Editor’s Note
This article examines Kate Middleton’s latest jewelry choice—a new bracelet stack debuted at a polo match—highlighting the sentimental value of a piece gifted by her daughter, Princess Charlotte.
Kate Middleton is no stranger to a jewelry stack—particularly her $527K ring stack, which includes multiple eternity bands, her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, and her Welsh gold wedding band (a tradition for royal brides). On July 10, the Princess of Wales—who tends to wear statement earrings and necklaces rather than bracelets—debuted a new stack: a bracelet stack, which she wore to watch Prince William play polo. Included in the future queen’s bracelet stack is a sweet gift from her daughter Princess Charlotte.
Kate Middleton has become well known over the years for her impressive $527K ring stack—including her iconic sapphire and diamond engagement ring once worn by Princess Diana. But, as the Princess of Wales showed in a recent appearance, rings aren’t the only jewelry she enjoys stacking. On July 10, the future queen supported her husband Prince William at the Royal Charity Polo Cup at Guards Polo Club in Windsor, not far from the Wales family’s Forest Lodge home. Kate looked stunning in a past season black and white gingham Temperley London design, which the fashion site What Kate Wore reported that she paired with tan Camilla Elphick slingback sandals, Ralph Lauren sunglasses, and earrings from French retailer Sézane, which she wore to the same event in July 2022.
The Princess of Wales also wore an enviable bracelet stack to polo—a stack that included a gold-plated cuff from Sézane, an aquamarine Halcyon Days bangle, and a third turquoise bracelet that is believed to be a new addition to her wardrobe (and that closely resembles a friendship bracelet given to her by Princess Charlotte last month). According to Tatler, this isn’t the first time Kate has worn a bracelet stack—she wore two Halcyon Days cuffs to Wimbledon in 2024, where she attended the men’s singles final alongside her daughter Princess Charlotte and her sister Pippa Middleton. That said, the future queen often “forgoes bracelets,” Tatler reported, “preferring to focus on a favorite pair of earrings or a necklace. When she does adorn her wrist, it is often a single, heirloom piece from the royal collection that elevates an outfit.” A case in point would be Diana’s three-strand pearl bracelet, which Kate has worn a number of times this summer, including to Trooping the Colour last month.
Yet another bracelet that Kate has worn with aplomb this summer is a friendship bracelet, given to her by Charlotte as Kate took part in the Three Peaks Challenge late last month. She climbed the highest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales in just 24 hours to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, where she received treatment throughout 2024. Kate also wore the bracelet to Wimbledon in early July and to a visit to Evelina London Children’s Hospital—no doubt the most sentimental addition to her bracelet stack.
Though bracelet stacking is a new trend for the princess, her ring stack has become synonymous with her style. In addition to her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, Kate also wears a Welsh gold wedding band—a tradition for royal brides—and an Annoushka diamond eternity ring, thought to have been given to her in 2013 as a present from William after the birth of their eldest child, Prince George. Two more eternity rings have also joined Kate’s collection more recently. One is set with smaller diamonds for a pavé effect, and another was only seen as recently as last year—a sapphire and diamond eternity ring thought to have been given to Kate by William to mark the end of her chemotherapy treatment. She announced in January 2025 that she is in remission.
Over the weekend—as she attended the Wimbledon women’s singles final on July 11—Kate wore other symbolic jewelry. She wore a rarely seen diamond and ruby necklace that Tatler reported is by G. Collins & Sons, paired with a matching set of drop earrings by the same brand (though the pieces are not thought to be part of a set). As George’s 13th birthday is coming up on July 22—and as his birthstone is ruby—Kate’s jewelry on Saturday is thought to be a tribute to her eldest child, who will head off to Eton College in the fall.
