Duchess Kate Visits The 75th anniversary of D-Day at Bletchley Park Where Codebreakers Did Vital Work

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Duchess Kate Visits The 75th anniversary of D-Day at Bletchley Park Where Codebreakers Did Vital Work

The Duchess of Cambridge spoke of how her code-breaker grandmother felt unable to tell her about the vital work she did at Bletchley Park before she died, as she told other veterans: ‘You were so very important.’

Kate, 37, who was shown a new memorial of bricks containing the name of her grandmother and great-aunt when she visited the legendary Second World War headquarters today, said her said her granny - like so many others - had been ‘so sworn to secrecy that she never felt able to tell us’ about what she did.

The royal re-wore a £1,750 frock by A-list favourite Alessandra Rich for the outing to Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, this afternoon.

She was on hand to view a special exhibition celebrating the role Bletchley Park codebreakers played in D-Day ahead of the 75th anniversary of the landings next month. Read more from The Daily Mail.

Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./