Jess Collett who designed and made the headpiece Kate wore to the Coronation says publicly that it was a tiara. Why does this matter? It was widely reported before the Coronation that all the women apart from Camilla, were banned from wearing a tiara. I read so many internet fights/discussions about whether Kates headpiece was a tiara. It clearly was.

https://people.com/kate-middleton-coronation-tiara-designer-says-making-piece-everything-dreamed-of-8732219

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  2. It wasn’t made of metal, so imo it was more of a headband and not really a tiara. Just my american totally ignorant to real Royal rules and regulations two cents.

  3. I read people at the time saying that to count as a tiara it has to be made of metal. But the qualified milliner who designed and made it says it was a tiara. I would have thought she was more qualified than any if us to say whether it was a tiara.

    I have seen people snark at it, saying it looked cheap. I disagree, I thought it looked lovely.

  4. > It clearly was.

    Because People magazine said so? It wasn’t, certainly not in the sense of a jewel-encrusted diadem kept in a vault.

    Must be a slow news day

  5. I mean yeah it was obviously a headpiece meant to mimic a tiara. But like the tiara “ban” wasn’t to punish all non-Camillas. It was because the dress code was not white tie formal wear and also like it would obviously divide attendees into those who do have fancy jewels like tiaras and those who do not. It wasn’t a slight against all non-Camilla women. So like feels like absolutely not a big deal that Kate wore a headpiece intended to resemble a tiara.

  7. Colloquially, people understand a tiara to be a metal headpiece with jewels. It’s interesting to hear from the milliner, but I don’t think it will change people’s perceptions or their thoughts on Charles’ changes.

  8. I mean it was a super clever way to go around it and she looked magnificent. Case closed to me 😂

  10. OMG!!! All this time, I thought it was metal. But you can tell on a close-up that it’s made of fabric!!

    Honestly, I never really thought about Kate and the “No Tiaras” rule of Charles.’ I always would have thought Kate, as the new Princess of Wales, would be exempt. Also, Kate has too much class to want to upstage, insult or disparage Camilla, no matter how much Camilla deserved it!

  11. Honestly, why is anybody even bothered about this. Have there really been many internet fights or discussions? I find it hard to believe.

  13. She was definitely being cheeky doing that. Will and Kate do not like Camilla. And Camilla got her revenge later by lending Sophie the Lotus Flower Tiara that the Queen had designated to be one of the tiaras in Kate’s rotation.

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