There is likely no particular intention behind the decision to wear Veronica Beard aside from the Princess simply liking the dress – although the label has previously supported cancer causes. It’s also noteworthy that the Duchess of Sussex wore a sleeveless blazer and trousers by the label during her visit to Colombia in August.
“We have been deeply moved by the Princess’s strength and grace during these challenging times and feel so honoured that she chose to wear our dress for this very important announcement,” the label’s founders, Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard, who are also sisters-in-law, tell the Telegraph. “We have long believed in the power of clothes to make a person not only look good, but feel good – and love that this dress was what she felt would represent this moment in time.”
There is also a closer look at Kate’s “ring stack”. Earlier in the summer, she was photographed without her world-famous sapphire engagement ring, wearing a new eternity ring instead.
In the film it is also absent and instead she wears her wedding band, a diamond eternity ring by Annoushka that she received around the time of Prince George’s birth, and her new diamond and sapphire eternity ring, plus one other slim band.