Kates Diamond Earrings

Published on 11/05/11

The jewellery designer who created Kate’s exquisite earrings is married to one of Britain’s wealthiest politicians.
Zoe Benyon’s husband Richard is the Tory MP for Newbury in Berkshire.
The Benyons, who are close friends of the Middletons, live at Englefield House, a mansion surrounded by 20,000 acres of parkland that was used as a stand-in for Buckingham Palace in the film The King’s Speech. The estate is estimated to be worth £125 million.
Mrs Benyon, 40, is a co-founder of bespoke jewellery firm Robinson Pelham where Carole Middleton purchased the jewellery for the big day, making several visits to the firm’s shop in Pimlico, Central London, to discuss designs.
Kate’s earrings are believed to have cost £15,000, though a spokesman for Robinson Pelham said it never disclosed prices paid by clients.