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Kate Wears a $78,000 Necklace During the Day

07/19/2012 at 02:45 PM ET

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The Duchess of Cambridge sported a modest outfit during a pre-Olympics outing in London on Thursday, but her one seemingly simple accessory actually came with quite a hefty price tag.

Kate’s Olympic-style necklace is from Cartier and is said to be from her personal collection. It happens to come at a price of $78,000, too, a source at the store in London tells PEOPLE.

The necklace, from the Trinity range, is made from white and yellow gold and, with its five rings (capped with a large one at its pendant), she felt it was “appropriate” to wear for the event, which celebrated pictures of leading athletes at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Beyond confirming it was from her “private collection,” a spokesman at Kate’s office would not comment on the piece, or its price or whether she received it as a present.

–Simon Perry

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Jon on

Wow, what an expensive Necklace Kate is wearing, but it is nice, what a lovely photo!

Nikki on

Her personal collection…really? $78,000….amazing…

wendy on

She looks so lovely. Alas, my personal collection is from TJMaxx.

LucyMarie on

This poor woman canNOT win. If she wears the same clothes it is not princess like. If she wears something pricey she is not sensitive. Give her a break!

Vicki on

A necklace with 5 rings is truly a nod to the Olympics…quite a strech with that story title!

JJ on

Why spend that kind of money, borrrow the rocks from the Queen, show off the national treasures rather keep it all locked up…

Jennifer on

Seriously people, they are millionaires….I think she can afford it :/

Kim on

She looks beautiful..as usual. Who knows..the necklace could well have been a wedding gift from Cartier. I personally doubt Kate paid that sort of money for a necklace.

elysummers on

The Duchess is always beautiful.

Vanessa on

Jeez who cares? She’s the Duchess! She can wear pretty much anything she damn well pleases. Hearing that she is of more simple taste, I doubt she even chose this for herself. Quit ragging on her, at least she looks nice!

Chloe on

For that much money, I would hope it’d be something a lot prettier…but to each their own.

casgper on

WOW!..I know royals can wear whatever they want but jeez!, donate that money to Africa or give a family food for one year for 1/100 of that price!..Ridiculous!

david on

She is amazing and looks perfect each and every time an dyes, her “personal collection” she is married to a duke, I would hope she has a few nice things, well she would look awesome in it , not everything she wears ahs to be from walmart to make everyone happy, she is of true grace and style and I look forward to seeing her in the new everyday…her smile brings one to mine, a hard working simple man with 3 jobs….and it is no ones business if she bought it, got it as a gift etc….I have an italian watch, it was a gift does that make everyone feel better?

Audrey on

It is nice, but simple and if the price tag wasn’t the lead of the story, no one would have guessed it cost so much

Liz on

Dang, she always looks beautiful. Cartier is one of my favorite brands and if I could afford it, I would be wearing it! Nothing wrong with that.

cindylou on

Maybe her husband gave it to her because he loves her, maybe she got it from the Queen, you all know if you had the money they have you would wear something like that too. It’s beautiful Kate keep showing us any one can be a princess~~~~~~~

FN Cee on

This is not the best possible public relations … it may be a good bet that the store which “leaked” the price has lost future royal customers.

jurby on

nice necklace but the cost of it could feed a lot of people!

Really on

I like her, but that really kind of makes me sick! I am a college educated person, work a full time professional job, work by b-u-t-t off and that is more than I make in a year – that she is wearing around her neck! 99.9% right here! UGH!

alicia on

Yay Katie!

JCM on

Why is People(the mag) so obsessed with what Kate wears!

Babs on

I like the necklace. Very appropriate for an Olympic event. I also like her wearing periwinkle, it’s a lovely color on her.

Ivy on

I think too many people are jumping to the conclusion that she or Will spent that money. Think back to her War Horse appearance. That necklace was a wedding gift from someone. This could very easily be the case. When you invite the crown heads of the world to your wedding to the second in line to the throne, you’re going to get some amazing gifts.

LBM on

And why shouldn’t she wear expensive things? She is a future Queen of England. She is one of the classiest women on the planet!

Terry Watson on

Who Cares

Mellie on

Kate looks like she’s in love with herself. Attractive people are always great to look at, but not when they look as self-absorbed as she does. I’d rather look at Kate Holmes. She’s beautiful but not in love with herself.

RamosRaul8 on

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Lara on

However much Kate tries to show her legs and her long hair, Diana still looked much better. Diana didn’t need long hair and short dresses to look fabulous.

Guest on

Kate Middleton has turned into nothing more than a clothes horse. Her fans said that she would not go that route, but she has. Nice to see that she’s using her expensive degree!?

Tiffany on

I would not spend that type of money on that necklace. It doesn’t look like it is worth that at all. I’ll spend $100 on something similar and spend the rest on something more practical.

Stacey on

I wonder how many people remember that her family has millions…even before she met a royal. Leave the poor girl alone. And no, she does not have to give every thing to an African cause or starving refugees, she does a lot for charity and so does the royal family. They can be rich and not have to feel bad about it.

Me on

Who cares how much it cost, it looks nice and is totally appropriate.

Stacey on

Hahaha…There are people here that are saying she looks like she is in love with herself. Tell me, what exactly does that look like ? As far as her clothes go, she accepts no free designer outfits because of the favoritism it would look like and like some here, people would say she is pompous. She dresses very moderately for a princess and in fact often has on outfits under $100. Her degree she gave up the day she married a prince. What will people have her do, spend her days being a social worker or an accountant ? Prince William waited 8 years to marry her, in part I’m sure because he knew life as she knew it would be done from that day forward, give her some credit for goodness sake. She has chose many, many charities since becoming princess and has raised millions.

Brynn on

And so it begins…people starting to turn their venom on Kate. I suppose that she hasn’t announced a pregnancy yet, so people are getting annoyed. Like someone else said, they are multimillionaires, for goodness sake ! I’m sure that it was a gift from William, her husband.

Kali on

I love her necklace; it’s very appropriate for the occasion. Gold is pricey these days and, since the necklace is all gold, the price is no surprise. I’m sure a more affordable version in sterling will be available all over the world – probably before the Olympics even start.

Pam on

Really?! Why is this even in print? It’s her necklace, if she wants to wear it while eating breakfast at McDonald’s it’s nobody’s business but hers. It’s also no one else’s business how much it costs. She’s a classy lady, leave her alone.

Bree on

Seriously that necklace cost more than my house when we bought it (Admittedly we bought at the right time in the market from a seller desperate to sell, we could sell it for well over twice what we paid now, but still!!)
I’m sorry she is more than intitled to wear whatever she want but I just could never fathom spending that much money on one necklace, even if I had as much money as they do, especially considering the look of it. It is a beautiful necklace but it really doesn’t look like anything special to me.

Today on

Bold Willy is the biggest GEM of her personal collection..without him no 78 K necklaces

temperance05 on

Tired of everything about this woman. She is average looking and has good fashion taste but nothing outstanding. If she were not married to Prince William no one would give her a second thought.

japonia anna on

It’s a gift on the impending birth of their baby from William

Anita on

Does it really matter day or night? She’s a princess for goodness sake. She has immaculate taste and class. Leave the poor girl alone.

spawtyspice on

I think she looks lovely and the necklace if elegant, simple and understated. Its value and the rest aren’t our business.

Leave Kate be. And for those wondering, she chose it herself. She dresses and makes up herself. She did her own hair and makeup on her wedding day as well. I think it’s awesome. She’s human and a future princess. I think it’s pretty cool, myself.

Kathryn on

Notice how nice her breasts look?

Joey on

What’s sad about this story is that People is focusing once again on the price of Kate’s clothing and accessories instead of telling us how she met with athletes and tried to support her country as the Olympics draw near. Of course the public criticizes her when this is all they see – how much things cost and who she’s wearing. Who is focusing on what she is trying to do? She can’t hold a “real” job. She has taken on a royal job most of us in all honesty wouldn’t want to do because of this kind of criticism. Leave her alone.

StyleWatch Fan on

Watch…there will be plenty of these necklaces made from sterling silver, rhodium, nickel and silver-plate at the stores by Christmas!

Carol on

She dresses in a style that is befitting for a princess.Imagine the critical comments that would come if she dressed like a slob or a punk rocker!She is married to the future king of England and needs to dress to impress or the people of the world would question the wisdom of having poor Kate as England’s “First Lady” when William becomes king.Focus on the good,positive things she and William have done and will continue to do.They seem like good,kind people.

Diane on

I imagine her husband gave it to her. The Windsors are rich.

But then again, so are the Middletons.

Victoria on

I’m glad she finally wears some real bling. Here’s hoping for a tiara soon. I wonder if her husband gifted her this necklace for her 30-birthday.

virgosiempre on

I doubt Katherine purchased that bauble. She seems to be practical but she could afford it. Want to guess Cartier’s sent it to her as a gift? For people making negative remarks about feeding the poor, she sponsors many charities. I am not rich and I support a group in NY to feed people. All I can say is I wish we had such an exemplary woman to represent our country. She is a gem.

Ann on

She is fabulous all the time so very classy but keeps it real…….

UK! on

Pearls before a swine.

Bill on

Give a breakand get off her back. She looks great. This poor woman canNOT win. If she wears the same clothes it is not princess like. If she wears something pricey she is not sensitive. Give her a break!

nikkitytom on

Kate as always, looks absolutely lovely. But the necklace is boring boring boring. I bought a similar piece a few years back at a dollar store to dismantle and use the rings for another design. It’s definitely not “head turning” as the teaser headline on the main screen suggests.

jojo on

She is just so lovely and truly her country’s pride and joy. She sets a very high standard and her style is just perfect.

Karthik on

OH MY GOSH!When I saw BREAKING NEWS on my BlackBerry I thought Kate was pregannt!!!! Clearly they have work to do that is ever so important and it is early days since their marriage to be expecting.Thank you so much for keeping us all in the ROYAL LOOP!

 

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