When she visited the Imperial War Museum, London to open two new galleries today, The Duchess Of Cambridge reused a Catherine Walker jacket and an Alexander McQueen shirt.
Kate Middleton (38), was warm and cozy in her navy jacket. She paired it with a cream shirt she had worn months before her 2012 wedding to Prince William.
Meanwhile the royal also opted to wear Princess Diana’s dazzling diamond and sapphire drop earrings for the outing.
The Duchess was in good spirits when she visited the capital’s museum to inaugurate the new spaces, titled The Second World War Galleries or The Holocaust Galleries.
The mother-of-three also visited the exhibition Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors, which includes the two portraits she took last year to mark 75 years since the end of the Holocaust, and reunited with survivors Steven Frank and Yvonne Bernstein.
Kate captured Steven and Yvonne as part a 2020 project to mark the 75th anniversary the liberation Auschwitz.
As she arrived today at London’s Imperial War Museum to open two new galleries, the Duchess, age 39, was elegant.
When the mom-of-three entered the Imperial War Museum, earlier in the afternoon she turned around to wave at photographers and fans.
This top was worn by the poor royal for the first time on the 19th of august 2011, while the duke visited Birmingham.
The Catherine Walker coat is a favourite of the Duchess, who first stepped out in the garment earlier this year for Mental Health Awareness Week with a visit to Wolverhampton.
When the Royal couple visited Birmingham on 19 August 2011, the mother-of-3 was thrifty and wore her Alexander McQueen shirt for the first time.
The piece was re-worn several times by her over the years. She also visited Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes in 2014 to regain it.
She paired her distinctive blouse today with smart trousers and a long blue, long-lined coat.
The Duchess styled her locks in her trademark bouncy, wavy hairstyle and kept her makeup simple for this occasion.
Meanwhile she also added a touch of glamour to the outfit with her pair of dangling blue earrings, and placed a poppy on the collar of her coat.
They can also be used as earrings or drops. Pictured above, Princess Diana in the exact same earrings as her engagement in May 1988.
These earrings can be worn in a variety of ways, including as studs, or drops. They are beloved by Kate and were worn on many high-profile occasions by the Duchess.
First, the Duchess visited the Second World War Galleries. These exhibits include over 1,500 items from 80 countries and bring to life millions of people’s experiences during the Second World War.
The Holocaust Galleries were then visited by her. They tell the stories of six million Jews who died in Holocaust.
Kate was also present to unveil a plaque for the official opening of both Galleries.
The Duchess of Cambridge was then taken to Generations: Portraits of the Holocaust. This book features more than 50 photographs of Holocaust survivors and their family members.
She proved that she’s still the queen of thrifty shopping by recycling several clothes for her visit today. This included an Alexander McQueen blouse which she wore first in 2011. (pictured right and left).
When the Duchess arrived at the London museum to officially open its galleries this afternoon, she was a beaming hostess
Kate visited the exhibition, met people involved, and then reunited with Stephen Frank BEM, Yvonne Bernstein and photographed their grandchildren for the January 2020 exhibition.
Frank was one of only a handful children that survived from each of the concentration camps to which he was sent. He had already been executed for his opposition to the Nazis by that time.
As a child, Mrs Bernstein was kept in France during most of World War II. Her uncle was arrested and killed for protecting her.
Together with their grand-daughters, Mr Frank Bernstein and Mrs Bernstein, they were both photographed at Kensington Palace.
In an exhibition that includes more than 50 photographs of Holocaust survivors and their family members, the Imperial War Museum has now displayed these photos.
Instagram account of the Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge shared the following news: “Displayed at the very first, these powerful photos capture the special connection between Holocaust survivors and their younger generations, and reminds us all of our collective responsibility for ensuring their stories continue to live on.”
She also added glamour by wearing a pair blue earrings in dangle and a poppy at the collar.
As she arrived at the Imperial War Museum in London earlier today, this mother-of-3 was radiant (pictured).
She rewrote her navy-blue Catherine Walker coat that she wore first in May to Wolverhampton.
“The photos show a group survivors from trauma and loss who have made the UK home.
“These portraits not only provide a space for people to share and remember their stories but also celebrate the lives of their loved ones and leave a special legacy that their grandchildren and children will continue on into the future.
‘The exhibition is in partnership with the @RoyalPhotographicSociety and @holocaustmemorialdaytrust, two organisations who invited The Duchess to be part of this special project, marking 75 years since the end of the Holocaust last year.’
Frank can be seen in one photo holding a saucepan. It was one his mother had given him during his time at Westerbork’s transit camp. Frank was sent with his mother and brothers to Theresienstadt.
The business-savvy duchess! As she arrived at the museum this afternoon to inaugurate two galleries, the Duchess smiled widely (pictured right and left).
She wore her Alexander McQueen blouse and navy blue pants with heels, as well as her Catherine Walker longline coat (photo).
The Duchess kept her hair down with her usual loose, bouncy style and minimal makeup for this occasion.
She also visited the exhibit ‘Generations: Portraits Holocaust Survivors’. This exhibition includes two portraits that she took last year in commemoration of 75 years since the Holocaust’s end.
The Duchess looked exaggerated ahead of her visit to Central London Museum earlier this morning (pictured left, and right).
His mother used to do laundry while he was at camp in return for some bread. Her mother would add crumbs to a pan and heat water to create a paste. To keep the children alive, she would offer each one a teaspoon.
He was saved by his mother’s act of kindness and the use of the saucepan. Frank survived several concentration camps. He and his brother, Mr Frank, were three of only 93 survivors of the camp.
Kate is Patron of Royal Photographic Society. She had written a thesis about photography as part of her art history degree. At the time, she said that despite the incredible trauma they had experienced at the beginning of their lives, they were “two of most life-affirming individuals I’ve had the pleasure to meet”.
She said, “They remember their past with regret but with gratitude for being among the fortunate few who made it.”
Steven Frank was among only a handful of children to make it out alive from the last of the many concentration camps he was sent to. His granddaughters Maggie, Trixie and Frank were photographed together.
Memories: Yvonne Bernstein is pictured here with her daughter Chloe (11 years old) during WWII. Later, she moved to Britain.
“Their stories will be with me always.”
Additionally, she said that she was fortunate enough to be able meet survivors but that she recognized that this would not happen to everyone.
Kate is passionate about photography. She wrote her bachelor thesis on this era, focusing in particular on photographs of children.
In 2005 she received a 2:1 Hons degree from University of St Andrews (Fife), Scotland in the history of arts.
She recently turned her talents to Hold Still, which gathered photographs from lockdowns across the UK.
Her photographs of Holocaust survivors, and their families, have been previously included in an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.