Catherine, Princess of Wales wore a pair of recognisable pearl earrings by London jeweller Cassandra Goad to Trooping the Colour 2026. Read more about them below.
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After a rainy rehearsal parade last weekend, all eyes were on the skies for Trooping the Colour on 13th June 2026. The assembled crowds needn’t have worried – the sun shone brightly on the Royal Family as they departed Buckingham Palace in carriages, bound for the annual Trooping the Colour parade in London.
Appropriately, Catherine Princess of Wales decided looked equally sunny in a pale, sky blue ensemble, accessorised with a pair of floral-shaped pearl earrings by London jeweller Cassandra Goad.
Much like the late Queen Elizabeth, Princess Catherine is known for re-wearing sentimental jewels for special occasions and today was certainly no exception. She first wore her floral pearl studs to the Christening of baby Prince Louis at the Chapel Royal at St. James’ Palace back in 2018.
Alongside her own pearl jewels, like the pearl Annoushka earrings she wore to the Coronation lunch part in 2023, Princess Catherine has inherited a number of significant pearl jewels from the late Queen.
She now frequently wears Queen Elizabeth’s beloved four-strand pearl choker necklace, commissioned by her using lustrous Akoya pearls gifted to Queen Elizabeth by the Japanese government during her first visit to Japan in 1975.
The striking piece, designed by Garrard, the first official Crown Jeweller, features a unique curved diamond clasp and holds historical significance, having also been famously worn by Princess Diana in the 1980s. Kate notably wore it at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.
She often pairs this heirloom piece with pearl and diamond earrings that once belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
Also known as the King’s Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour parade is an important annual fixture of the Royal calendar. The impressive display of pageantry takes place every June, performed by the monarch’s personal troops of the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade in central London.
The event has marked the British Sovereign’s official birthday for over two centuries, and sees over 1400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together to march and display in front of the King, a feat of immense military precision, pride and fanfare that is now broadcast all over the globe.
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