Kate Middletonis back with a stunning accessory from the royal vaults!
The Princess of Wales joinedPrince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening for the Diplomatic Reception. The event is held each year, with the royals welcoming hundreds of members of the Diplomatic Corps to the palace’s State Rooms.
Kate, 40, wore the Lotus Flower Tiara, marking the first time she’s sported the headpiece since 2015. She previously wore the sparkler at the 2013 diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace as well as the 2015 state banquet for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.alamay
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother created the Lotus Flower Tiara out of a necklace that was a wedding gift from her husband, the future King George VI, according toThe Court Jeweller.Their daughter Princess Margaret later wore the piece — and Princess Margaret loaned the piece to Serena Stanhope when Serena married Margaret’s son in 1993.
She completed her look with earrings that belonged toQueen ElizabethII.
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla appeared at the reception in theBelgian Sapphire Tiarathat previously belonged toQueen ElizabethII.
The Diplomatic Reception did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022,Queen Elizabeth, who died in September, followed the advice of the U.K.’s Foreign Secretary topostpone the receptionthat was scheduled to take place on March 2 at Windsor Castle amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
King Charles and Queen Camilla.alamay
The Princess completed her look with a bracelet that belonged toQueen ElizabethII and earrings that previously were her late mother-in-law Princess Diana’s.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Chris Jackson/Getty
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