You know what I keep forgetting? If King Charles’s coronation follows the standard for most coronations, royal women and noblewomen will have to dress up in their best finery, jewels and tiaras. The Duchess of Hootentooter will have to dust off all of the family heirlooms. The Countess of Biscuitcrow will need to buy a gaudy new dress. The Chubbly will see a lot of women in evening gowns in the middle of the day. Gaudy. Tacky. Which is probably why there are rumors that Charles wants to change up the dress code, although I have my doubts that all of the royal women will have to adhere to whatever “business casual” dress code the palace tries to dictate to make Camilla stand out. Despite reports to the contrary, it’s more than likely that all of the Windsor women will likely wear tiaras – not just the Princess of Wales, but Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne and… Princess Charlotte?? Really? Apparently, they might have to find some child-sized tiara for Charlotte.
Royal fans are eagerly awaiting the next time Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, will step into the spotlight after their attendance was confirmed at King Charles III’s coronation. It is understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales’ children will accompany the King and Queen Consort Camilla as they leave Westminster Abbey following the service on Saturday 6 May. The milestone occasion marks a first in royal tradition for the grandchildren of a monarch, who have historically played no active role in a coronation.
The crowning of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla could also see a major moment for Princess Charlotte, who could be offered the opportunity to wear her first tiara. Traditionally, the wearing of a tiara is a privilege reserved exclusively for married royal women.
The first time a royal lady wears a tiara is usually her wedding day, which includes Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Princess Kate and Meghan Markle. Princess Anne and Princess Marget, however, were not afraid to break the mould of royal etiquette. Anne – the monarch’s only daughter – first wore a tiara at the tender age of 17, and again for her 21st birthday picture. This might be a tradition Charlotte follows, choosing to debut her first tiara in a portrait to commemorate a landmark moment, such as her 18th or 21st.
Anne and Margaret were “blood princesses” and daughters of the monarch when they first wore their tiaras. Charlotte is a literal child and she’s only the granddaughter of the monarch. Now, don’t get me wrong, I bet William and Kate are both angling for Charlotte to be dressed up as Kate’s mini-me, complete with Royal Collection jewels. But I would also assume that someone will probably advise Peg and Buttons that it’s very inappropriate to put an eight-year-old (her birthday is just a few days before the coronation) in a tiara. Does the child even have pierced ears? I don’t think so. Maybe they’ll give Charlotte some kind of small, fancy brooch to wear.
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Charlotte’s not the only granddaughter of the monarch, but I know what you meant.
The post says “only the…” Not “the only…”
It was edited
Surely Party Pieces sells tiaras.
I thought royals don’t get tiaras till they are 18
@Geegee I thought the same. AFAIK it’s the 18th birthday in the other european royal houses, and nothing to do with marriage. I’m not familiar with the rules of the coronet. Liz and Margreth usec it on their fathers con-day, but they were daughters, not granddaughter of the king.
Might be less about age or marriage and more about how times have changed and there just aren’t as many occasions for someone to wear a tiara.
I forgot about that tidbit @GeeGee. Didn’t Queen Mary give Elizabeth a tiara on her 18th birthday – as was the customary age back then to receive tiaras. Maybe the fine print is GIVEN and not worn? I have no idea.
They don’t get tiaras but they do get to wear coronets like this https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2022/05/golden-coronets-for-princesses-elizabeth-and-margaret.html
So another example of things that are protocol, except when they’re not depending on who you are?
Exactly!! What happened to earlier in the week that Can’t might not wear a tiara? What has changed? Do they now know that the Sussexes are not coming? Interesting.
Because whatever the monarch wants on whom and when, little crowns, coronets, tiaras, flower garlands, is what is worn. It’ll be appropriate [in their reality?] because the monarch said so
I mean at that age I would’ve been thrilled to wear a tiara. Mine would’ve been plastic, but I definitely remember wearing them to play dress up and Halloween. Probably the real tiaras should be left to an adult though, she might scuff it by accident. And god that kid is going to be bored out of her mind sitting through the whole coronation.
Probably more like someone (Kate?) suggested a coronet like QEII wore at her father’s coronation. I doubt we’ll see that
The fact that this is in Hello means kHate and Ma are thinking about it and they are floating for public response. Even if H&M bring the kids with them they won’t be seen in public and you can bet you last dollar Waity will want to lord HER daughter over them and putting her in some royal bling would certainly achieve that.
Remember status is EVERYTHING to her and she loves to remind people of it.
I’m also calling that Carol(e) rocks up wearing some royal bling as well!!!
But wouldn’t Ma Middleton need approval from Chuck to wear royal bling? I think Chuck will do everything in his power to ensure that the Middletons know their station.
Or some fake royal-like bling. Someone on here noted her very mob-like/Camilla-like multi-strand pearl necklace with giant gem front clasp at QEII’s funeral.
In the UK, etiquette dictates only married women (and dowagers) wear tiaras. Maybe they are referring to a coronet????
Not debutantes?
UK debutantes do not wear tiaras.
‘Traditionally, the wearing of a tiara is a privilege reserved exclusively for married royal women.’
These writers don’t know any BRF history, do they? Or are they saying that *at coronations* wearing tiaras is for ‘married royal women’?
Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne publicly wore tiaras before they were married.
They really don’t know anything. Doesn’t keep them from writing about it, though! I would have thought Hello magazine might have a better handle on royal stuff, but apparently not.
#baytampabay, No, etiquette does not demand that tiaras are only worn by married or widowed women in the UK. As Kaiser correctly pointed out, both Princesses Margaret and Anne wore tiaras well before their weddings.
I wouldn’t assume that there’s someone close to the Waleses with enough sense to advise them that it’s inappropriate to put an eight year old in a tiara. Neither they nor anyone near them seem to have any common sense at all.
Sure, maybe it hasn’t been done in a long time in the UK. However, when the Moroccan princess, a few years ago, wore a tiara at around that age to a relative’s wedding, it was sooooo cute. I don’t remember anyone saying that that little girl was “inappropriate.”. If I were a royal I’d make up my own d”mn etiquette and let my 8-year-old boys and girls wear tiaras!
I can’t imagine anyone is seriously considering a tiara or crown for an 8 yo, but I am interested to see how WanK try to differentiate their children from all the others. Status is the most important to them. Looking forward to how often K is going to make Camilla’s offspring bow to her.
I find it hard to believe, too. And Charlotte always seems to be dressed like a kid; well-dressed, but still very much in–dare I say that hideous phrase–age appropriate clothing.
Weren’t we just told that Keen won’t be wearing a tiara? So, if tiaras are back on the table, I’m guessing the Sussexes have informed the palace that they aren’t attending. No Meghan? Then the tiaras for everyone dress code is back on! 🙄
It is “understood” that Hello is a “totally reliable” publication. LOL!
Someone is keen to change the conversation that there will be no tiaras. But this is a fantastic idea. I’m sure working folks getting by using food banks will be ecstatic to see a seven year old dripping in diamonds.
No way. That image is the ideal example of: hereditary undeserved wealth. And a struggling RF doesn’t want anyone but a respected hardworking person who earned the right to wear a tiara…(sorry Kate!)
The only “tiara” she should be wearing at her age is one she gets from Burger King. Oh, excuse me. I forgot Kate wouldn’t deign to take her little gods to such a peasant-y place.
I’ve seen photos of Princess Margaret AND Princess Anne wearing tiaras in the past BEFORE they were married, wearing the Cartier halo tiara.
No. Charlotte will NOT wear a tiara, as the first time a young Royal may wear a tiara is on their wedding day.
Princess Anne wore one for the first time at 17, as the article states.
That’s literally not true. Even the Hello article noted times when Anne wore a tiara before marriage.
EXACTLY!
Should Charlotte wear a tiara at 8? No.
But yes, in the BRF they do wear tiaras before they are married.
Margaret wore the Cartier Halo when she attended a concert as part of the coronation of Juliana of the Netherlands (I think Margaret was 18). She wore the Diamond Lozenge tiara age 20 to a dinner hosted by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands too. That was one of the tiaras I thought Meghan might wear on the wedding day – the lozenge tiara.
A tiara doesn’t seem to fit with the idea of it being a daytime event, even if it is formal. I also feel like a parade of all the different tiaras and expensive family heirlooms right now would be a very bad look, but what do I know?
He’s rolling up in a brand new gold carriage so I don’t think the tampon king really cares about looking bad to the peasants. I hope the entire thing is extravagant and over the top and dripping with jewels and fake medals and brand new family honors for all…and it serves to hasten his own demise (the end of the monarchy). He can’t read the mood of the nation, so FAFO, Chuckles.
I hope all those craftsmen are being paid their full rate for this work. But somehow I doubt it, sadly.
“Now the late Queen’s wishes of a more comfortable – and secure – carriage are about to be realised after Royal coachbuilder Jim Frecklington built the first enclosed coach made specifically for a King in 261 years.”
So it was somehow not realized with the new state coach she got around 10 years ago? Which they show a picture of her riding in? Or is the “specifically for a king” doing a lot of heavy lifting as she was a queen?
Putting a tiara on a literal child makes this no different than the wacky child pageants. Is this the image they want to project as they pretend this is a serious ceremony?
Maybe it is. Or maybe Carole and Kate need to take a seat.
Here’s a Tatler article on QEIIs Maids of Honour at her coronation: https://www.tatler.com/article/the-day-of-the-queens-coronation-according-to-her-coronation-maids
Daytime event, gowns & tiaras, and so on. Great photos!
Thank you for that link @BeanieBean.
That is an especially ugly crown QE is wearing!
Not a fan of tiaras or any heavy, elaborate jewellery. It would be pretty if Charlotte wore flowers in her hair.
This is exactly what I was thinking; an age appropriate floral “tiara” would be lovely. W&K could even make this very special for Charlotte by giving her a piece of jewelry, a bracelet or pin, that could be used as the base for a floral headband.
My heart aches for Charlotte and the boys being paraded out as show ponies. Their roles are strictly defined, forced on them so I can only hope they break free at some point and find their own happiness.
Yeah, no joke, I feel for those kids. The picture of charlotte in the striped dress between her parents while Kate fake laughs for the cameras always sticks out to me.
I feel really sorry for Charlotte being dragged to this coronation. It feels like she will be seated front and center, in-between Kate and Will as per the usual buffer. No one seems to be putting her on an obscure balcony where she can be restless and leave for potty breaks with Nanny Maria. She will be the youngest one there, and as she has no official role like the pages do, it’s just a really long boring experience for her. The idea that she will regret it, or that she wants to be there, or that she will feel left out, or that she should be there because other royal children were there to see their parent crowned, doesn’t make sense to me. In fact, I imagine if Kate or Willy told her she did not have to go to a long boring church service she would feel pretty okay about it.
She may be competitive with George and want to be there too and not stay home.
First of all: abolish the monarchy.
However, since we’re stuck with these people for now…I think a little tiara would be so cute!
I’m with you on both counts @Slush!
As a former tiara-wearing little girl, I agree with both of you on both counts!
Elizabeth and Margaret, both wore Coronets at their parent’s coronation. Margaret was 7.
I just saw a picture of those coronets. Honestly, they look like toy crowns, or at worst, Burger King hats. I don’t know what effect they had at the time, but today they look simply absurd. And for heaven’s sake, Charlotte is a child. Who thinks of these things and writes about them?
I just googled some photos of those, too. Very Burger King-esque. I was envisioning something smaller, like a simple band, with a width of no more than an inch, maybe with some sort of floral motif. Those things, though? Ick.
I am very disappointed in the appearance of those coronets. Tiaras would look so much better!
Yes, but coronets are different, they’re not flashy diamond-encrusted headpieces but simple gold crowns that would be smaller and more suitable for a child if they’re pulling out the stops on the pageantry.
I had pictured something like a delicate fairy crown in silver. 😟
Oh I hope everyone gets all dressed up! Why not? How many coronations are we likely to see? As for what Charlotte wears. Maybe a coronet? Elizabeth and Margaret wore sometimes like that when they attended their father’s coronation in 1937.
Yes, with any luck this could be the last one of these silly, anachronistic, short-sighted, throwback, look-at-me parties.
Charles is starting (!) to look to me like a bride who insists everyone bow to her every tiny wish on “her day” … Charlzilla?
Listen, when the big thing people care about is tiaras, you are in a bad place. I love tiaras! But, this is supposed to be about God’s blessing on a monarch. (LOL) Let the girl wear a tiara if she wants to wear one. I would if I could.
My gosh, this poor kid is 7! Number one, where are they going to find a tiara that fits her head if this is remotely true? I did some research and supposedly tiaras are supposed to be light but Diana used to complain about the Lovers’ Knot Tiara and that it gave her headaches. I just feel as a kid that’s so much spotlight for Charlotte to endure. Let her wear a cute hat or headband and be done with it.
Princess Charlotte in a tiara will upstage the whole lot of them.
Anne and Charles didn’t tog up in tiaras and coronets at their mothers coronation and they were the monarchs children, not grandchildren. Such a fuss ..there are two other
grandchildren who look like a fairy prince and princess . .they would be such an asset to any coronation or balcony scene . Shame on them for excluding lovely Princess Lilibet ..afraid she will steal the other girl’s thunder ? Which she probably would even with a daisy chain.
I *thought* that the tiaras weren’t broken out for blood royal princesses until they turned 18.
But I mean, if that’s not the case, I honestly don’t see the problem. Potentially unpopular opinion but the royals already don’t do much of anything and are known for pomp and dazzle, so I don’t see why they don’t bring the pomp and dazzle instead of pretending to “scale back” the Chubbly. Y’all can’t say you’re concerned about the cost of living crisis but you’re not letting that stop you from spending millions to have the coronation in the first place, might as well put on a damn show. Monarchy’s gonna get abolished sooner or later anyway, better get good use out them jewels while you can.
Out of curiosity, I did some basic Google research and was shocked to see that–again, if ny googling can be trusted–Princess Diana ONLY wore the Spencer tiara and the Lover’s Knot pearl one. I cannot find pictures of her in any other tiara! Now, what gives? It seemed she preferred the Spencer bc she wore it constantly, but…was she never offered any others beyond the Cambridge Lover’s Knot?? Why?
If Char wears a tiara? *Shrug*
So, HELLO refers to a long list of women in the royal family using their Princess titles — with the sole exception of “Meghan Markle “. I guess that’s a clear indication of the traditions that they’re happy to uphold. If the commoner before her wedding “Princess Kate” gets a title, why, oh why doesn’t Princess Meghan? Oh, whyte.
Since she’s going to be in the public eye, I hope Charlotte enjoys the festivities, and gets whatever cute, age appropriate, sparkly doo dads that would add to her joy. If she does end up with a tiny tiara, I’m all for it.
With gold carriages and such, the Struggly is already going to be a whacky ostentatious farce. I don’t know that it matters too much if Princess Charlotte wears a tiara, provided it isn’t huge and heavy or something. I mean, a lot of little girls love tiaras, don’t they? I don’t plan to watch but if I happened to see pictures and she was wearing a pretty delicate tiara, it wouldn’t bother me. That’s nothing compared to the gold carriages.
There’s no use pretending these people aren’t obscenely wealthy (and unburdened by taxes) while the rest of the country struggles to pay for rent, food and heating. They are, and Charlotte being bare-headed isn’t going to change that perception or reality.
I think they need to drop the tiaras from this game they play.
Charlotte is pretty much getting hosed at this coronation so far and unfortunately I suspect she will have a very few short years to get used to it before she too is media fodder. All boy pages including friends of friends of friends twice removed.
Welcome to sparedom and second class citizenship just because you’re a girl. Go chat with Great Aunt Anne to see how it works.
I think it’s very low odds Charlotte wears a tiara, they’re heavy, they definitely aren’t going to resize one of the existing ones to fit her, those are heirlooms and buying one would be very very bad optics.
I think it’s likely Charlotte will have something on her head like a fancy headband similar to what Estelle of Sweden wore to an event where the adult women wore tiaras.
Chatter about Charlotte potentially breaking royal protocol and wearing a tiara at the Coronation before her wedding day was already claimed in Musicmundial April 4 2023: This claim is probably diversionary cover for the two 15 year old fake bridesmaids who will most likely wear tiaras from the State owned Crown Jewels long before their own wedding days at the fake wedding ceremony of their granny May 6 2023 in Westminster Abbey — a church wedding their granny was correctly denied on religious grounds by Elizabeth II The Real Queen — who forced that granny to get remarried at the Registry Office as her Roman Catholic marriage to her still living husband Andrew Parker Bowles has not been annulled. That granny is still married to two living husbands.
Similar chatter yesterday about Louis potentially not being allowed to attend the Coronation (after his role attending riding in the carriage with his siblings in the procession was already formally announced) is also probably diversionary cover for the vicious tactics of racists determined to stop at nothing to exclude Archie from attending the Coronation ceremony.
If they don’t do the glitz and glam and pomp and pageantry, they might as well pack it up and end the whole farce! The ceremonial stuff is really the only interesting thing about this family, their personalities are zero! All of them
This really turns my stomach. She is 7-8, why put her thru all this?
George, Char and Louis are being fed to The Firm just as Harry was.
Can’t C&C leave the kids out of the spotlight until they turn 17-18.
Neither Will or Harry ever seemed OK w/the tabs when they were younger.
I think all the women should wear all the stolen jewels owned by the RF. Will NOT wearing them make them any less stolen? After all, they stole them fair and square. Let the world take a look at what they have done. Talk about blood diamonds. I wonder how many corpses lie behind each and every piece. Thousands? Hundreds of thousands? THIS is your great England.
Traditionally a girl can wear a tiara for the first time at age 18. A tiara is heavy, all those pictures you may have seen of girls at finishing school walking around with books on their heads was to practice walking while balancing a heavy weight. A 7/8 year old couldn’t manage one. But if Charlotte DID get one would Camilla want tiaras for her female grandchildren too?
Well, when my mom made me and my many sisters walk around with books on our heads, it was to correct our posture.
I doubt there’s a tiara in my family, but if there is, it’s probably in a box in my brother’s garage.