Tonight at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Kate debuted more jewels that previously belonged to the Queen Mother: her sapphire and diamond fringe earrings.

The Queen Mother began wearing the earrings sometime after her coronation. Posters at the RJWMB have speculated that they were perhaps made to coordinate with a suite of sapphires given to Elizabeth as a wedding present by Queen Mary, though to my knowledge, that’s never been officially clarified. Queen Elizabeth II would have inherited these earrings (along with the rest of her mother’s jewels) when the Queen Mother died in 2002.

The Queen Mum wore the earrings occasionally throughout her life, including at a 50th birthday reception for Prince Charles in 1998 and on the celebration of her own 93rd birthday (pictured above).

Kate has been slowly adding to her cache of jewels from the Queen Mum’s collection. By my count, so far we’ve seen her wear the Cartier Halo Tiara, the Lotus Flower/Papyrus Tiara, the Maple Leaf Brooch, and the bracelet made from one of Queen Mary’s choker necklaces.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Harry, attended the premiere of Spectre, the new James Bond film, on Monday evening in London. Kate wore a new light blue Jenny Packham gown, but even more exciting, she wore a pair of new earrings!

Well, new to her, at least. The lovely blue topaz and diamond girandole earrings were previously worn by her mother, Carole Middleton.

Carole wore the earrings, which are set in white gold, with a coordinating necklace in 2011 at Kate and William’s wedding reception.

The earrings were made by Robinson Pelham, the same jewelry firm that made Kate’s diamond wedding earrings.

The swift ID of the earrings was made by Anna, who writes about both Kate and the Countess of Wessex. Great eye, Anna!