Kate Middleton & Queen caused ‘re-popularity’ of Pearlcore jewellery – ‘must-have fashion’
The Queen, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Middleton, and the late Princess Diana have all worn beautiful pieces of jewellery from the royal collection over the years. But have the royals been keeping up to date with the latest jewellery trends? Pearlcore is the new and upcoming trend for 2022, with everyone from celebrities to influencers sporting the regal look.
H&T Pawnbrokers has gone back to the trend starters and analysed times the royals have worn this jewellery trend.
Pearls are considered special because they represent wisdom and purity making them one of the most valuable gemstones.
They have been a statement trend that royals have upheld for many years with only the world’s wealthy elite and royals being able to wear them.
The Duchess of Cambridge has recently been seen wearing pearls for her 40th birthday in honour of her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
Since Kate wore pearl drop earrings in her 40th birthday portraits, demand for ‘pearl earrings’ has shot up by 100 percent and ‘pearl necklaces’ by 90 percent as people rush to jump on this trend.
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Which royals have worn Pearl Core?
Kate Middleton
The Duchess of Cambridge’s choice of earrings tends to be pearls. In her recent 40th birthday portraits, she was seen wearing diamond pearl drop earrings that are thought to be a part of Princess Diana’s personal collection and worth an incredible £2.5million.
Princess Diana
Princess Diana loved cultured pearls. Her favourite necklace was one made by Garrards, the crown jewellers. She also loved to wear an opera length cultured pearl necklace.
With Princess Diana being a leader in fashion, she sparked a renaissance in the cultured pearl market.
One of the most iconic moments is when she wore a pearl necklace with her revenge dress which has become a signature look around the world.
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The Queen
The Queen is hardly ever seen not wearing strings of pearls around her neck.
The Queen’s favourite piece of jewellery is her three-row natural pearl necklace that she wears almost every day and she also wore it at her wedding to Prince Phillip.
Also, at formal functions, both the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge have worn the ‘Queen Alexandra Tiara’ and matching earrings.
The Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla is known for wearing pearls and has an extensive jewellery collection.
One of the pieces that the Duchess of Cornwall has worn a lot is three rows of pearls clasped together by a large aquamarine bordered in diamonds and gold.
Since the launch of the Pearlcore trend, searches for ‘where do pearls come from?’ have spiked by 450 percent.
Experts at H&T Pawnbrokers, the leading pawnbrokers in the UK, spoke to Express.co.uk about the history of this upcoming jewellery trend.
They said: “Pearls come in four very different categories and have vastly different values: Saltwater Pearls, Freshwater Pearls, Cultured Tahitian Pearls and Natural Saltwater Pearl.
“Natural Saltwater Pearls have been the bastion of royalty, Maharaja’s and the world’s wealthy elite. Although, they were very fashionable through Victorian and Edwardian times.
“Saltwater Pearls are produced artificially in specialist farms by introducing a glass bead into an oyster and a natural secretion of the host mollusc forms around the bead this is called Nacre. They were the height of fashion almost throughout the 20th century.
“At the time of the millennium, Cultured Tahitian Pearls became the must-have fashion accessory of the rich.
“At the height of their popularity, a single string of these pearls would cost many thousands of pounds but the price has fallen back recently.
“Freshwater Pearls have been around for many centuries and most people associate them with the ‘Rice Krispy look.
“The affordability and diversity of these pearls it has driven the re-popularity of this beautiful gem once more.”
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