Kate Middleton attended the UK premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom on December 5 wearing a gown that was already in her closet and a Zara statement necklace that cost less than $36.

The necklace, made up of five rows of clear crystal beads, is sold at Zara and retails for just 20 pounds, ($35.90).

Kate Middleton attended the UK premiere of Mandela movie wearing a gown that was already in her closet and a Zara statement necklace that cost less than $36

Kate Middleton, 31, paired the necklace with a cream-colored Roland Mouret “Lombard” dress.

The UK premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – based on the life of Nelson Mandela — coincided with the death of the first black president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela died yesterday at the age of 95.

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