Obvious or not-obvious, the picture is photoshopped indeed, the tiara is too large and looks too bright. The Hola! cover was the first time that this tiara was seen in public as a tiara. The photo used seems to come from her civil wedding, where she had simular earrings, hair & make-up.
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The pictures of the princess of Monaco are rather glamourous, model-ish etc. indeed. But since she is the princess of
Monaco you might say that it comes with the title. I usually hate it when royals pose for glamour/fashion magazines but in Charlene's case (and
only in Charlene's case) it makes sense. As the appeal of Monaco is the glamour, casino's, parties, the jetset, and that is the way how the Grimaldi's present themselves. I am quite sure that they would have a very different PR strategy when they would be ruling over the Isle of Man.
I had my doubts about this particular tiara before. I didn't know if I should love it or hate it. But on these pictures I dislike it immensely. It looks like a fake rhinestone tiara. Partly due to the styling (the tiara is used as a headband), partly due to the photographer (the muted colours used take away all lustre from the stones) and partly due to the design (the base on which the circles rest seems too small for the tiara).
However I think that the tiara will look different when seen in real life. So I will hold my judgement until then, but for now I very much prefer the Foam-hairpiece. I am surprised to see the tiara at all btw, I thought it was just a PR deal between the Grimaldi's and the jeweller.
