It’s likely that we’ll see Kate Middleton wearing a tiara VERY SOON.
Buckingham Palace have just confirmed that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the UK later this month and the royals will hold a State Banquet in his honour!
While nobody has explicitly confirmed the royal dress code for the grand event, we expect Kate will sprinkle some sparkle in the ballroom. After all, nothing screams “tiara time” louder than a royal State Banquet.
The Princess has worn several tiaras at State Banquets in recent years, so I fully expect to see her wear one again this November.
Kate’s last State Banquet took place a year ago. She wore a tiara on that occasion.
She looked the epitome of elegance at a State Banquet for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. She chose a head-turning white cape gown by Jenny Packham, which she topped with the storied Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara.
Just a fortnight later, Kate opted for her second tiara of the year, at the Buckingham Palace Diplomatic Corps Reception. She wore another Jenny Packham gown, but this time in a striking shade of red, paired it with the fabulous Lotus Flower Tiara, another royal heirloom.
If—as we suspect—full regalia is on this menu for this month’s State Banquet, it’ll mark Kate’s second tiara moment of 2023.
The Princess adorned the Queen Mary tiara during the Royal Wedding in Jordan, earlier this summer. For the grand occasion, Kate paired the Lover’s Knot Tiara with a shimmering sequinned gown by Jenny Packham in blush pink.
Which Tiara will Kate wear for the South Korean State Banquet?
As the State Banquet draws near, it’s fun to speculate about our next possible tiara sighting.
If all goes as expected, and Kate attends wearing a tiara, I think it’s likely we’ll see the Queen Mary Lover’s Knot again as it’s her go-to. Personally speaking, I’m a fan of the Lotus Flower tiara, Kate’s second favourite gem-encrusted headpiece.
But as always, I’ve got my fingers crossed that we’ll see something new from the vault….! It’s always fun to see the Princess debut a new royal heirloom and dive into the history of the piece. And she should have quite the array to choose from!
Do you have any tiara preferences? Let me know in the comments below.
Personally I have Seen the Lover’s Knot tiara too many times. Waaaaay too many times. I wish it would go back in the vault. I wouldn’t mind never seeing it again.
The Lotus Flower tiara is lovely. I hope Catherine doesn’t wear it a million times, though. Why is it that she has only worn three tiaras so far, including the terminally boring, minuscule tiara she had on for her wedding? I can’t imagine Charles would refuse his daughter-in- law, the future Queen, access to the wide range of such jewels held in reserve for senior Royals.
Waaaaaayyyyy too many times!
I would love to see her in the Grand Duchess Vladimir with the Cambridge emerald drops or the kokoshnik!
oooh what a fab tiara!
I would love to see a different tiara, one we haven’t seen on Catherine, because she is the new PoW’s.
Agree!
What about the beautiful, graceful Girls of Great Britain and Ireland? I’m really missing that Tiara…. I used to think that Princess Catherine might get the Sapphire and Diamond set: tiara and necklace, to go with her engagement ring; but Queen Camilla seems to favour that one. I used to think that the Rubies and Diamonds set, tiara and necklace, would grace Queen Camilla with her character very well indeed. But the Kokoshnik is also beautiful, and would bring out the green of Catherine’s eyes. The other thing I’m really missing is her late Majesty’s daily one-, two- and three-strand pearls. I’d love to see Catherine wearing those too from time to time. So elegant. Her Majesty Queen Camilla has her own splendid pearls… Mind you, the Ruby and Diamond tiara would look lovely with the ruby and diamond bandeau necklace, which Princess Catherine has worn before! Here’s hoping. A little dash of colour…. It never hurt anyone! And red is a lovely Eastern colour, too, to welcome President Yoon Suk Yeol. Not to mention, red and green and Wales….
I think the Oriental Circlet Tiara made of Diamonds with Ruby accents would be just right for Catherine. It would have been perfect to wear with the red sparkly Jenny Packham gown. Since the Rubies were used to replace the original Opals it might be possible to change the center gemstones without damage to the Tiara. Or the Tiara could be left the way it is. Either way I think it would be so attractive on Catherine.
I’d love to see Catherine have a new tiara made!
Something substantial yet modern, and sleek.
She always.looks beautiful and elegant whatever she wears maybe she will choose a beautiful emerald green dress/gown and she could wear the tiara that has the green emerald on the front that would look stunning on her !!