--Previous Message-- : Whatever tiara (if any) does end up gracing : the DoC's head, I can only hope she wears : her hair up instead of down as usual. I : just think that a beautiful updo sets off any : tiara to it's best impression. : : --Previous Message-- : If the information that the Duke and Duchess : of Cambridge will attend the State banquet : of the Chinese State visit is confirmed, : that will be great news! They have never : attended a State banquet so far, so that : will be a first for them. Besides, I think : it is high time that William and Catherine : get more actively involved in royal : ceremonial duties. I understand their wish : to enjoy some privacy, but I sometimes feel : that they show too much distance from royal : duties, with quite few engagements, as : compared to the Queen, the Prince of Wales, : the Duchess of Cornwall, the Earl and : Countess of Wessex or the Princess Royal : (just my opinion from the other side of the : Channel...). : : Regarding the tiaras, it seems that royal : jewels are now loaned (rather than given) by : the Queen to her family(-in-law), and that : she loans "only" a few jewels, and : not a large amount. Therefore I am not sure : that all the tiaras selected by Nellie are : actually available to Catherine. And for the : same reason, I tend to think that we will : see Catherine with the Papyrus Tiara, that : we have already seen on her. : : : : I have a soft spot for the Teck crescent : tiara, whose delicate design I find really : lovely, but according to Hugh Roberts ( The : Queen's Diamonds , page 122), it has been : loaned by the Queen to the Duchess of : Cornwall, so it is highly unprobable that it : is soon worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. : : Roberts also mentions that the Cartier Halo : tiara was " loaned [to Catherine] for : her marriage to Prince William of Wales in : Westminster Abbey on 29 April [2011]", : which may imply that the loan was for the : specific occasion of the wedding, and : possibly not a permanent loan. Personally, I : am not a great fan of this tiara on Kate, I : think its design better suits a head with : shorter hair. : : : : The Strathmore Floral Tiara would be lovely : on Kate, and it would be great to see it : again, since it has not been worn publicly : since the early 1930s... : : The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara would be : lovely, but considering the close : association of this tiara with the late : Diana, Princess of Wales, I am not sure that : it will/could be Catherine's choice (though : I would be very happy to see this tiara worn : again, because it is really beautiful). : Besides, Catherine has already one pearl and : diamond tiara, with the Papyrus tiara. : NB: the following picture (found on : Pinterest) is obviously photoshopped , but : it gives a good idea of how this tiara could : look on Catherine: : : : : Or, who knows, maybe Catherine will surprise : us with a new tiara - why not the lovely : Oriental Ruby Tiara, which would make a nice : match with her personal ruby and diamond : necklace, or with the Greville ruby necklace : (which has not been worn by the Queen since : the early 1980s): : : : : : : : : : :