Cover Princess of Wales Kate Middleton at the recent state banquet at Buckingham Palace (Photo: Getty Images)

凱特以威爾斯王妃身份出席的第一場國宴上,一如繼往的高衣Q,用一頂冠冕就傳達了自己為「人民的王妃」的立場,本文帶你了解這頂逾一世紀歷史的冠冕。

身為皇室成員, 凱特米德爾頓(Kate Middleton)偏愛優雅低調的風格,較少配戴搶眼的珠寶亮相,但是,在此次白金漢宮舉行的國宴上,她戴上黛妃最愛的冠冕現身,背後的寓意不言而喻。

此場宴會是為了歡迎南非總統西里爾·拉馬福薩 (Cyril Ramaphosa) 而舉行的國宴,同時是國王查爾斯三世 (King Charles III) 統治期間的第一場國宴,不僅如此,這也是凱特王妃自女王伊莉莎白二世於 9 月去世後,被任命為威爾斯王妃以來,首次正式露面。

米德爾頓作為公主的首次亮相無疑令人難忘,她穿著珍妮·帕克漢姆 (Jenny Packham) 設計的富麗堂皇的白色披肩禮服出席晚宴,禮服上點綴著閃閃發光的裝飾。但更令人眼花繚亂的是她的頭飾:情人結頭飾。

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這頂華貴,以珍珠、鑽石冠冕歷史悠久:其於 1913 年首次由瑪麗女王委託加勒德家族打造,後來由伊莉莎白二世女王繼承,女王將頭飾傳給了她的兒媳黛安娜王妃,黛妃經常佩戴它出席世界各地的國宴和官方活動。

透過這些公開露面,這頂冠冕也有了其別具意義的價值,與「人民的王妃」聯繫在一起,然而,在與查爾斯王子離婚後,黛安娜便將心愛的頭飾歸還給了女王。伊莉莎白女王於 2011 年,威廉王子結婚時,將其贈予凱特王妃。

 

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儘管如此,直到幾年後的 2015 年外交招待會上,凱特王妃才開始佩戴此頭飾,多年來,她很少佩戴這頂具有歷史意義的珠寶,最近的一次是 2019 年的外交招待會,當時,她將其與垂墜的鑽石耳環做搭配。

對於她最近在白金漢宮的亮相,珠寶的選擇尤為重要,凱特王妃透過選擇黛妃的冠冕向黛妃致敬,同時,她佩戴了已故祖母的巴林珍珠吊墜耳環和珍珠手鍊,以此向她致敬。

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Catherine, Princess of Wales during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on November 22, 2022 in London, England. This is the first state visit hosted by the UK with King Charles III as monarch, and the first state visit here by a South African leader since 2010. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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