Queen Mary had the tiara made in 1935, the Queen stepped out in it in 1958, Princess Diana wore it in 1991 and the Duchess of Cambridge wore it on Tuesday This tiara is perfect for the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore it for the Queen’s annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace this week — it’s called the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara.
And it is becoming a favourite, since she wore it at a state dinner welcoming King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain at the Palace in July this year.
The tiara is so named because it is closely modelled on a 200-year-old Gothic Revival tiara owned by Queen Mary’s grandmother, Augusta of Hesse — the last Duchess of Cambridge before Kate
It was commissioned by Queen Mary — wife of George V — from crown jewellers Garrard in 1914, using pearls and diamonds already owned by the Royal Family.
It has 19 diamond arches, each framing a pearl pendant. After Mary died in 1953, the tiara passed to the Queen, who wore it several times in the Fifties.
In 1981, the Queen loaned the tiara to Princess Diana after her wedding. Diana wore it often at formal events, and it became one of her most iconic looks.
The tiara was returned to the Queen after the tragic death of Diana.
It was not seen in public again until the Kate wore it to the 2015 Diplomatic Reception. Click link for full post from The Daily Mail.
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