Kate Middleton’s dazzling jewelery that won’t break the bank from Zara, ASOS and Accessorize

The Princess of Wales is known for her love of high street fashion, especially when choosing which jewelery to combine with an outfit.

During royal visits at home and abroad, Kate has proven her ability to work with both designer and budget brands, often pairing glamorous designer outfits with more understated earrings.

From attending glitzy events like the BAFTAs to greeting important heads of state, the princess has been spotted sporting jewelery from Zara, H&M and Accessorize.

Abroad, she’s pictured wearing colorful jewelery from local designers, with some earrings costing as little as £5 a pair.

The Mail’s new Royals section takes a look back to when Kate made an impression with sparkly accessories that won’t break the bank.

The Princess of Wales wore a pair of £2.10 Accessorize mini hammered ‘knocker’ earrings while visiting London’s Foundling Museum this year. She paired them with a black polo collar and recycled a navy long coat and favorite £130 Jigsaw trousers

Earlier this year in February, the high street princess wore a pair of £18 earrings from Zara, which she paired with a one-shoulder Alexander McQueen dress.

The pair of gold flower earrings, described by the retailer as ‘flower-shaped metal dangle earrings with rhinestone appliqué’ and have a ‘push-back clasp’, cost less than £20.

The Princess of Wales arrived at her Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey in December looking immaculately polished, wearing a burgundy coat dress believed to be designed by London-based designer Eponine.

However, regal eagle-eyed viewers would have noticed when she stepped outside for the “Together at Christmas” event that she’d paired the elegant outfit with ruby ​​earrings.

Kate, who loves bargains, bought them for £14 from Accessorize, paired with matching gloves, a clutch and a burgundy heel.

Kate arrived at her Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey looking festive but perfectly polished in a burgundy coat dress believed to be designed by London-based Eponine. It was paired with accessorize ruby ​​earrings for £14

The Princess of Wales wore a pair of H&M gold earrings for £6 when she attended an evening reception at the Guinness Storehouse’s Gravity Bar in Dublin, Ireland. Proving she can work with both designer and budget brands, she paired the earrings with a dazzling green dress created by The Vampire’s Wife

While speaking to TV presenter Ant McPartlin ahead of the launch of Taking Action on Addiction (formed by a consortium of charities), the Princess wore a £845 red Christopher Kane skirt and a £225 Ralph Lauren jumper. this with 14k gold plated twisted hoop earrings from online store brand ASOS costing less than £20

On another occasion during the launch of TV presenter Ant McPartlin’s campaign Take Action on Addiction in 2021, she was seen wearing a pair of 14k gold-plated twisted earrings from online retailer ASOS, again costing less than £20.

She paired this with a £845 bespoke red Christopher Kane skirt and a £225 Ralph Lauren jumper, speaking to the presenter about how he was in a ‘bad’ place by the time he sought help for his drug and alcohol problems.

It looks like Kate’s love of high street brands is spreading to other members of the royal family too, with Camilla taking a leaf out of her book.

On other occasions, Kate has supported smaller brands, including Zeen, where she wore some of the designer’s colorful earrings that cost less than £5.

While she is often depicted sporting elements of high street brands, the value of her wardrobe in general skyrocketed in 2022.

In 2020, the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Bradford where they made Kulfi milkshakes at MyLahore. She wore a £90 black and white flowing dress from Zara, and paired it with a green and white pair of Zeen earrings, which she wore on the 2019 royal tour of Pakistan

Kate pictured speaking to students at Hampton Hill Junior School at Hampton Court Palace in 2019. She paired a £260 midi dress from Sandro with earring featuring spray pink petal-shaped stones in gold-tone metal from Accessorize

During a visit to Islamabad in 2016, Kate wore a traditional kurta with trousers and a scarf made by local fashion designer Maheen Khan. The outfit was completed by a pair of beaded chandelier earrings from Zeen, a Pakistani women’s clothing line

When the Princess of Wales attended the Back to Nature festival at RHSWisley, she wore a pair of £5 pendant earrings with scalloped edges and intricate cutouts. These were offset with a £1,635 designer floral dress by Emelia Wickstead

The Princess wore an impressive £176,664 worth of new clothes over the year as the pandemic came to an end and regular royal engagements resumed.

It was the Royal’s most expensive year yet, with a host of new outfits on display – beating 2017 when she wore £119,000 worth of new outfits.

This was in stark contrast to 2021, when the royal family totally reduced their new wardrobe and wore £48,845 worth of new clothes.

However, she continued to re-wear and recycle some of her older, more beloved pieces, including staples from Zara, Hobbs, and Mango.