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Queen Elizabeth II Hosts Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace

  December 8, 2016 at 7:46 pm by

The Duchess of Cambridge joined senior members of the Royal Family on Thursday night at the annual Buckingham Palace diplomatic reception, wearing Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara. Catherine first wore the diamond and pearl piece at last year’s reception; this year pairing it was a repeated red evening gown from Jenny Packham. Over 1,000 guests from the diplomatic community – many wearing the traditional outfits of their nations – attended … Continue reading →

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Duchess of Cambridge Dons Lover’s Knot Tiara For Diplomatic Reception

  December 8, 2015 at 8:04 pm by

The Duchess of Cambridge has worn Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara for the first time tonight, while attending the annual diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace. As usual with this event, photographers were only able to catch a brief glimpse of the royals as they arrived to the Palace, but that was enough to quickly determine the Duchess was wearing one of the two tiaras most associated with the late Diana, … Continue reading →

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The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara

  July 17, 2009 at 2:31 am by

The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara was made by Garrad in November 1913 for Queen Mary. The design was to copy that of a tiara which had been owned by Mary’s grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse, who was married to the Duke of Cambridge. Augusta of Hesse’s tiara had been made to a neo-classical design in early nineteenth century and was a popular design of the period with at least five … Continue reading →

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