Kate Middleton honored Princess Diana on Tuesday by selecting the Lover’s Knot tiara—frequently worn by her late mother-in-law—for her first state banquet as the Princess of Wales.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex,Kate’s neo-classical pearl and diamond tiara is an homage to a long line of royal women. According to jewelry historian, Queen Mary first commissioned it from the jewelry company Garrard in 1914, and it became a part of Queen Elizabeth II’s collection upon her death in 1953. In 1981, she began loaning to Princess Diana, who wore it to various banquets and state dinners throughout her lifetime.
that foliage for the decorations had been sourced from the gardens at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. The last time the family opened up the jewelry vault for a state visit was in June 2019, when
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