All the Times Kate Middleton Has Worn a Tiara

On her wedding day, the then-Duchess of Cambridge complemented her Alexander McQueen bridal gown with a dramatic veil, which was anchored by the Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara, on loan from Queen Elizabeth.

This stunning diamond sparkler was created by Cartier in 1936 at the behest of King George VI—he gave it to his wife, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, three weeks before he ascended the throne. The delicate headpiece evokes a modern elegance, which made it the perfect choice for Kate’s wedding day.

At the Annual Diplomatic Reception in 2013, Kate wore almost the exact outfit she wore to the event in 2015. The blue Alexander McQueen dress and borrowed earrings from Queen Elizabeth were the same, but at the 2013 occasion, Kate opted for the Lotus Flower Tiara.

Dressed in a red Jenny Packham gown, Kate Middleton wore the Lotus Flower Tiara while attending a state banquet for the Chinese president at Buckingham Palace. This piece was originally a necklace given to the Queen Mother in 1923, but she quickly had it turned into a tiara.

The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara, worn here in October 2015, has been in the family since 1913, when Queen Mary commissioned the royal jeweler Garrard to make it. It features 19 diamond arches over a row of pearl drops.

Kate previously wore the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara at the Annual Diplomatic Reception in 2015, paired with an ice-blue Alexander McQueen gown.

At the Annual Diplomatic Reception held at Buckingham Palace, the Duchess accessorized her ruby-red Jenny Packham gown with the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara—a favorite of Princess Diana.

Here, Kate wore the Lover’s Knot tiara again at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on day 1 of the Spanish State Visit.

The then-Duchess of Cambridge arrived at a Diplomatic Reception wearing the Cambridge Lover’s Knot. She wore the same tiara to the previous year’s reception, too.

Kate wore the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara again at the Queen’s state banquet for the King and Queen of the Netherlands at Buckingham Palace.

Kate wore the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara with pearl earrings at the Queen’s annual reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps. She paired it with a Jenny Packham, Cinderella-esque gown.

Kate once again wore the Lover’s Knot Tiara for the U.S. state banquet at Buckingham Palace, underscoring its status as her signature diadem.

For her third consecutive Diplomatic Reception appearance in the Lover’s Knot Tiara, Kate opted for a black Alexander McQueen gown with long sleeves. She completed the look with sparkling diamond accessories, including a statement necklace and chandelier earrings.

As the new Princess of Wales, Kate stepped out at King Charles’s first official banquet wearing the Lover’s Knot tiara once more. The piece is composed of 38 teardrop-shaped pearls hanging from diamond-encrusted arches.

She paired the tiara with other sentimental pieces, including pearl drop earrings that also belonged to Diana and a triple-stranded pearl and diamond bracelet that was a part of the late Queen Elizabeth’s collection. The event was held in part to welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K.

For the Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace, Kate surprised royal watchers by stepping out in the Lotus Flower Tiara, a piece she hadn’t worn since 2015.

Kate chose the Strathmore Rose Tiara for the state banquet welcoming South Korea’s president and first lady. The floral diamond diadem, which once belonged to the Queen Mother, had not been worn in public since the 1930s. Its reemergence on the Princess of Wales was widely noted as a symbolic nod to royal history.

Just two weeks later, Kate returned to her go-to Lover’s Knot Tiara for the annual Diplomatic Corps reception. She paired the sparkling headpiece with a blush-pink sequined Jenny Packham gown.

At Windsor Castle, Kate wore the Lover’s Knot Tiara once more for a state banquet in honor of French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte. The princess paired the tiara with a rich red Givenchy gown.

For the state banquet honoring U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, Kate stepped out in a couture gold ensemble by British designer Phillipa Lepley. The gown featured an embroidered Chantilly lace coat over silk crepe, topped by her most-worn diadem: the Lover’s Knot Tiara.