Kate Middleton was wearing a tiara today loaned to her by Prince William’s grandmother the Queen.
The little known “halo” tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 and bought by Queen’s father, then the Duke of York, for the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York, St James’s Palace said.
It was purchased three weeks before the duke succeeded his brother – King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne – as King George VI.
The tiara was given to the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, by her mother on her 18th birthday.
Kate used the loan of the tiara, a tradition at royal weddings, to signify the time-honoured custom of wearing “something borrowed” on her wedding day.
Kate’s bridal train is exceptionally modest compared to many former royal brides, measuring just two metres and 70 centimetres.
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This tiara belongs(ed?) to Begum Aga Khan (I'm not sure which one though).
Halo tiara, Cartier 1934.
Platinum diamond 'old'and 'baguette'. The upper part forms a range of stylized lotus flowers, while the lower part, with its zig-zag patterns, can be removed to form a bandeau. The tiara was sold to His Highness Begum Aga Khan. Credits: N. Welsh, Collection Cartier
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Awwwww
(I think that's when he told her how beautiful she looks)
I love the little twinkle in his eye and Cheshire grin when he looks at her.
