{"id":353638,"date":"2026-03-19T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/353638\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:00:10","slug":"see-every-tiara-worn-at-the-nigerian-state-banquet-at-windsor-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/353638\/","title":{"rendered":"See Every Tiara Worn at the Nigerian State Banquet at Windsor Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Camilla<img  alt=\"State Visit By The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria And Mrs. Tinubu - Day One\" data-cy=\"slide-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c99df16c-f806-48b8-ae5d-6a0d8c5286e9.jpeg\" title=\"State Visit By The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria And Mrs. Tinubu - Day One\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>WPA Pool\/\/Getty ImagesThe Princess of Wales<img  alt=\"State Visit By The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria And Mrs. Tinubu - Day One\" data-cy=\"slide-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f815ad5a-3ec0-475f-b739-b829065603de.jpeg\" title=\"State Visit By The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria And Mrs. Tinubu - Day One\" width=\"1048\" height=\"1568\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>WPA Pool\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Kate Middleton also returned to a personal favorite headpiece for the occasion: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a10302981\/cambridge-love-knot-tiara\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a10302981\/cambridge-love-knot-tiara\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the Lover\u2019s Knot tiara\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Lover\u2019s Knot tiara<\/a>. The Princess of Wales paired it with a high-neck, flowing green Andrew Ng dress\u2014a nod to one of Nigeria\u2019s national colors\u2014and Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s earrings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70773392\/kate-middleton-lovers-knot-tiara-nigerian-state-banquet\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70773392\/kate-middleton-lovers-knot-tiara-nigerian-state-banquet\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-gallery-display=\"embedded-listicle\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1wrest8 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p>The Princess Royal<img  alt=\"BRITAIN-NIGERIA-ROYALS-DIPLOMACY\" data-cy=\"slide-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0dc47e18-bd5d-4a3a-8695-9ab80854f5e3.jpeg\" title=\"BRITAIN-NIGERIA-ROYALS-DIPLOMACY\" width=\"7026\" height=\"4686\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>HENRY NICHOLLS\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It has been the night of old favorites. Princess Anne wore the Meander Tiara, which she has been bringing out for formal occasions for decades. Gifted to Queen Elizabeth by her mother-in-law, Princess Alice, the Grecian-designed tiara features a large diamond flanked by two diamond honeysuckles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70726573\/princess-anne-tiara-nigeria-state-banquet-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70726573\/princess-anne-tiara-nigeria-state-banquet-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-gallery-display=\"embedded-listicle\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1wrest8 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Gloucester<img  alt=\"BRITAIN-NIGERIA-ROYALS-DIPLOMACY\" data-cy=\"slide-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6dcb41c9-823b-4f8a-aca3-30c9515924d7.jpeg\" title=\"BRITAIN-NIGERIA-ROYALS-DIPLOMACY\" width=\"6528\" height=\"4354\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>HENRY NICHOLLS\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester and the wife of Prince Richard, wore her sash of the Order of the Garter and Royal Family Orders with the Iveagh Tiara. According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/royalwatcherblog.com\/2023\/03\/19\/iveagh-tiara\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/royalwatcherblog.com\/2023\/03\/19\/iveagh-tiara\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the Royal Watcher\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\">the Royal Watcher<\/a>, the headpiece came into the royal family coffers through Queen Mary, who was first seen wearing it in her engagement photos when she married the then-Duke of York in 1893.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70727103\/birgitte-duchess-of-gloucester-nigeria-state-banquet-tiara-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a70727103\/birgitte-duchess-of-gloucester-nigeria-state-banquet-tiara-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-gallery-display=\"embedded-listicle\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1wrest8 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773889210_318_52c0d61f-16e5-45e4-aed3-2ed16df82850_1747170716.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Rachel King\" title=\"Headshot of Rachel King\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rachel King (she\/her) is a news writer at\u00a0Town &amp; Country. Before joining\u00a0T&amp;C, she spent nearly a decade as an editor at\u00a0Fortune. Her work covering travel and lifestyle has appeared in\u00a0Forbes,\u00a0Observer,\u00a0Robb Report, Cruise Critic, and\u00a0Cool Hunting, among others. Originally from San Francisco, she lives in New York with her wife, their daughter, and a precocious labradoodle. Follow her on Instagram at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rk.passport\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rk.passport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@rk.passport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p>Readers Also Read<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen CamillaWPA Pool\/\/Getty ImagesThe Princess of WalesWPA Pool\/\/Getty Images Kate Middleton also returned to a personal favorite headpiece&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[144978,1105,160764,1107,93,61,60,1106,142723,160763,144977],"class_list":["post-353638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-collection-royal-family-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-797bd3f4-5499-49b1-b678-b2bab3ca7f08","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-3","tag-shorttitle-every-tiara-worn-at-the-nigerian-state-banquet","tag-subsection-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}