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Will Princess Kate break tiara tradition at Charles’ coronation?
The coronation of King Charles will take place in London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6th. His daughter-in-law wants to do without a special piece of jewelery for this.
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Princess Kate may opt out of a tiara at King Charles’ coronation
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Instead, the wife of heir to the throne Prince William wanted to put on a hat or a fascinator.
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The 40-year-old has already been seen with a royal headdress in the past, such as here with the Lotus Flower Tiara at an official dinner at Buckingham Palace in December 2022.
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At the state banquet in honor of Cyril Ramaphosa (70), who has been President of the Republic of South Africa since 2018, at Buckingham Palace in November 2022, Kate wore the Lover’s Knot Tiara. This was reportedly one of William’s late mother, Princess Diana’s favorite pieces.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla’s crown jewels have already been announced.
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King Charles is crowned with St. Edward’s Crown in Westminster Abbey.
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However, he will leave the abbey with the Imperial State Crown on his head. This change follows an ancient rite of keeping St Edward’s Crown in the Abbey.
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It was the same at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation on June 2, 1953, when she received the St. Edward’s Crown.
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According to the Royal Collection Trusts, the crown seen here on the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, is set with 2,868 diamonds. There are also 17 sapphires, eleven emeralds and 269 pearls. The Cullinan II diamond is set on the front at an incredible 317.4 carats, in the center of the Templar cross sits the “Black Prince’s Ruby” at 170 carats directly above, and on the back is the “Stuart Sapphire”, which weighs a of 104 carats.
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King consort Camilla chose the Queen Mary crown. It is the first time in recent history that a pre-existing crown has been used for the coronation of a monarch’s or queen’s spouse. This is intended to take “sustainability and efficiency” into account.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, Elizabeth, wore this crown complete with the Koh-i-Noor diamond at her coronation in 1937. Camilla, on the other hand, decided once morest the stone. Instead, her crown will be set with diamonds from her late mother-in-law’s personal collection.
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Traditionally, all royal ladies wear a tiara at a coronation.
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When King Charles (74) celebrates his ceremony in May, however, Princess Kate wants to do without it.
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Instead, the 40-year-old should aim for a less official look.
In a few weeks the world will be looking to London when King Charles (74) and Queen Camilla (75) in Westminster Abbey to be crowned. Although the monarch has announced that his ceremony will be “shorter and cheaper” than that of his mother, who died in September, many details still follow the traditions of the British royal family.
This includes, among other things, that royal women wear a diadem. As at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953, the heads of aristocracy are to adorn royal jewelry at Charles’ ceremony. But Princess Kate of all people seems to speak out once morest these customs.
Princess Kate is not aiming for an official look
“At the Queen’s coronation in 1953, tiaras were worn by almost every royal lady, as well as by many aristocratic women, but times have certainly changed in 70 years,” Lauren Kiehna, author of The Court Jeweler, told the magazine «People» magazine. The wife of heir to the throne Prince William (40) should instead aim for a less official look and exchange the royal heritage jewels for a hat or fascinator, according to royal circles.
Behind the palace walls, the possible lack of a tiara is currently being hotly debated. A definitive choice has not yet been made. But the mother of three should decide once morest ityou will “still see some great jewels like necklaces, brooches and earrings” at the coronation, jewelry expert Lauren Kiehna told US celebrity magazine.
Likewise, the tiara waiver might be a Bring change in dress code. If Charles takes an example from the coronation of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (55), there will be “a formal dress code”. This would mean that Kate and the other royal women would not necessarily have to wear floor-length dresses.
