Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara ♕ Residenz Museum in Munich (displayed, unknown if owned)  

the princess of wales + tiara appearances

* High Jewelry Tiaras *

Lover's Knot Tiara by Yoko London - pearls and diamonds set in white gold

CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2023

1 JUNE 2023 || The Princess of Wales along with Prince William attended the State Banquet held in honour of the Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Crown Princess Rajwa in Amman, Jordan.

Catherine was in -

↬ 'Georgia' Gown in Pink by Jenny Packham

↬ Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara

↬ Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings

↬ Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II

↬ Art Deco Diamond Set Brooch from Bentley & Skinner

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Sash

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Badge

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Star

↬ Satin Logo Box Clutch in 'Blush' by Prada

↬ 'Rania 105' Pumps in 'Silver Glitter' from Gianvito Rossi

asking royal simblr: show us your favorite IRL tiara and then your favorite *sims* tiara!!!

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Okay, so I have a few different IRL favorite tiaras:

- The Queen Mary’s Bandeau (UK)

- The Queen Mary Lover’s Knot (UK)

- The Braganza Tiara (Sweden, I can’t wait to see it on Victoria)

- The Luxembourg Diamond Floral Tiara (Luxembourg)

- Spanish Floral Tiara (Spain)

- (I just discovered this one last week (?)) The Austrian Wildflowers Tiara (Austria)

My (some) favorite sims tiara:

- The Clois Key Tiara (The Romanian Greek Key tiara by NormalSiim)

- The Bilchester Rose Tiara (The Queen Mary's Bandeau by NormalSiim)

- The Strawberry Hesse Tiara (by RoyaltySimblr)

- Sophie of the Hellenes Tiara (by RoyaltySimblr)

- The Wilkes/Oden Pearl Circlet (The Oriental Circlet by BatsfromWesteros)

I don’t think it will be that weird that only a few people could be in white tie. It’s like the bride at a British royal wedding is the only one wearing a tiara plus groom in uniform. But it would have been nice if it was more formal for everyone.

I guess it would be like Willem-Alexander’s inauguration but like…..with 10 more people in formal wear and everyone else a lot more informal. At this point I’ll just be happy to see some tiaras.

Meus Top 10 Looks Rosa da Kate (em ordem cronológica) | My Top 10 "Kate in Pink" Moments (in chronological order)

[6/10] Banquete estatal em honra ao Rei Felipe e à Rainha Letizia da Espanha | 12.07.2017 Tiara: Garrard | Queen Mary Lover’s Knot Tiara Vestido: Marchesa Brincos: Collingwood Jewellers (herança da Diana) Colar: Boucheron | Colar Greville em Bandeau Floral de Rubis e Diamantes (emprestado da rainha) Pulseira: Nigel Milne (herança da Diana) Fontes: Kate's Closet | @thecourtjeweller | Diana's Jewels | From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault

Kate's purple ensemble today was so good but the evening gown she's wearing looks bad, bad, bad with the bedazzled linebacker shoulders 🥴

Fantasy Guide to Royal and Noble Jewellery

Royal and Noble jewellery is a staple of their life, a statement of the who is person is, their rank and their wealth. Jewellery simply isn't a accessory, it's an exercise in showmanship and a way to link to a past.

(Disclaimer: Many stones in pieces often have a bloody past, usually stolen or worked from the earth under the reign of Colonialism. It is best to always take this into account when admiring real world pieces)

Providence

Jewellery like this is usually inherited buy can also be bought or even given as a gift. There is three kinds of jewellery in this instance: private, owned by the crown or owned by the state.

Private jewellery is owned by a single person and worn or lent at their own descretion. Private jewellery can be no less grand than state owned jewellery. This jewellery can be inherited by anybody the owner chooses.

State jewellery is not privately owned, it belongs to the country itself. It is not inherited but used by royal family. If a royal family is deposed, the jewellery remains with the state. Such as the French Crown Jewels.

Owned by the Crown means that it can only pass monarch to monarch, worn only by consorts or the monarch and lent to anybody they choose.

Noble jewellery is not quite the same. Much of it is owned privately but there may be one or two pieces designated as official jewellery for the title such as a specific tiara.

The Rules

Jewellery like this are not just trinkets to be borrowed by anybody. Usually the monarch (or titled noble) or sometimes the spouse, is in charge of designating who can be lent which pieces and for what occasion. Even if you are a super close member of the family, you still have to take what's on offer. Sometimes certain jewellery is worn exclusively by a certain rank say the Queen or the noble themselves and would not be offered to anybody else. For example, you will note that into today's royalty you will see certain royals repeating the same tiaras such as Kate Middleton who has only worn the Cambridge Lover's Knot, the Strathmore Rose Tiara, the Lotus Tiara and once, the Cartier Halo Tiara. These would be the tiaras available to them, which usually number only a handful. Certain pieces are designated by for the monarch/Consort as well, the Vladimir Tiara & the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara only graced the head of the Queen in her reign. Other pieces such as earrings or bracelets would also be distributed accordingly, more elaborate and expensive pieces would be worn by the higher ranking members. Certain collections are meant to be passed on, such as the Consort's jewels but many Dowager refused to pass on their jewels such as Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna after the death of Tsar Alexander III.

Treasure Trove

Now, just because a family has a throne or a grand title doesn't mean they have caches of jewels. Many noble families sold off their pieces to pay death duties, most only have a few pieces left today. As for tiaras most noble families would not have access to large quantities, usually only affording one or two. The Spencers for example own two, the Spencer Tiara and the Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara. This is an inaccurate protrayal in Downton Abbey, as the family have at least 6 but then again Cora is a Dollar Princess so it could be possible to own as many but it never made sense considering just how many times they almost loose the estate and never sell any off. Royal families are not exempt from this either, some families have vast stores of jewels such as the British Royal Family (I wonder where those all came from...) while the Greek Monarchy (discontinued) has only a few pieces. The Romanov collection is of course legendary and we may never know it's full extent.

Princess Diana photographed by Lord Snowdon in a pink sateen gown and wearing the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara on a royal throne shortly after her engagement in 1981.

The Princess of Wales and Tiara Appearances | since her wedding day

TIARA ALERT: The Princess of Wales wore Queen Mary's Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara Tiara for the Diplomatic Corps Reception at Buckingham Palace in London on 5 December 2023.

CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2017

5 DECEMBER 2017 || The Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince William, attended the annual Diplomatic Corps Reception at Buckingham Palace.

Charles has opened the vault up a bit. Supposedly, the Strathmore Rose tiara was very damaged and now it's been repaired and in Kate's rotation. That wasn't cheap to fix. Camilla is wearing a lot of brooches that haven't been seen in public in a long time or ever. Hopefully that trend will continue.

I'm actually thankful for the lifetime loan of the various tiaras because if not for that, you-know-who would have demanded the Lovers Knot for her wedding. (She probably did anyway 🙄 but it least there was a precedent to fall back on.)

Correct, but we're still seeing a lot of the same tiaras. My hope is that we'd have seen the big guns come out. Like all the alleged tiaras or the old stomachers.

The brooches are nice but...come on. Show us the good stuff!