The Duchess of Cornwall looked like a Queen in waiting as she donned the late Queen Mother’s tiara and stepped out on the arm of Prince Charles for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Banquet in Sri Lanka.
The exquisite diamond tiara by jewellers Boucheran was given to then Queen Elizabeth in 1921, and left to her grandson Prince Charles.
Camilla isn’t the first member of the family to borrow from the royal wardrobe, the royals have a history of keeping their jewels in the family and sharing tiaras, brooches, and more.
Camilla wore the exquisite diamond tiara at the Commonwealth Heads of Government banquet.
The honeycomb patterned Boucheron tiara was made in 1921 and given to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Diana frequently wore these blue sapphire earrings, it has been speculated that a similar pair Kate often wears are a customised version of Diana’s.
Queen Elizabeth II wore her mother’s tiara on her wedding day as her “something borrowed”, and later passed it on to her daughter Anne.
The royal family like to share this maple leaf brooch on visits to Canada.
The brooch was also worn by the Queen Mother and Camilla on visits to Canada.
The Queen Mother wore shamrock brooch when greeting Irish guards on St Patricks Day. Princess Anne and now Kate have continued the tradition.
Prince William chose to keep his mother’s sapphire engagement ring after her death and gave it to then Kate Middleton when he proposed in 2010.
Princess Margaret borrowed her tiara from the Queen on her coronation day in 1954. It was also lent to the Duchess of Cambridge for her 2011 wedding.
Princess Zara’s “something borrowed” was her mother Princess Anne’s tiara.
A pair of diamond earrings Kate wore to the BAFTA awards in 2011 were lent to her by the Queen.
The Queen gave the Cambridge Lovers Knot tiara, passed down from Queen Mary, to Diana as a wedding gift. She returned it following her divorce from Prince Charles.
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