It’s not the flashiest diamond necklace we ever saw, but this subtle little pendant by Asprey retails at an eye-watering $12,350. The Daisy Heritage pendant is set with marquise and pavé diamonds, and its white gold chain is set with diamonds too. Duchess Kate wore the piece for a video message in which she paid tribute to the “incredible work” of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the Nursing Now campaign. Royal fans have speculated that the diamond necklace was a present from Prince William on the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary in April, as the first time Kate was seen wearing the necklace was for the couple’s sweet anniversary photoshoot. Diamonds are the contemporary gift of choice for tenth anniversaries, having replaced the more old-fashioned theme of ’tin.’ Perhaps the Duke of Cambridge noticed that his wife already owns the $24,730 matching Daisy Heritage earrings by Asprey—which she debuted on their 2020 trip to Ireland—and thought she might like the pendant to complete the set. For the video message released today, the duchess wore a structured white peplum dress by Alexander McQueen that she wore on her 2017 Polish tour. And because we all don’t have $12K laying around, here are two similar necklace styles to shop! 14Kt Gold Diamond Necklace, $214, Etsy 14k Flower Diamond Necklace, $355, Etsy She’s not the only royal to debut a new necklace in recent months. Meghan Markle recently dazzled in a video message of her own, in which she spoke about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women and girls. Her choice of jewelry was perfectly calibrated to her message: the necklace by Awe Inspired features an upraised fist enclosed within the symbol commonly used to represent the female sex (♀ is also the symbol of the Roman goddess Venus.) The charm is studded with a purple amethyst and is actually part of a set—its sister necklace features a ‘goddess coin’ charm imprinted with Kamala Harris’s face in honor of the United States’ first woman vice-president. A woman of color at that! (It’s unlikely in our opinion, but the name Kamala has been mooted as a potential baby name for Meghan and Harry’s daughter, due very soon. The names Oprah, Artemis and Eugenie are also possible contenders—find out all the top name predictions for Baby Sussex here!). Next up, Prince William lashes out at the BBC’s ‘deceit’, claiming bombshell interview with Princess Diana in 1995 made his parents’ relationship ‘worse’
