Ultimately, Pippa wore a maidenhair fern tiara and matching headpiece, crafted with diamonds and 18-karat white gold.
Pippa wore the Maidenhair fern tiara by Robinson Pelham on her special day.
The Queen Mary Lover's Knot Tiara is the tiara Kate most gravitates towards, but she also sports the Lotus Flower Tiara from time to time.
Catherine, whose formal title is Princess of Wales, instead wore a silver Jess Collett x Alexander McQueen headpiece with three-dimensional leaf embroidery, Buckingham Palace said.
Thanks to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who owned a total of 20 tiaras, Kate currently has three tiaras on loan: the Cartier Scroll, the Cambridge Lover's Knot, and the Lotus Flower.
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As is custom for royal brides, Meghan Markle did not keep her wedding tiara. Since the jewel was on loan from the queen, it was returned to the royal vault after the big day.
Eugenie had the rare honor of wearing the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, something which no member of the Royal Family had worn in public before her wedding day. With an estimated worth of $12.2M, the true value was sentimental for Eugenie, who wore it as her something borrowed from her grandmother, the Queen.
The York tiara, which is made of platinum and diamonds with a leaf detail, is a rare breed, as it was brand new when Fergie debuted it on her wedding day at Westminster Abbey. It was purchased for her from London-based jeweller Garrard by her in-laws, the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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Kate had her second tiara moment as Princess of Wales just two weeks later at the Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace. She changed it up a bit, opting to wear to the Lotus Flower Tiara for the first time since 2015 with a red Jenny Packham gown.
While the Princess of Wales has worn the Queen Mary's Lover's Knot and Lotus Flower for previous state occasions, Camilla has chosen the larger Delhi Durbar and Greville Tiara for diplomatic dinners.
When Diana vacated that title, she also apparently vacated the tiara. She was able to keep personal gifts, but not official ones, and that apparently included this tiara. By the time she died in 1997, the tiara had been returned to the palace vaults.
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Meghan reportedly wanted to wear an emerald tiara, but the Queen had selected a diamond tiara that had been worn by her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1932.
Meghan Markle wanted to wear an Emerald Tiara for her Wedding but she was told that the one she wanted was not available as it had 'unknown Russian origins'.
Since they did not actually tie the knot in a church, it was likely not considered custom for the current Queen Consort to wear a tiara. Camilla wore two outfits on her wedding day, both designed by Anna Valentine and Antonia Robinson.
Diana once again chose the Spencer tiara to attend a reception in Australia. This time, though, she paired the tiara with matching sapphire and diamond pieces—a wedding present to Diana from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Princess Beatrice first wore a tiara at her own wedding, glittering in the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara when she married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020.
On her wedding day in 1981, the 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer observed age-old tiara etiquette by not borrowing from the royal vault. Instead, she emerged from her carriage at St Paul's Cathedral with her own family's heirloom, the Spencer tiara, securing her 140-meter David and Elizabeth Emanuel-designed tulle veil.
Five years ago today, Meghan Markle was a bridal vision in a custom Givenchy gown, intricately embroidered veil, and, perhaps most memorably, Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, borrowed from the collection of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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On her wedding day, Anne wore Queen Mary's Russian Fringe tiara, which the Queen also wore for her royal wedding. The simple style went well with her stylish dress.
Instead, the late Princess of Wales chose a piece from her own family's treasure trove – the century-old Spencer Tiara worn by her mother Frances and sisters Sarah and Jane on their own wedding days, which was likely picked for its sentimental meaning.
The Duchess of Sussex had all the freedom to borrow the Spencer Tiara, but she, reportedly, didn't want to get the amount of attention it would have received. The Spencer Tiara has not been worn since the tragic death of Princess Diana.
However, the tiara most worn by Kate was Princess Diana's favorite, the Lover's Knot. She has been seen wearing it on several occasions, the first being at the 2015 annual diplomatic reception, and then wearing the item for the same event for three consecutive years.
Given that her late mother-in-law Princess Diana frequently wore the tiara, it obviously holds sentimental value for the Duchess of Cambridge, but the piece also has a distinguished royal history. Sometimes referred to as the Cambridge Lover's Knot, the tiara is, in fact, a replica of an earlier royal sparkler.