Jewelry designer Kiki McDonough has revealed how the support of the Princess of Wales helped transform her company.
The fifth generation of British jeweler, who operates from her of the same name in London for Sloane Square in Chelsea, told how 'charming' Kate Middleton 'is massively helpful'.
“The princess of Wales has changed so many brands and brought them to the next level and every brand would say how grateful she is for her and I am very grateful to her,” Kiki said Hello.
“Just like Diana, she understands how she can help British brands by wearing them and it is extremely useful.”
The royal mother of two worn the Kiki pieces during a series of high-profile events, such as Wimbledon, with the range of Kate, including a £ 3,500 pairs of diamond earrings and a striking amethist.
Kiki has enjoyed the support of the royal family since 1986, the year in which the Sarah, the Duchess of York, entered the store for a chain and a few earrings.
One led to the other, and then Diana, the princess of Wales, knocked shortly after the door of the store.
Kiki remembered: 'One morning I was in the kitchen a cup of coffee and the builder who worked there, said:' The princess of Wales [Diana] That's right on the door, “and I said,” Yes, good – it's too early for jokes. '
Kiki McDonough has revealed how the support of the Princess of Wales contributed to the transforming of her company base of her company (Kate was seen in London in 2012 with earrings of the Kiki label)
The support of the royal family, Kiki, who is a business mentor for the King's Trust, has enabled her 40-year-old label to grow from a small store in one room to a company with a global customer base.
It comes after the Princess of Wales has made a triumphant return to the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration for the first time in two years today when she became a member of the King and members of the Royal Family in Westminster Abbey.
Kate, 43, dressed to impress her red Catherine Walker Beau Tie Coat dress, which she carried twice before in December 2022 and November 2023, as well as a matching £ 450 red hat by Gina Foster.
Walking along Prince William, the mother of three worked her lively ensemble together with her beloved Collingwood Pearl and Diamond earrings, who once belonged to Princess Diana, and the Japanese four-strand Pearl Choker of the deceased Queen Elizabeth II.
With a stylish curly half-on-center hairstyle and a little glamorous makeup, Kate couldn't keep the smile out of her face while she got off for the prestigious opportunity.
Both the princess and the King Charles were reluctantly forced to miss the most important royal event of last year because they were treated for their respective cancers.
Kate attracted Kiki McDonough's chic yellow Citrine -drop £ 1900 earrings at the Wimbledon Ladies Final in 2022
Fifth generation British jeweler Kiki McDonough (photo) called the princess of Wales 'useful'
This year, however, the Monarch led a big show by Senior Royals, including Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and the Hertog and Duchess of Gloucester.
Kate showed that she was just as economical as always when she was her red jacket dress, with statement arch details on the neckline, for the third time.
She wore the elegant song for the together at Christmas Carol Service in Westminster Abbey for the first time in December 2022 and again in November 2023, for the state visit of the South Korean president. The princess also has a black version of the dress.
For Kate's chain, the pearls were donated to the late queen during her first state visit to Japan in 1975, which was then built in the jewelry by the court jeweler Garrard.
In the meantime, the pearl earrings that were worn by the princess today had been donated to Diana before her marriage to Charles in 1981.
The earrings made by Collingwood, mark a moving transfer from one princess of Wales to another.
They were strongly favorites from Diana and were worn on royal tours through Australia, Canada and Italy.
The earrings are equipped with a round diamond study, from which an extra round diamond and a clock hood is hung with three more rows of small diamonds. The bell dops each contain a pearl drop.
Shown: Kate will wear Kiki McDonough's Amethist Oval Drop -Occupulus in 2018 in the St Patrick's Day Parade, Cavalry Barracks, in 2018
Diana started to wear the earrings before she was a princess of Wales. They were a gift from Collingwood, a jewelry company that was a favorite of the Spencer family.
She wore them several times during her marriage. They let her gala outfits shone during her tour through the US in 1985, where she was wearing them with a lace white dress and the tiara of the lover for a gala dinner in the British embassy.
She also wore them with the close -fitting black dress she wore when she went in London in the Serpentine Gallery in the Serpentine Gallery in November 1994, which later became known as the revenge dress. Kate has worn the earrings several times.
William and Kate were welcomed by Dr. David Hoyle, dean of Westminster, prior to the arrival of the king and the queen.
The prince and his wife then arrived, where Camilla wore a pink woolen crepe and satin jacket dress by Fiona Clare and Pink Beret Hat from Philip Treay.
Among the stars that came to them today were former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy with his wife Sarra Kemp and actress Baroness Floella Benjamin.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his deputy Angela Rayner, the Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lammy, leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch, Prime Minister of Samoa Fiami Naomi Mataʻafa and the Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Scotland.
The Royal Party was greeted by the Dean and Westminster before they met members of the Shree Muktajevan Swamibapa Pipe Band, a community relationship of the world's first Hindu Eco-Temple in Kingsbury, North London.
After their performance at the Great West, the King – who is head of the Commonwealth was – and his family formed a procession behind the Commonwealth Mace carrier, triple Paralympic champion and two -time world champion Track Cyclist Kadeena Cox.
Heritage Sanmi Lawal, a member of the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network member from Nigeria, wore the Commonwealth flag.
