ronandannette
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- May 4, 2006
That's the Cambridge Lover's Knot, and I think it's so pretty and different with the distinctive large pearls. It was apparently something that had been made as a gift for Queen Mary and was "given" to Diana but remained property of the Crown. Kate has it now, under the same provision.This is the one I was thinking of with Kate. I guess there are many tiaras!
http://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-wears-princess-dianas-favorite-tiara/
Diana wore the Spencer tiara for her wedding - it is apparently quite traditional for noble brides to wear their own family jewels - her sisters both wore it and it remains the belonging of their brother Charles. Sarah and Sophie were both commoners and apparently didn't have a family tiara. Sophie's wedding tiara was re-fashinoned from bits-and-pieces of other tiaras that were apparently Queen Victoria's and she still has it; there are lots of pictures of her wearing it at other times. Sarah, OTOH, apparently was never well-enough received to get anywhere near the Crown jewels. Her tiara was made especially for her and given as a wedding gift from Andrew and the Queen. Something about that seems a little sad to me and even back in the day I though it didn't suit her or her wedding gown particularly well. It was way too "dainty" and insipid looking for the robust, happy person she seemed to be.
I've studied up on tiaras over the past few weeks!