Queen consort Camilla and Princess Catherine had adopted historically significant tiaras.
Camilla was wearing Elizabeth’s tiara. PDO
Queen consort Camilla of England took a step forward after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Camilla was seen representing the King Charles’s with Elizabeth’s jeweled tiara at the first state celebrations.
On Tuesday, November 22, King Charles and Camilla welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Great Britain and Buckingham Palace. Prince William and his wife Princess Catherine were also there.
It was the first official state visit since 2019. PDO
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived on a state visit from South Africa. PDO
This was the first time in three years that the British court was represented on a state visit to Great Britain. The last state visit took place in 2019 before the corona pandemic, when the ex-president of the United States, Donald Trump, visited Great Britain with his wife, Melania Trump.
Camilla was wearing a blue lace embroidered dress, the insignia of the knighthood and a royal necklace, bracelet and earrings. On her head she wore Queen Elizabeth’s Belgian sapphire tiara, belonging to the same series as the jewelry.
Elizabeth wore the tiara in question when she visited Singapore in 1989 and when she welcomed China to Great Britain during a state visit in 2015.
Queen Elizabeth has been wearing the same jewelry for decades. PDO
Princess Catherine, on the other hand, got to use the tiara of her spouse William’s mother, Princess Diana. PDO
Princess Catherine had also adopted the tiara of a late person in the court. Kate was wearing the famous Lover’s Knot tiara, which became a favorite of Princess Diana. She was wearing a wedding dress designed by a fashion designer by Jenny Packham a creation that featured large diamond detailing on the shoulders.
Catherine was wearing an outfit designed as a wedding dress. PDO
The wedding dress had large embroideries on the shoulders. PDO
Source: US Magazine, People, Vanity Fair