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Kate Middletonjust had a royal tiara first!
The Princess of Wales, 41, glittered at the evening banquet followingCrown Prince HusseinandPrincess Rajwaof Jordan’sroyal weddingon Thursday. For the event, Princess Kate opted to sport one of hergo-to royal headpieces: the diamond and pearl Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot tiara. Although she’s worn the tiara on multiple occasions before, the glamorous moment marked the first time Kate has ever worn a tiara outside of the U.K.
Kate also wore the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot differently than usual, making for a personal style first. While she typically wears her hair in an elegant updo for formal occasions calling for the royal head-toppers, the Princess opted to wear her hair down at the wedding banquet with the tiara doubling as a headband.
Princess Katefirst experimented with the tiara and loose hair combinationin December at the Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace. However, for that outing, she sported theLotus Flowertiara (wearing the headpiece for the first time since 2015!).
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The Princess of Wales has worn one other tiara: on her wedding day in April 2011, she slipped onQueen Elizabeth’sCartier Halo tiarapaired with a half-updo with loose curls.
Her next tiara wear would be a year and a half later when she wore the Lotus Flower to a palace reception with her tresses arranged similarly. The royal then shifted to chignons, which would dominate as hergo-to tiara hairstylefor the next seven years.
Princess Kate most recently wore the tiara in December for theSouth Africa state visitto the U.K. — her first time wearing such a royal headpiece in nearly three years, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In another fashion first, Princess Kate accessorized her tiara and Jenny Packham gown on Thursday withher debut in the Greville Chandelier earrings.
The stunning jewels were a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth, who received the earrings as a wedding present from her parentsKing George VIandQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Motherwhen she marriedPrince Philipin 1947, according to theRoyal Collection Trust.
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Princess Beatrice, 34, made her tiara debut at her July 2020 wedding, donningthe Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, just like her grandmother Queen Elizabeth wore at her own nuptials.
source: people.com
