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Duchess of Cambridge wears Princess Diana's tiara and earrings for Netherlands State Banquet
Yahoo Style UK ^ | Oct 23 2018 | Danielle Stacey

Posted on 10/23/2018 5:43:15 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined the Queen and the Royal Family at the State Banquet for the King and Queen of the Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Kate wore a blue Alexander McQueen gown and the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, which once belonged to Princess Diana.

The diamond and pearl headpiece dates back to 1914, when Queen Mary commissioned the piece from Garrard. It was passed down to her granddaughter, the Queen, who then gave it to Princess Diana as a wedding present in 1981.

Kate teamed it with Princess Diana’s Collingwood pearl and diamond drop earrings.

According to From Her Majesty’s Jewel Vault, the pearl and diamond necklace is part of Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Parure – a gift from her husband Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII) in 1863.

Queen Mary gave the necklace to the Queen Mother, who wore it constantly.

The Duchess wore the Royal Family Order for a second time – a personal gift from the Queen. The badge features an image of the Queen and Kate’s one is made of glass, not the traditional ivory.

Queen Maxima also wowed in the Stuart Tiara for the dinner.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands are on two day state visit to the UK.

They were welcomed by Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales, and received a Ceremonial Welcome on Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday morning.

During their busy first day, the King and Queen also visited Westminster Abbey to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and the Houses of Parliament.

The last State Visit from the Netherlands was by Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus in November 1982.


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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Society
KEYWORDS: dutch; holland; katemiddleton; middleton; netherlands; princessdiana; princewilliam; queenelizabethii; royals; thecrown; uk
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To: the_individual2014

That only lasted to 1860...

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-prince-of-wales-royal-visit-1860.143481/


21 posted on 10/23/2018 6:29:51 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The current King’s father served in the 90th Panzergrenadier Division before surrendering to the Americans in World War II.


22 posted on 10/23/2018 6:30:29 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: ifinnegan

It’s one of their unifying symbols.

The Dutch royal family has never been some sort of autocrats, and are really well liked.


23 posted on 10/23/2018 6:33:01 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik

I love you.


24 posted on 10/23/2018 6:33:32 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The News Misleadia will be held accountable for their lies.....on the eleventy-first of Nevervember.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Yeah, but it’s nonsense.


25 posted on 10/23/2018 6:34:12 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Jamestown1630

Don’t fool yourself. These “royals” aren’t standing up for anything.

Quite the opposite, in fact.


26 posted on 10/23/2018 6:35:55 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: KC_Lion

Freaky weird.


27 posted on 10/23/2018 6:36:24 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

You’re suggesting a lot about a lot of individuals. Do you know all of them personally?


28 posted on 10/23/2018 6:37:15 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: the_individual2014

Are you the guy who beat up English Bob?


29 posted on 10/23/2018 6:37:34 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: PAR35

“The current King’s father served in the 90th Panzergrenadier Division before surrendering to the Americans in World War II.”

So did the poorest of the poor’s father.

So did some stupid leftists father.


30 posted on 10/23/2018 6:37:48 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Jamestown1630

I am referring to policy and concrete activities.


31 posted on 10/23/2018 6:51:13 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: originalbuckeye

Yes, she DOES look stunning, especially after having had 3 kids!

To others, some of us do like fairy tales, still. And some of us once had heritage among these.


32 posted on 10/23/2018 6:57:23 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: ifinnegan

The governments that we’re discussing are parliamentary ones. Monarchs can advise and opine, but have little power over politics today. They are mostly figureheads, and their influence is limited to contributing a certain cohesiveness and continuity to the culture.

Which ‘policies and concrete activities’ are you blaming on a British or European monarch instead of on the government that actually runs the country?


33 posted on 10/23/2018 7:01:24 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: the_individual2014

+1


34 posted on 10/23/2018 7:02:58 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

She looks stunning in Diana’s vintage gown, but they should have taken the hem up a bit. Look how slim she is.


35 posted on 10/23/2018 7:04:03 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Kate looks beautiful. I remember that tiara.


36 posted on 10/23/2018 7:05:20 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: FrdmLvr

I think it is just the tiara and earrings that were Diana’s....not the gown.


37 posted on 10/23/2018 7:07:11 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: originalbuckeye

Haha! True! But, meow just the same.


38 posted on 10/23/2018 7:07:12 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: Jamestown1630

You forgot about their main duty. Consuming tax dollars. Monarchs have no place in government unless your initials are JC.


39 posted on 10/23/2018 7:09:17 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

All “royals” in Eurotrashland will be in exile and running from the muzzies within twenty years.


40 posted on 10/23/2018 7:12:10 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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