Duchess of Cambridge: Future Tiaras and Jewellery

[cepe]

What we need is for Catherine and William to go a Tiara gala event which all the other manarchies attend - that is the only way I know for such events to make to the British attention. Being competitive, the UK public would not want others to outshine our royals.

I would really like D&DoC to go to the Inauguration in amsterdam - that could start the ball rolling

 

[muriel]

I would prefer to see Camilla and Charles in Amsterdam.

 

[Stefan]

It are especially the scanidanivian Royal Houses who have the most white tie Events. In the Netherlands whit tie is only used for State Banquets and the annual Banquet for the Diplomatic Corps but at they later no photgraphers are allowed therefore we never get pics of it. Belgium and Spain have white tie only for State Banquets and Queen Paola and Queen Sofia also don't wear tiaras at black tie State Banquets abroad. However the dutch Royal ladies often use tiaras for black tie Events abroad, like the scandianvian Royal ladies. Or like in Denmark for birthdays or other celebrations (like the 70th birthday of Queen Margrethe) that the dresscode is black tie but tiara optional. Wonder why not more Royal Houses do this.

 

[cepe]

So would I but the press would be less interested. My comment was referring to getting the Brits back to wearing tiaras, not the order of precedence on events like the inauguration.

 

[Stefan]

Things could change under Prince Charles though. He likes regalia events and he pretty much made sure Camilla stand out at State Banquets.

Don't think that is likely because Camilla never wears a tiara at black tie State dinners abroad. The Queen always does and so did Diana.

 

[Dman]

That's very true. Somehow the British royal ladies stopped wearing their regalia at official dinners in the late 90's, I think. Only if The Queen is present.

 

[USCtrojan]

I want to see Catherine in The Lover's Knot sooo bad!

 

[scooter]

I want to see Catherine in The Lover's Knot sooo bad!

I know! When they announced it was to be Cambridge after the wedding, I was really hoping to see her appear with the matching Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara. She's a tall lady with a lot of presence so I think she would/will carry it well.

 

[Dman]

It would be nice if she dusted off the Lover's Knot. She could even play around with it a bit and take the pearl drops out and wear it like that. The Queen do it everynow and then with The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara:
http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.com/2011/12/readers-top-15-tiaras-6-grand-duchess.html

Sometime she even apply the Cambridge Emeralds to the tiara. Catherine being the current Duchess of Cambridge, could use some of the emeralds for the tiara. The Teck jewels could come in handy too.

 

[HRHHermione]

I'm having a hard time imagining what the lover's knot would look like without the pearls. I wonder if it would look ok or not?

 

[Dman]

Picture:
From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault: The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara

I think it would look okay against Catherine's dark hair. I'm just saying it could be an option for Catherine if she didn't like to have the pearl drops swinging while she wear it.

 

[kathia_sophia]

Yes they could take the pearl drops out when Catherine wears it (if she will in the near future), just to make the Tiara look diferent and fresh, and also allow to shake down the hype of Diana's shadow following this grogeous piece.

 

[branchg]

I want to see Catherine in The Lover's Knot sooo bad!

Well, we have to be patient....lol. Since The Queen hasn't worn it since Diana's death, I have to think she offered it to Catherine for her use. But maybe Catherine had a choice to select from and chose something else. Who knows?

There's also the possibility it will be offered to Harry's future wife to wear.

 

[scooter]

Yes they could take the pearl drops out when Catherine wears it (if she will in the near future), just to make the Tiara look diferent and fresh, and also allow to shake down the hype of Diana's shadow following this grogeous piece.

Well Catherine seems to be quite capable of soldiering on with the engagement ring, so I would think it's not likely to be an issue.

 

[kathia_sophia]

Ohh I forgot about the ring, my bad!

 

[Pranter]

Actually I believe they are/were almost the exact same height.

IIRC Diana was 5'10 or 5'11 and as I understand it Kate is 5'8 or 5'9, however it's not just about the height it's about the physical presence as well. Diana had more 'body' to her. Kate is of a different body type even if their heights are very similar. It makes a difference when it comes to carrying off certain clothing/jewelry.

 

[miche]

Kate has always been listed as 5'10" by the media

 

[Dman]

Here's an up close picture of the Lover's Knot Tiara:
From top, The Girl

I think the pearl drops can be detached and replaced. Possibly the pearl drops can be made into earrings too.

 

[Mirabel]

I've always thought Diana was a bit taller and heavier than Kate; Kate has a rather slight build.

However, Diana said that whenever she wore that tiara, she always ended up with a headache. I don't think she was sorry to part with it.

 

[cepe]

The comparison with Diana is a nonsense , " she can carry off clothes and jewellery that Catherine can't". The Queen is tiny, 5'3" and a small frame; and Princess Margaret was even smaller. No one says that they can't/couldn't carry off the clothes and jewellery.

Let it rest, please.

 

[scooter]

Indeed, sometimes I wonder how QEII can stand under the weight of granny's chips!

 

[Dman]

I think the royal ladies get used to it after awhile. Diana wasn't used to wearing tiara's so the Spencer Tiara that she wore at her wedding gave her headache. I think she got used to it after awhile because it ended up being the tiara she wore on a regular bases. The two main tiara's she wore is The Spencer Tiara and The Lover's Knot Tiara.

Perhaps Catherine will bring the Lover Knot back to life again. I guess you can't expect The Queen or Camilla to do it. I think it's up to Catherine.

 

[MARG]

I have to admit I would rather see Catherine with any other tiara other than the Lover's Knot

I know she has happily worn her late mother-in-law's sapphire engagement ring and a few of her sapphire earrings but I think, if she is wise, that should just about be that it for the near future. Her engagement ring has almost gotten to the point that if there is a particularly good shot of it it is not juxtaposed with a picture of Diana wearing it. She has almost made it her own.

But Catherine is not Diana and needs to be allowed to establish her own personal jewellery style that will be associated with her and remembered for the way she wore them not for "Who wore it Best".

 

[RoyalMess]

I don't want her to wear the Pretzel Tiara because I personally dislike it (hence the un-affectionate nickname) and because there are probably prettier pieces that have been gathering dust for a lot longer.

 

[Bine221]

I hope to see her again in a tiara AT ALL!
It may happen that we need to wait quite a while, looking at the "politics" around Tiara events and the non-Show-Up of the DoC.
So I hope for a tiara outing soon - and yes, I would love to see the Lover´s Knot on her.
And please then with hair up......
BYe Bine

 

[kathia_sophia]

The Cambridge Lover's Knot remains as one of my favourite Tiaras of all-time and my favourite of the British Royal Tiaras along with The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland. So I would love to see it reappear in the public eye, I quite miss it, but to be honest, I don't think Catherine will use it right away, I think she will stick to the Scroll Tiara for a while when she starts using Tiaras, but I can see her using The Strathmore Rose Tiara as well (I heard it was being repaired, I hope its complete now).

 

[Dman]

I think anyone who will wear the Lovers Knot Tiara will be compared to when Diana wore it. That's just the reality. It wasn't Diana's tiara but a royal family heirloom and at some point it will likely be worn again, despite the comparison.

I think it's a shame it hasn't seen the light of day since the early 90's. it wasn't even on display with the other diamonds at Buckingham Palace for the exhibition during the Diamond Jubliee.

 

[EIIR]

Where on earth does the idea that anyone other than royal jewellery fans with a knowledge and interest in the topic associate the Lovers' Knot Tiara with Diana come from? I see this mentioned on this board and a few other royal boards and I have no idea why people keep saying it. I mean, if you showed 100 people on any British high street a picture of that tiara on its own and asked them who they thought of when they looked at it, I'd be willing to bet 98 of them wouldn't have a clue.

The only tiaras that I think the vast majority of people would even vaguely recognise would be the Girls of GB&I or the George IV State Diadem, mainly because they're the tiaras the Queen is wearing on coins, stamps and bank notes in the UK.

If Kate wore the Lovers' Knot, the Daily Mail and the Express would do a story about how it was the tiara Diana sometimes wore, print a few pictures of that, but then it would be forgotten and we would all move on. It would just be Kate in a beautiful tiara. I hope she does wear it because that tiara is too lovely to leave in the vault for much longer.

 

[Dman]

I agree. It's a great piece but it really haven't seen the light of day since Diana last wore it. The Queen stopped wearing it in the early 50's. It didn't come back out of the vaults until she handed it over to Diana in the 80's. Now it's been back in the vaults since the 90's.

I think Catherine should use The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara, along with her Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara. Being that she's the current Duchess of Cambridge (there haven't been a Duchess of Cambridge for some time) I think she could use the Cambridge jewels.

I somehow think the reason why we haven't seen it is because The Queen is leaving it to William's wife, Catherine or Harry's future wife.

 

[EIIR]

I just think we royal fans, who are interested in what the royals wear both clothes-wise and jewel-wise, forget that the vast majority of people have no interest in either. Most people just see the Queen in a tiara and that's all they see. They're not looking at which one it is and who wore it before and where. They read nothing more into it than 'there's the Queen in a tiara'.

Most people don't remember what Diana wore, apart from her wedding dress and maybe one or two others, if that. I remember a few years ago when Camilla wore a brooch that Diana once wore and the DM said that it was awful that a brooch 'so closely associated' with Diana had been worn by Camilla. I'd never seen the brooch before! I'll bet 99.9% of the public had no memory whatsoever of the brooch itself, let alone associated it 'closely' with Diana.

I think the reason Kate wore the tiara she chose for her wedding is not because the Lovers' Knot was worn a few times by Diana, but because it was small and light and she'd feel comfortable in it on a day when millions of eyes were watching her every move.

Kate will be the latest in a line of royal ladies to wear the Lovers' Knot tiara. No more and no less than that.