Queen Elizabeth didn’t seem to mind wearing a tiara, among her non-equals. lol
I applaud her for not wearing magnificent jewels at that Commonwealth Heads of State meeting. It sent a clear message that Their Majesties were among their equals. I do think Charles will be more sensitive to the fact that in the eyes of many CW countries the British Monarch needs to treat carefully if he wants to stay Head of it. Charles will only be an anointed King of the UK, not of the CW... As King of the UK he will also be Head of State of some CW countries..
I certainly hope that Queen Camilla will follow in her mother-in-laws example and war a tiara for black tie State Dinners in Republics abroad. But i fear there is also the possibility that she will ditch them after she hasn't worn one for the Dinner and the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting last year.
At the end of this month King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make two back to back state visits. First to France and than to Germany. Both will include a State Banquet.
France in recent years scaled down the banquets to suits and short dresses but this banquet is to be held at Versailles so im hoping they'll go for glamour and return to evening wear. It's probably too much to hope for a white tie event but black tie would give Camilla the chance to wear another one of the tiara's now at her disposal.
The Germans have stuck to black tie dinners so we will at least see one tiara on Camilla.
My top three picks for Camilla to choose from would be Queen Alexandra's diamond Kokoshnik tiara, the Vladimir Pearl tiara and the Oriental circlet.
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