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Catherine made the surprise decision to accompany Prince William to Liverpool today

The Princess of Wales wore £39 gold hoop earrings from the Issy Star Brave Mind jewellery collection for today's engagement in Liverpool.

The star-shaped earrings were created in memory of Issy Phipps, a gifted rugby player who took her own life in April 2023 at age 17.

A share of the revenue from each pair sold is directed to Brave Mind, a mental health charity focused on suicide prevention, working within rugby communities and schools.

Issy's mother gave Catherine the hoops, which she chose to wear on World Suicide Prevention Day.

The teenager was a talented athlete, earning a gold medal as part of the England Under-18s touch rugby squad.

In the wake of her death, her cousin established the Issy Star jewellery brand, designing the distinctive star-shaped hoops as a tribute to her memory.

The charity's focus on sport made Catherine's decision to wear the earrings fitting for an engagement centred on mental wellbeing in athletic settings.

Elsewhere today, Catherine dressed in a teal two-piece by Edeline Lee, including the £1,400 Lola jacket and £650 Averill trousers.

The jacket featured a slim silhouette with ruched detailing at the back. She completed the look with Hugo Boss heels and her £145 Laura Lombardi Portrait necklace, the same piece she wore just days earlier when accompanying Prince George to his first day at Eton College.

The Princess was not expected to attend the Liverpool engagement. She spent the week at the family's Windsor residence, getting Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ready for the new school term.

Prince William, meanwhile, had only just returned from Oslo, where he represented King Charles at the funeral of King Harald of Norway on September 9.

The Prince of Wales used the occasion to unveil "On Your Side," a new toolkit developed by The Royal Foundation alongside the British Standards Institution and Chasing the Stigma, designed to equip sporting organisations with practical approaches to suicide prevention.

A campaign video accompanying the launch featured England football captain Harry Kane and Formula One driver George Russell.

In a foreword to the document, William wrote: "Through my work on mental health, I have met people whose lives have been changed forever by suicide. But I have also met people whose lives have been saved because someone stepped in to help."

He urged everyone involved in sport "to make suicide prevention part of your game plan."

Anyone who is in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide can call the Samaritans anonymously for free from a UK phone on 116 123 or go to samaritans.org.