I've checked various books and notes from the past and none of them can be absolutely clear what was worn on arrival, for crowning, then to depart. It seems some money was applied hiring gems for including the Queen but that does not prove that another item was actually worn besides her tiny nuptial crown. It had been paid for entirely by the King.
Queen Charlotte probably arrived for the coronation wearing her tiny nuptial crown (say some writers) but I'm not convinced because it would have to be removed if used later in an actual crowning ritual. Not impossible of course. Later for taking communion the King removed his crown but Charlotte could not remove hers because it was too securely pinned to the top of her head, which suggests to me her tiny crown.
I'll add some pics to show how difficult it is to be certain of much. The first is her tiny nuptial crown, the second is much later in 1789 but surely the tiny crown, and the last looks too large but is usually stated as for her coronation.
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