Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla.Photo: Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty, Chris Jackson/Getty
Kate MiddletonandQueen Camillahave a glittering decision to make!
The royals are likely preparing for atiara momentasKing Charles III’s first state visit as the monarch is set for next week. The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, and his wife, Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, are slated to visit the U.K., where a state banquet at Buckingham Palace will be held in their honor on Tuesday evening. No outfit for such a formal occasion is complete without a dazzling diadem, so here’s what the women may reach for.
Kate, 40, is famously a fan of the pearl-droppedCambridge Lover’s Knottiara, which was also a favorite of her late mother-in-law,Princess Diana. Though the new Princess of Wales has officially been a member of the royal family for over a decade, she’s only worn a tiara adozen times. Kate glowed in theCartier Halo tiaraon her 2011 wedding day toPrince Williamand twinkled in theLotus Flower tiarafor two previous diplomatic evenings.
Next week’s glamorous night out will be the first time the British royals have worn tiaras in nearly three years. Kate most recently reached for the Cambridge Lover’s Knot for theDiplomatic Corps reception in December 2019, anannual eventfor 1,000 guests including ambassadors, high commissioners and government officials.
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As the highest-ranking royals following King Charles and Queen Camilla, Princess Kate andPrince Williamwill take a central role in helping host the first couple of South Africa during their visit.
A royal source confirmed that the visit was in the diary beforeQueen Elizabethdied “peacefully” on Sept. 8. But this will be a poignant one, as it’s the first that Charles has hosted in his own right as sovereign.
source: people.com
