On March 1, local time, Kate, Princess of Wales, and William, Prince of Wales, appeared together at the barracks of the "First Battalion of the Welsh Guard" in Cumbermill, Windsor, to celebrate the arrival of St. David's Day.
According to reports, this is the first time William has been photographed with his "subordinates" since he was appointed colonel of the guard. William's father, Charles, was a colonel in the Welsh Guard since 1975 until he became king, a job William took over in December last year.
Sitting in the middle of a group of soldiers in blue-gray uniforms, Kate, wearing a scarlet coat, stood out.
It is reported that the eye-catching wool coat worn by Kate, 41, is the latest custom from her beloved Alexander McQueen.
However, the style is no stranger to many royal fans, and she also has black and white ones. Kate, who is not very good at fashion, does not choose the same different color clothing once or twice, as long as she feels that a certain dress suits her, she will customize several pieces, but there is a difference in color.
As you can see from the photo, Kate's new coat has a leek pinned to it, which is very interesting, but it is the symbol of the Welsh nation. It is reported that in the British Isles, basically only Welsh people eat vegetables with a unique smell.
When a soldier pinned this leek onion for her, Kate burst into a hearty smile, which is also her signature, although I don't know if the laughter is beautiful, but the appearance is quite infectious.
But this leek is not the only one on Kate's clothes, she also wears a leek-shaped brooch, apparently as a way of paying tribute to the people of Wales.
As a younger lady, Kate rarely wore brooches, unlike the late Queen Elizabeth II. It may be for this reason that the "leek brooch" worn by Kate has attracted attention, which in turn has led many people to discuss the jewelry collection of the British royal family, who did the diamond brooch worn by Kate once belonged to?
First of all, it is necessary to review the history of the "leek brooch". The original one was built in 1960, and the soldiers of the Welsh Guard collectively funded a diamond brooch to give to the Queen. The Queen holds this very close to and wears it whenever it involves the Welsh Guard.
However, replicas soon appeared, and Princess Diana wore the jewelry she wore to pay tribute to the people of Wales.
After the Queen's death, when Camilla, who was promoted to "Queen's Spouse", visited Wales for the first time, she also wore a "leek brooch", but it was not the Queen's original, it was also a replica.
There are now two voices on social media, one that believes that Kate is wearing the queen's one, and the other that Kate is wearing the same one that Diana used before. In fact, if you do not compare carefully, it is difficult to find the difference, which is nothing more than the difference in the direction of the leaves of the leek. However, according to the Daily Telegraph, Xiong Zheng is small but valuable, with an estimated value of 25,000 pounds (about 210,000 RMB).
But no matter who Kate was wearing, she was indeed eye-catching enough that day, not only the scarlet coat, but also her height, originally 1.78 meters, plus 5 or 6 cm heels, properly presented a "condescending" effect, even taller and more conspicuous than some men.