The reception is what’s considered a “white tie” event, also known as full evening dress, meaning the men wear a white bow tie and a black tailcoat and women wear long formal gowns and a tiara if they own one.
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The Duchess of Cambridge has spellbound onlookers by wearing Princess Diana’s signature tiara to a diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace overnight.
Per the experts who operate the British Royals Twitter account, for tonight’s event Kate is wearing the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, which was given to Princess Diana as a wedding gift from the Queen.
But it’s not just any tiara.
The diamond and pearl-encrusted tiara was made in 1914 and has a strong French influence with a neo-classical design of 19 diamond arches, each cradling an oriental pearl drop.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the opening ceremony ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and Fiji at Twickenham Stadium on September 18, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. Princess Diana wore it often but it’s very heavy and reportedly gave her headaches, so she frequently used her family’s Spencer tiara instead.
In her will, Queen Mary left the tiara to to the Queen, who wore it frequently.
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Catherine Middleton (R) her mother Carole and sister Pippa arrives at The Goring Hotel after visiting Westminster Abbey on April 28, 2011 in London, England. This is the first time it’s been worn in public since. The present queen wore it for a lot of years of time of time & after gave it to Diana as a marriage present in 1981. The last time we saw Kate don a tiara was in October when the royals welcomed the President of China to Buckingham Palace for a State Banquet. It features 739 brilliant and 149 baton diamonds.
