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Hopefully Catherine will wear a different tiara now that she's Princess of Wales!
Hopefully Catherine will wear a different tiara now that she's Princess of Wales!
I expect that Elisabeth, if attending, can borrow the Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Bandeau, the Wolfers or the Brabant Laurel Wreath
Elisabeth should be at Oxford since the academic term has not finished yet, I think. So she is unlikely to attend.
However, if she attended, I believe she would wear her own 18th birthday floral tiara rather than borrowing one of her mother's of her grandmother's tiaras.
Hopefully Catherine will wear a different tiara now that she's Princess of Wales!
I'm looking forward to the State Banquet tonight. Somehow, I think that only one of the royal ladies will debut a new tiara tonight, and that would be Camilla. Of course it's possible that she continues with the Boucheron, but I expect to see either the Oriental circlet or the kokoshnik.
We will do well to get one new tiara!
I just hope we do get one!
Why wear the same tiaras repeatedly, when there are numerous others in the vaults?
From Camilla, I expect the bare minimum, she doesn’t seem into jewels at all. She will do the Greville and a pearl chocker in a white dress.
But then the Lovers Knot is quiet some major tiara and not a Bandeau at all.It would be incredible to see Kate with some major diadem, instead of small bandeaus. She’s now the POW, and I’m under the impression Charles III’s reign will be very transitory, not much long like QEII. The POW should embrace this and start playing with those jewels like Maxima did.
Camilla actually has a very enviable personal collection of jewelry. I would imagine it was more an effort to not outshine Queen Elizabeth than not liking jewels overall. Having access to two of the biggest guns in the BRF vault was nothing to sneeze at with the Honeycomb and Delhi Durbar tiaras. She just seems to prefer quality low key over flash.
I think Charles will really want her to cement her position as the new queen at the first official white tie event.
The question is also if the Princess has access to all the Jewels in the collection which i doubt.
But then the Lovers Knot is quiet some major tiara and not a Bandeau at all.
The question is also if the Princess has access to all the Jewels in the collection which i doubt.
Yes, I meant that, if she is to rotate between her tiaras, I’d prefer her to go for something new instead of downgrading with her wedding tiara or the Lotus (which, to me, are starter tiaras). Hope she goes for something big. Maybe she reads the forums, who knows.
The Delhi Durbar has been worn once and the Teck Crescent is nowhere to be seen. I think she just doesn’t like to experiment, and becoming Queen may not change this tendency of her.
TBH, provenance aside, I'm not upset to not have seen the Delhi Durbar again. Aesthetically speaking, it's not my favorite in design and just reminds me of a sparkly chain-link fence. The Teck Crescent is another one that has to be worn carefully since today's hairstyles don't lend themselves to that kind of setting.
I agree that Camilla doesn't seem to favor high jewelry, but maybe we'll be surprised with something fabulous
The Oriental Circlet would be the perfect tiara for Camilla's first event as Queen Consort in my humble opinion.
First, it is more associated with the Queen Mother than with the late Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla might be wary of wearing some of her mother-in-law's signature pieces so shortly after her passing (not that she should be, but I would understand if that thought crossed her mind).
Second, however, if the idea is to cement Camilla's position as Queen Consort, a diadem that belonged to Queen Victoria is a fitting choice.
I really do not think Camilla’s position as Queen needs to be cemented, she simply is the Queen.
As regards the Oriental Circlet, I certainly hope to see Camilla use it plenty of times. I just do not know if today, her first tiara appearance as Queen, is the time to debut a new tiara.
The Oriental Circlet would be the perfect tiara for Camilla's first event as Queen Consort in my humble opinion.
I just do not know if today, her first tiara appearance as Queen, is the time to debut a new tiara.
I disagree. Her first tiara appearance as Queen is absolutely the time to debut a new tiara. It's a very visual statement as to how her status has changed.
However, if she attended, I believe she would wear her own 18th birthday floral tiara rather than borrowing one of her mother's of her grandmother's tiaras.
Would love to see her in her turquoise parure as we don't get to see it often.My guess for the tomorrow's banquet at Guildhall:
Birgitte: Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara
The sapphire parure on Queen Camilla gave me a taste for more tiara debuts from her. Next chance might be the annual reception for the diplomatic corps. Has anybody heard if there's already a date for it? Let's hope that under King Charles there will still be good pictures from that event. I think that Camilla will debut another tiara, and I hope it will be the Oriental circlet. But it could really be anything else.
As for Kate, I fear that it will be the lover's knot tiara again. It's a stunning tiara, but I long to see a bit diversity on her head.