Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Kate Wear Veiled Fascinators to Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral

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Paying their respects. Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Kate are mourning Queen Elizabeth II.Camilla, 75, and Kate, 40, arrived together at Her Majesty’s funeral on Monday, September 19, with the Duchess of Cambridge’s two eldest children — Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

For the somber occasion at Westminster Abbey in London, the women donned veiled fascinators — a symbolic practice that is meant to provide extra privacy during a grieving period.

Kate’s look featured a wide-brimmed hat, which she wore with a tailored suit dress and Her Majesty’s pearl-string necklace.Camilla’s fascinator featured delicate petals.

She paired the piece with a dark dress and Queen Victoria’s Hesse Diamond Jubilee brooch.Throughout her 70 years on the throne, Elizabeth would lend different jewels from the royal collection to her family members, including Camilla, Princess Kate, Meghan Markle, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and the late Princess Diana. (Meghan, 41, famously wore the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau Tiara when she married Prince Harry in May 2018.)While the tiaras, necklaces and earrings are breathtaking, the queen’s brooches are particularly striking.Her Majesty debuted hundreds of accessories during her reign, many of which were passed down the line of succession from Queen Victoria and from her grandmother, Queen Mary.