For weeks leading up toPrincess EugenieandJack Brooksbank‘swedding, royal watchers have been trying to predict which tiara the bride would wear down the aisle, considering she typically opts to wearwhimsical hatsin place of the traditional headpiece. While many speculated Eugenie would end up wearing the York Diamond Tiara, which her motherSarah “Fergie” Fergusonwore at her wedding to Prince Andrew, she instead borrowed something straight from her grandmother the Queen’s collection.
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Earlier this year atMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘s royal wedding, theDuchess of Sussex woreatiara straight from the Queen’s jewelry vault, the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau.
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According to Kensington Palace, the English tiara, which features diamonds set in platinum, was made in 1932 and features a center detachable brooch made of ten diamonds dating back to 1893.
The tiara is “formed as a flexible band of eleven sections, pierced with interlaced ovals and pavé set with large and small brilliant diamonds.”
ForKate Middleton‘sApril 29, 2011, nuptials to Prince William, Kate wore a glittering diamond design straightfrom Queen Elizabeth II’s personal collection.
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When Princess Diana marriedPrince CharlesonJuly 29, 1981, she turned to her own aristocratic family’s archives when it came to selecting her iconic headpiece.
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source: people.com
