Duchess Kate’s Honeycomb Earrings From Manchester Outing Have a Special Meaning

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Sending a message of solidarity. Duchess Kate chose a meaningful accessory for her and Prince William’s visit to Manchester to honor the victims of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack.Kate, 40, wore gold earrings shaped like honeycombs with a bee charm to the official opening of the Glade of Light memorial on Tuesday, May 10.

According to the Manchester City Council, the worker bee symbolizes the hardworking citizens of Manchester and the buzzing activity of the city.After the 2017 terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert left 22 dead and hundreds injured, the bee took on an even greater meaning as a symbol of solidarity against hate.

It began popping up in street art, on social media and even as a tattoo.At the Glade of Light memorial opening, Prince William gave a moving speech. “I remember only too well the shock and grief on the faces of those I met when I visited Manchester in the days following the atrocity,” William, 39, said. “And the rawness of emotion at the Commemoration service, held at your cathedral just here, a year later.

Five years on I know that the pain and the trauma felt by many has not gone away.”The Duke of Cambridge, whose mother, Princess Diana, passed away in 1997, added, “As someone who lives with his own grief, I also know that what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten.