Kate Middleton's St. Patrick's Day brooch: A royal history - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion Kate Middleton’ s St Patrick’ s Day brooch has a royal history By You Magazine - March 18, 2019 To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, The Duchess of Cambridge participated in the traditional custom of presenting shamrocks to the Irish Guards – and she was certainly dressed for the occasion. Outfitted head to toe in deep green hues by Alexander McQueen, Kate also wore a beautiful gold and green shamrock brooch on her stylish coat. REX/Shutterstock While many of Kate’s jewellery pieces are inherited and borrowed from the likes of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth, the shamrock brooch is reportedly unique in that it doesn’t actually belong to the royal family. The Cartier brooch is apparently loaned to members of the royal family for occasions such as this, by the Guard themselves. It features a textured shamrock shape with a single emerald in the center. The history of the brooch has seen royals including Princess Anne and The Queen’s Mother also wear it, as well as Princess Mary and Queen Alexandra, who apparently originally owned the piece. However, despite 2011, The Duchess Of Cambridge has been the exclusive wearer of the shamrock brooch. Rex Features/Shutterstock As well as the meaningful accessory, Kate also wore a pair of stunning green tourmaline and green amethyst Kiki McDonough earrings to accessorise her sophisticated ensemble. Both The Duchess Of Cambridge and Prince William were present to view the 350 soldiers, who marched on the Parade Square at Cavalry Barracks. The pair met members of the Regiment before posing for official Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess photographs, and meeting soldiers and their families afterwards. Getty Images Finishing their celebrations with a Guardsmen’s lunch, the longest-serving guardsman in the Battalion proposed a toast to Kate and William, who then brilliantly sipped on a pint of Guinness each. This is the first time in two years Kate was able to sip on her Guinness at the event, as last year she was pregnant with Prince Louis. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion It s SHOWTIME December 12, 2016 Tap into Showgirl Sparkle November 16, 2017 ASOS are winning praise for showing their clothing on models of March 23, 2018 Lorraine Kelly’ s £29 99 Zara skirt will see you through summer and May 16, 2018 Meghan Markle’ s £30 fascinator is proof high-street hats can be chic June 18, 2018 Michelle Keegan’ s black ruffle blouse will set you back just £38 July 20, 2018 Kate Garraway’ s stripe Oasis dress is on sale August 23, 2018 Oasis has unveiled a curve range that goes up to a September 19, 2018 Holly Willoughby’ s gorgeous floral dress is just £30 October 17, 2018 Meghan Markle just wore a £49 M& S dress and it s still November 16, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved