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The Duchess Sparkles in Tiara & Jewels for Annual Diplomatic Reception!
It's one of our favourite events of the year for a very sparkly reason...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined senior members of the royal family tonight for the annual white-tie Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace. Hosted by Her Majesty, the reception is one of the most glittering events on royal calendar with Tiaras, jewels and royal orders on display.
Royal photographer Mark Stewart reports William and Kate were a tad distracted upon arrival:
'Looks of concern from the Cambridges as they had just witnessed one of their motorcycle outriders coming off his bike at speed.'
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arriving.
There are over 170 foreign missions accredited to the court of St James's in London (St James's Palace is still the senior palace and official residence of the sovereign). Each year Her Majesty throws a reception in their honour, and members of the Royal family in attendance make a point of meeting with each one. Upon arrival, guests are welcomed to the palace ballroom. At 36.6m long, 18m wide and 13.5m high, the ballroom is the largest multi-purpose room in Buckingham Palace. It was opened in 1856 with a ball to celebrate the end of the Crimean War. It is used by the Queen for state banquets. Below, a look inside the ballroom at the 2015 state banquet William and Kate attended.
It is an event kept very much under wraps and photos are usually not released from inside the reception for a variety of reasons including security and certain political sensitivities. Attendees are not confirmed in advance either, meaning we never know until the night which royals will be present. We saw a rare video from the 2015 reception for the 'Queen at 90' documentary.
And last year, coinciding with the Queen's 90th, Buckingham Palace released a photo from inside the reception with the six senior royals. It's a lovely opportunity to see the monarch, two heirs and their spouses together at such a formal event - the present and future of the Royal family. Reporters described the decision to release the photo as "remarkable". It was wonderful to see a high-res photo from the reception. Unfortunately, I very much doubt we'll get the same luck tonight.
The Duchess dazzled in what is fast becoming her signature tiara - the Cambridge Lovers Knot.
A closer look at the piece tonight.
The tiara, which is steeped in royal history and is so closely associated with William's mother, looks beautiful on Kate. It's a stunning piece and one I expect we'll see the Duchess wearing throughout her life. The tiara features elements of the Gothic Revival style. The circle of the Cambridge Lover's Knot is made up of a lower semi-circular band, set with a row of brilliant cut diamonds. Where two adjacent arches meet, a pillar-like structure is formed that rises up and ends in a round diamond, forming a diamond spike. There are nineteen diamond spikes of this nature and the size gradually decreases from the centre towards both ends.
Kate most recently wore the stunning piece for the Spanish State Dinner in July.
Once again, Kate teamed the Tiara with Diana's Collingwood Pearl earrings.
Below, Diana wearing the tiara and earrings together.
The sparkle didn't end there. Take a look at Kate's beautiful necklace..
The piece is on loan from the Queen. The amazing Order of Splendor notes: "So the Duchess of Cambridge has a new diamond collet/rivière necklace tonight, must be on loan from the Queen. There are a few in the collection and they’re very hard to tell apart." Below, Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and Her Majesty wearing various collet necklaces.
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| Her Majesty's Jewel Vault |
'Any good royal collection has at least one diamond collet necklace - a basic necklace with single round diamonds (of considerable size on their own) in a single row. Queen Mary was a huge fan, often piling on multiple necklaces so as to create almost a diamond turtleneck for herself. She also kept a collection of loose collets at Garrard to vary the length of these "basic" necklaces. The Queen also wears collet necklaces, but she tends to stick to one at a time. According to Hugh Roberts in The Queen's Diamonds, Queen Mary had 8 collet necklaces, and 2 of those were left to the Queen.'
A look at Kate's updo, it appears she wore a hairnet to keep it in place.
Kate wore a new white gown with distinctive embellishments and hand-beading. It looks like a show-stopping piece from what we can see; likely bespoke from either Jenny Packham or McQueen. Hopefully we will see it in its entirety at a later date.
It was a treat as always to see the arrival photos from the reception. White-tie events are in short supply and this one is always worth waiting for. The combination of the tiara, earrings, necklace and new gown no doubt made for a memorable look.
See you all tomorrow when The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend the Children's Global Media Summit at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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