: The Princess in a four-strand pearl and diamond choker, and the Duchess in dainty pearl-and-diamond earrings. (The choice of accessories follows centuries of royal mourning tradition: Queen Victoria wore pearls to mark the death of her husband, Prince Albert, and aristocrats have continued to follow suit ever since.)
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