Charm runs in the family.
Princess Charlotte stepped out at the Wimbledon 2026 men’s singles final on Sunday in a charm bracelet — a jewelry style her late grandmother, Princess Diana, once prized.
The 11-year-old’s version was a $32 gold-plated shell charm bracelet from Accessorize, sold at Marks & Spencer and now sold out.
She took in the match from the Royal Box, joining parents Prince William and Kate Middleton and older brother Prince George.
Diana’s charm bracelet was a wedding gift from Prince Charles, whom she married in 1981. Over their first 10 anniversaries, he added a new charm each year, every one carrying its own meaning.
Among them: ballet shoes for her girlhood ballet dreams, a polo cap for Charles’ devotion to the sport and an apple believed to stand for her love of New York City — plus a tiny pig.
The bracelet also held two gold initials, “W” and “H,” added when her sons, William and Harry, were born.
Diana kept the bracelet largely out of public view. One of the few times she was photographed in it came in November 1984, aboard the P&O liner Royal Princess, which she had just christened at its naming ceremony.
She’s believed to have set it aside for good once her marriage to Charles ended.
Charlotte seems to also have a fondness for charm bracelets, just like her grandmother. At Wimbledon last year, she wore a silver Pandora bracelet strung with a personal selection of charms: an eternity circle charm with a green stone (a nod to her May emerald birthstone), an engraved disc and a rose-gold Nala from “The Lion King.”
That last pick reflected a household favorite — William said in 2017 that a young Prince George was a fan of the film.
Another thread tying Charlotte’s Centre Court afternoon to her grandmother? Diana’s bracelet included a tiny tennis racket, a charm that would have looked right at home at Wimbledon.
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