One thing is abundantly clear about the coronation: Queen Consort Camilla has taken over. It’s her “victory lap” and she’s planned the entire thing so she can be the centerpiece, so people will know that she “won.” One of the biggest controversies is the issue about tiaras – I absolutely believe that Camilla is so sick with jealousy and pettiness that she wants to be the only royal woman wearing significant Royal Collection jewelry. If Camilla was generous with the royal jewels, we would have already heard about it for months, how Princess Anne is getting this or Sophie Wessex is getting that or how the new Princess of Wales will have her pick of the dozens of tiaras. None of that has happened. Now, it looks like Kate will have to wear… a floral headpiece. Oh, no!!!
A coronation would normally be an occasion for female members of the royal family to wear their most dazzling jewellery. However, the Princess of Wales plans to go against expectation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday by not wearing a tiara for the most spectacular royal occasion for 70 years. Instead it is thought that she is planning to wear a floral headpiece.
The bold and innovative gesture would be a royal first, and bound to disappoint traditionalists looking forward to seeing the finest display of royal jewels for a generation. As Geoffrey Munn, the author of Tiaras: A History of Splendour, has said: “Tiaras traditionally feature at formal state affairs, depending on what looks good on the wearer.”
There are also rumours within palace circles that no royal women will wear tiaras.
The decision to go for the floral look would be fully in keeping with a coronation that reflects King Charles’s belief in the importance of sustainability and his love of nature. That has already been seen in the invitations, which feature flowers, birds, insects and the Green Man. Other touches include the King’s decision to re-use old thrones rather than having new ones made, as would have been traditional. It is also thought that the floral displays in the abbey will be sustainable, using flowers from Britain rather than anything flown in from overseas.
It is not known exactly what form the Princess of Wales’s floral headwear will take, although a crown of flowers has been one suggestion. Kensington Palace refused to comment, or to confirm that she would not be wearing a tiara. However, if she does wear something natural in her hair instead of her favourite Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, it could introduce an unexpectedly hippyish note into a service that is the height of formal royal ceremony.
Hugo Vickers, the author of many royal biographies, said: “Considering that a coronation is the most important state occasion in a reign, it would be disappointing to do less than at a state banquet, but I guess they want the entire focus on the King and Queen.”
I don’t see how it’s not an all-or-nothing proposition – either all of the royal women have access to Royal Collection jewels or none of them do. Like, Sophie can’t wear a tiara if Kate doesn’t. The optics of that would be terrible. I suspect that Anne won’t care, and Anne will likely be in a military uniform anyway. But Kate and Sophie were absolutely expecting to wear tiaras and big statement jewels. Maybe this is about the York princesses – does Camilla want to avoid giving Eugenie and Beatrice any jewelry, and so Kate and Sophie don’t get any? Anyway, the optics are not great for Kate, who has spent years telling everyone that she’s the “future queen.” The future queen got outmaneuvered by a jealous horse. Can’t wait to see what jewelry Rose wears.
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Camilla is running the show now.
Yep. She executed her plan nearly perfect. She’s still hated though
I hate to admit that I bought into the pr that Camilla didn’t care one way or another about becoming queen (to be clear, I knew her past behaviour was reprehensible, but I figured maybe she grew up a bit seeing as she’s in her 70s), however this sudden about-face is so blatant and tacky. I should’ve known that leopards seldom change their spots. I hope she is the harbinger of the end of the British monarchy.
Anners, it’s extremely easy to pretend to be disinterested in becoming queen when one knows the law will make it happen anyway.
Kate took photos of Camzilla for that Country Living magazine (or whatever it’s called). The reason was because Camz is shy and Keen puts her at ease. Fast forward several months and lots of articles are being written about K not wearing a tiara. (Only the QCC will do so.) Message: KC and QCC can afford to deny K her moments in public.
They leaked the story of how Kkkhate originally wanted a flower tiara on her wedding day but ended up with one of the queen’s. Probably offered at the last minute just like they did to Meg because Angela likes no one. So now, it looks like Kate’s getting what she always wanted: a flower tiara 😂 Camilla is ruthless. Girl wants to rule the show
I think the story is the result of the kind of half-ass journalism the wretched press can always be counted on to pump out. Kate wanting to wear flowers in her hair instead of a crown on her wedding day has somehow morphed into this current story. She would look absolutely ridiculous if she wore flowers in her hair … and that is the whole point of publishing this article. Camilla’s people have been working overtime lately to hurt Kate because Meghan is out of their reach. I’ve decided that I’m not piling on where Kate is concerned anymore, but I’m doubling down on despising that vicious old hag Camilla!!
I call total bullshit on that story. sarah Ferguson wore a flower crown entering the Abbey for her wedding, then walked back down the aisle wearing a tiara. There was NO WAY Kate would have copied Shady Fergie, who wasn’t even invited to their wedding.
They are wearing tiaras. The whole no tiara thing was when they were afraid that Meghan would attend and out tiara them all. I may be wrong, but now that she is not coming, those tiaras will be back. They are just pretending reluctance and suggesting that Kate wants flowers and will be overruled. No way is Chuckie going full out with the gold carriage and gold thrones without as much bling as possible. That includes tiaras. We’ll see.
Especially given that he’s invited every royal in Europe to his shiny hat party.
What would Euro royals, that he’s so desperate to curry favor with, think? They’d look down their noses at him for his stupid Wolf Hall games.
If Chucky and Bride of Chucky want to garner any regard from their European peers, they’ll slap a tiara on the head of every attending princess of the realm. Anything less is going to be viewed as quicksand to his already brittle reign.
Kate should wear three tiara’s on her head and one on each arm.
Honestly, these people, they would rather dumb down the nation than step up to a challenge.
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p.s. won’t anyone think about Kate?? poor lamb
Been trying to do a shallow dive into this controversy. Looks like Elizabeth was into tiara-wearing for her coronation, after all. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tiaras-worn-queen-elizabeths-coronation-120000649.html
They have all these jewels so if they can’t wear them for the Coronation where for heaven’s sake will they??
They didn’t loot the former colonies just to let all those gems stay hidden on important days like this! What will the masses think? All that money shelled out and NO bling!?!
Actually, I suspect Anne, who didn’t want to bow to married-in’s, would care. That is likely why KC found her a position that will allow her to cosplay military instead. If she were formally dressed she would expect to wear a tiara.
I think Anne would object even more to wearing flowers! In fact, I’d bet a million dollars (that I don’t have!) that Anne would just straight up not wear flowers if it were what all the women were doing.
Probably she would object, because she would be able to figure out how ridiculous it would look. She actually does have more of a sense of style and what looks right for her than the others. If I were any of them and forced into the crown of flowers thing it would be over-the-top like Bea and Eugenie with hats at W&K’s wedding.
Bahahaha!! I love this image so much, all the women in insane flower arrangements on their heads!! LOLOL!!
I now cannot not imagine Anne in a flowing caftan, a flower crown and a sour, displeased expression.
@Peachy – STOP!! Hahaha, tears of laughter over here!! The absolute death glare she would be giving heehee
Anne owns at least 2 of her own tiara’s so she could show up in a tiara if she wanted
A 41-year-old woman with a flower crown on her head, I can’t stop laughing
At a state occasion no less.
And you know Camilla has assured that those flowers do not go with whatever dress Kate is wearing. I’m assuming this event is more formal than a coat dress.
@Loretta: I agree, it seems really juvenile. I’ve only ever seen little girls wear flower crowns or flowered headbands as part of a bridal party. Or are we reverting back to the 1960’s with Flower Power and Woodstock? Yikes. Not quite the same stately occasion as the coronation of QEII, that’s for sure.
60’s version of King Arthur’s Camelot?
Well, I guess that would be one way to make sure that everyone remembers how young and vital she is, compared to the rest of the rf. And Kate does like to wear little girl party dresses complete with a full head of sausage curls!
But I can’t really give this rumour any real weight – the whole point of having control of the royal jewels is to make sure everyone relies on getting in your good graces to borrow them, and then they owe you. Kate is not an aristocrat, and unless she’s spent some of that duchy money designing her own POW tiara, she has no other options. Sophie might have her wedding tiara, but I think it was made from pieces in the royal collection, and thus not hers either. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can correct me on that.
Sophie has at least two tiaras which are hers personally. One is reportedly made from part of a tiara which belonged to Phillip’s mother but this is unconfirmed afaik.
The horrid wedding tiara is not made from Philip’s mother’s tiara. All of those diamonds were used to make QEII’s engagement ring and her wedding bracelet.
Sophie’s terrible wedding tiara – which doesn’t belong to her personally – was made from anthemions from Queen Victoria’s circlet. Not privately owned. The only tiara Sophie owns personally is the convertible necklace one with the central aqua.
My first thought as well – she’s way too old and flowers do not suit her severe style. I don’t like KKKate at all but it would be ridiculous to see her with flowers in her hair. Chuckles is really letting his side-piece make some horrible decisions and Will seems neutered in all of this.
Same thought here as well. Flower headdresses are for maidens and young brides, not mothers and crones. And if you can’t wear a tiara to a bloody coronation, when on earth can you? This is all just so stupid.
Uh oh King Cowmilla has spoken. Only she the great destroyer of lives shall wear the crowns and tiaras and shall not be upstaged. She plotted toohard for this moment to be ruined!
If Camilla is still planning to wear the Koh-I-noor diamond (or a “replacement”), having few other jewels to compare it to will just highlight how problematic it is even more.
Last year someone published Nostradamus’ prediction about QE II’s death and part of his prediction was a King that was never expected to reign. I guess his whole prediction was right. King Cowmilla, large and in charge. With spinless, vindictive, sausage fingers whimpering in the background
Bubblegum dreams: that is really interesting about Nostradamus and his prediction.
Can other royals attending from other countries wear tiaras? I’m assuming they’ve been informed one way or another. I’d be so annoyed to be invited to this thing and then be given bare minimum info about the dress code or told at the last minute.
I would give me eyeteeth to have Katy Perry wear a giant, tasteless crown. Or Tom Cruise, but something more subtle 😉
@Kaiser. If Charles/Camilla have yanked back all the loaner jewels? Both Anne and Sophie have tiaras that they own personally and Charles/Camilla cannot take from them. They can wear them whenever they want – except if the dress code for the occasion states no tiaras.
Anne has the one from the shipping magnates and she may-or-may-not personally own the Greek key from her paternal grandmother.
Sophie has her convertible necklace tiara with the center aquamarine. I for one will not be sorry to never see Sophie’s awful wedding tiara again.
If the dress code is no tiaras, it is no tiaras. It might be that strange mix like we see at the opening of Dutch Parliament or Pasqua Militar in Spain. Ballgowns worn with hats.
Is there any kind of meal event after this for invited guests? If so, the foreign royals might bring out the tiaras for that. We can hope Maxima shows up in the Stuart Tiara in the largest configuration. MT in the (kind of awful) Empire Tiara. Anything big, tacky, and blingy to draw attention from the BaRF.
There are apparently two banquets the night before so I’m sure the tiaras will come out for those.
I agree, how have there not been more leaks on the dress code and tiara situation given that you would think all the royals and aristos invited have been informed of the dress code with time to put their outfits together? I need to know what they were told about tiaras, I’m actually too invested in this tiara gate!
My $.0.02: These are the British public’s jewels, and if the public is going to continue supporting these lavish, useless turds, the least they can do is showcase the historical legacy of the institution — not play games with who wears what. Who wants to see a bunch of flowers?
Actually, most of the jewels are stolen from other countries. On the bright side, if there is one, flower crowns aren’t stolen. Maybe that’s the play here, to limit the display of stolen jewelry.
You are absolutely right — but if the BRF is going to claim that they’re only in service to the nation, I would love some communal aspect to their self-holidays. How about a giant apology, recognition of the atrocities of colonial exploitation, and a glowing history of each of the crown jewels being worn, explaining their cultural legacy??!!
A girl can dream…
Hahahaha! I hope Camila makes her life hard just like she did to Meghan from now on. Hope Camila continues briefing the press about them 😂
Go on Cam! Run the show! Couldn’t happen to better people.
Camilla can invent protocol and release to media how Kate breaks protocol
BREAKING NEWS: CAMILLA TRIES TO POISON KATE! Queen Consort Camilla designed a floral crown for Princess Catherine that contained TOXIC flowers. According to unnamed sources, our lovely Princes of Wales could have DIED had she attempted to eat the toxic flowers.
The toxic flowers that she displayed on her flowing locks.
I honestly don’t believe that kate and sophie will not be wearing tiara’s but i find it interesting that there is so much to do about this.
Imo all these trivial side issues and contentious announcements about minutiae are to deflect public attention from the reported £250million taxpayer price tag and the Guardian’s ongoing & in-depth reporting on Royal finances.
Look here….don’t look there…
The Guardian has been on fire with their investigations! Yesterday they ran an opinion piece saying that since Charles is eyewateringly rich, why can’t he foot the bill for his big, self serving event? I love to see it.
This sounds like a rumour that’s been contrived to deflect from the negativity surrounding the pledge of allegiance to KFC.
As nasty as Kate is, it’s a shame she doesn’t know how to use her power. If KATE the PRINCESS OF WALES demanded she wear a crown or she WONT show up, what the heck can they do but appease her?I will say this till I am blue(some often disagree) Kate is the most powerful she has ever been but she is misguided in what she pays attention to (Meghan is gone dear). The Monarchy can’t afford any shake ups from Senior Royals especially wife of an Heir. Why is she so timid with them!?
Yeah, because the former POW making demands that her husband be faithful turned out so well? They would just make an excuse for her non-attendance, and it might not be a flattering one.
Because if kate doesn’t attend the talk of the town won’t be about how Charles and Camilla are evil about how the Waleses are on the brink of divorce, which honestly wouldn’t bother Cam and Charles all that much. So she would really be shooting herself and her husband in the foot.
Kate is not powerful
She is not all that well liked. It is not ignored how she behaved to Meghan
Wiliam holds all the cards.
Kate only has power during Charles’ reign. She’s literally the only reason people are clicking on non-Meghan royal stories.
That said, Kate has zero power with William, and I think he’s made that clear to her with his abusive ways. He’s an arrogant POS and thinks he’ll be able to pull a switcheroo the way Chuck did. He’ll easily destroy her in the press when he decides it’s time.
But! As we know, Wills’ rage/arrogance will eventually catch up with him. He’ll pull it off in the short term and install Rose, but long term it will destroy the monarchy and cut his reign short.
I honestly think if Kate went “Give me a tiara or I’m not going to the coronation!” the palace would just shrug their shoulders and go “okay do what you want” and then come up with some dumb excuses as to why she wasn’t there (one of the kid’s got sick, couldn’t find a babysitter which they have used before etc)
They wouldn’t need to make up an excuse. If Kate went, “Give me a tiara to wear or I’m not going” all they’d have to say is the truth. Demanding a tiara would make her look bad.
Noki is wrong to think a power play would work. They would just advertise said play and make her look like a high maintenance b—h. She’s got no power. Any attempt to grab some would just give Willy an excuse to ditch her.
Reason number 5643 that Meghan can breathe a sigh of relief from across the ocean that she is done with this family and their infighting. The only thing she’ll be thinking about is what flavour of cupcakes to order for Archie’s birthday 🎂.
What Rapunzel said.
She has no power if Charles already knows William is planning to divorce her. And frankly no power regardless.
None of the family want her at the Con-A-Thon, much less in the family. If she has no access to the jewels, she has no access. The tiaras would be kept in vaults, not within Kate’s easy reach. She only gets to wear one when the monarch 1) says she can and 2) arranges to have it delivered, worn, and immediately removed from her possession again. Charles isn’t going to take the chance of the Midds prancing around in royal jewels.
I would have thought Burger King would have fought for “his wife” and “the next queen” to wear a tiara to the coronation, even if all the peasants were told to wear hats. But, no. Kate gets no tiara and Rose’s boy gets equal standing with George in the pomp and circumstance pageant. I’m sure that is not what CarolE envisioned for this day.
Anyone know if the Middletons got an invitation or not?
Looks like her entire family got invited to the Coronation though
Her power comes from William. If he won’t support her, then she has none.
This is the only correct answer.
Hahahhahha a flower crown loool. A fun sandbox bucket perhaps? The actual horses in the procession will be fancier than Wiglet.
Can I just say, Rose looks GORGEOUS in that last pic.
I honestly don’t think they can rule out tiaras, as other commenters mentioned, other royalty will be in attendance. I suspect this might be Kate throwing a tanty as Camilla has refused her a new tiara.
Are actual monarchs attending, outside of Albert? If they are sending heirs it might not be a big thing.
The following countries’ monarchs are attending: Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg, Bhutan, Thailand as well as the Māori king Tuheitia.
The Princess Royale has her own personal tiara from the Queen. Under ER 11 reign, the royal women usually wore the tiara they used on their wedding day.
So there is no need to flex, a working precedent has been established.
It is indeed the Parker-Bowles reign, and one that does not make the greater population interested.
Who care about a ‘victory lap’ from an also-ran??
The fact that a large amount of people in England are being reflective of Princess Diana, meant the media campaign failed miserably and beggars the question:
Who speaks for the people of England? Not the government nor the mistly right winged media, whom??
Booooo @Wellwisher, but her wedding tiara is clearly too tiny for her new very important senior role!!
Anne’s wedding tiara is the fringe tiara which Beatrice wore on her wedding day. Anne has several which belong to her or are long term/life loan. These include the festoon tiara which autumn Phillips wore at her wedding and the lovely meander tiara of her paternal grandmother Alice. Zara wore it at her wedding.
Anne personally owns the one from the shipping magnates, might own the Greek Key one from Princess Alice. She could wear either of those *if* the dress code said she could. Otherwise Charles/Camilla control the royal vaults now.
Royal and titled ladies are usually decked out in expensive jewels at coronations so I find it very hard to believe that Kate will not be wearing a tiara. I think it’s just another non-story put out to try and get some attention on to the Wales’. “Down to earth Kate shuns expensive bling” etc will make a great headline esp when there is so much grumbling on social media about the cost of the coronation. And then, when she appears in a huge tiara, it will be because the palace “forced” her to wear it.
Petty as hell on Camilla’s part, but probably the smart decision. The sort of woman who wears white to her hated sister-in-law’s wedding and practically robbed the corpse of her grandmother-in-law would probably relish a chance to combine those faux pas and upstage her stepmother-in-law.
Dear Doctor First Lady Jill Biden, please wear the biggest, most sparkly tiara you can find. One like the Statue of Liberty’s would be most awesome!
I love this idea. Not only is Lady Liberty a symbol of America, but also a gift from our oldest friends, and their oldest enemies, who helped us kick Charles’s great-great-great-great grandpa’s ass!
I think this is less of a Camilla thing and more that someone (Will?) is trying to remind Kate that she’s not queen and might not be. The optics of Kate wearing flowers and Rose wearing a tiara, my god.
I don’t understand why flower tiaras are somehow more sustainable than REUSING already made jewel crowns, but what do I know?
This really feels like Camilla wanting to be the only one in a tiara. Wow. 😆
A flower crown??? I’m sorry but I’d be irate if this is true and I’m Kate. This ain’t Coachella and I’m the princess of wales, give me my godd*mn tiara!
Exactly. I’m no Kate fan, far from it, but she’s the Princess of Wales and this is a coronation! Camilla and Charles have lost their minds. If I were Kate, forbidden to wear a tiara, I would NOT, under any circumstances, put infantilizing flowers in my hair as though I were a child attendant at a wedding. Ridiculous.
Kate loves to be infantilised, that’s how she’s gotten where she is by being as lazy as she is.
Why isn’t this just decided one way or the other at this point? I would think they would send directives to the other european royals in attendance at any rate, and those directives would provide an indication of what the British royal women are going to be wearing. Either tiaras or no tiaras. Frankly I can see it going either way – what is the point of this massive jewel vault if not for an occasion like this – but also, what a bad look to be parading around dripping in diamonds right now. Also, Camilla is going to want the attention on her bling.
I loved how annoyed Richard Eden was about this, he said it wasnt some “boho chic country wedding” LMAO.
The whole event is a bad look in general, but the tiaras are what will make people tune in.
To your last point @Becks1, this is the beauty of how the Con-a-Nation stories are playing out, C&C are pissing off EVERYONE. Sure they’re doing things their (her) way but in their pitiful (and often back-firing) attempts to appear slightly more ‘modern’ and more ‘inclusive’ they are making their actual supporters unhappy.
I love it for them. #abolishthemonarchy
Sarah Ferguson walked up the aisle at her and Andrew’s Westminster Abbey world-televised Royal Wedding wearing a crown of white flowers then changed into the tiara after she was officially wed and for the recessional. So I don’t know why Richard Eden is pretending that he’s never heard of such a thing before and it’s only some weird boho chic country thing.
I think the tiara was hidden under her flower crown and the flowers were shaped/placed to cover it up. It would be difficult in that short period of time to 1) remove flower crown 2) remove massive veil 3) properly secure tiara 4) properly secure veil-and-tiara combo.
You just gave me an idea of how Fergie can snag a spot at the coronation – put her to work on vacuum duty. Any time a woman wearing a tiara tries to enter Westminster Abbey, Fergie turns on the Dustbuster and sucks it right off her head.
Yes @notasugarhere. If I recall correctly from the TV broadcast on the day, one could see the jewels sparkling under Sarah’s wreath of flowers as she walked down the aisle. The idea of the wreath becoming a tiara was that she was seen as entering Westminster Abbey a commoner and exiting a royal duchess.
Also, her tiara was a gift, not borrowed, so no one else had ever worn it. I wonder if she still has it or sold it off.
It was only a gift after the wedding. QEII didn’t offer Fergie a tiara to wear, so Fergie arranged for a loaner from a jeweler. After the wedding, QEII and Philip saw how bad that looked so they bought it for her.
@ruby I don’t think the tiara has been seen in decades and neither Beatrice nor Eugenie wore it on their wedding day. My bet is it was quietly sold.
Valentine Low is the one reporting about the No tiara situation and he seems pretty confident about it.
That said, it is a reminder that Camilla is Queen and she makes the decisions about this kind of thing. Especially because Charles will let her.
I suspect if kate cannot wear a tiara she will have some headband type thing with flowers that is similar to the pseudo Tudor head pieces she’s worn in the past.
Oh god, not one of those huge headbands that Kate wears. I cannot stand those things.
This puzzles me, too. The event is a week away and they still haven’t decided on tiaras? That makes no sense.
Crown of roses?
She can wear the flowers on her head and then some really nicely dyed silk Etro…
Srsly.
This write up is the best thing I’ve read all morning.
This is so funny, mean, vindictive, petty. Cowmilla will still look like a morel mushroom no matter what she wears.
But morel mushrooms are so pretty… like a beautiful masterpiece. Everything Cowmilla is not…
Oh just wear a tiara. You’re doing the whole shebang with golden carriages, pledges of allegiance etc etc so just go all out and wear the tiaras. The coronation’s cost isn’t going to change because the tiaras don’t add to the actual cost and people aren’t going to see Kate wearing a flower crown and go “no tiara? well the coronation isn’t expensive!”
Plus I think it would be a visual mismatch to have Charles and Camilla in all their finery and regalia while everyone else looks like they’re dressed for a day at Ascot.
This. I will be actually shocked if Kate wears a flower crown. It seems to stupid I can’t even believe it.
Also, while I want the monarchy to go away, this is their job and reason to exist – To parade around in fancy clothes and jewels.
Right? They already own all the tiaras, no need to buy anything. But flower crowns? Great work for a handful of florists to have, but they’ll be worn once then composted. How is that better?
A floral tiara will look beautiful. But, yes, this is not of her own free will and she’s mortified. She probably wanted a certain one and Camilla put her hoof down. So Kate refuses to wear any. Maybe she wants Camilla to take the heat for whatever stolen jewels she flaunts. THIS is the real tiaragate!
I think a flower headpiece would actually flatter Kate better than a tiara. She doesn’t have the gravitas to wear the big heirloom jewelry, not to mention her atrocious posture. (And I would very much enjoy seeing the Future Queen prancing around in a flower crown, trying to pretend that’s what she wanted, while every other woman there is draped in diamonds).
“Camilla put her hoof down” I am HOWLING with laughter
Hours later, and I am *still* laughing at “put her hoof down.” This whole thread has been amazingly funny, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you!
I wish they would wear tiaras so that they can show the public how out of touch they are. The funny thing is the royalists were happy for them not wear tiaras when they thought Meghan was going to be there.
Consort can’t take a chance on anything Diana being displayed/mentioned by the media outlets. So what do you do, put a lid on it.
My bet is this is coming from Kate. It would actually be the shrewdest thing she’s done…maybe ever. No tiara. Fine. I’ll make my own.
Ooooh, first shot of the coronation week fired – this is absolutely kHate trying to come out ahead of the ‘no tiaras story’ to try and look good. I wonder if we’ll get some pukey story about how the kids picked the flowers from the Windsor Castle gardens or something like that.
There is NO WAY IN HELL that kHate wouldn’t have rocked up decked out in all the bling she could get her paws on – you can bet Ma Mids will be there decked out in her cut price pearls.
I wonder if it will be real flowers or the fake sh!t thats sold on Party Pieces – free publicity for Ma in her attempts to sell the business. Nothing like the FQC showing up decked out in products.
Royal women decked out in tiaras and jewels is bad optics during a cost of living crisis in the UK. There are already gripes about the costs of the Con-a-Nation and the pledge of allegiance to the Crown has not aged well. Kate in a tiara gives Marie Antoinette. That would be the party line from BP. Poor Kate. William’s alleged mistress will be attending this event and glittering stolen jewels to flaunt to provide comfort.
She’ll look like the world’s oldest flower girl with a floral headpiece. Oh well.
Perfect description
I disagree. I think flowers would be lovely. Many cultures use flowers as crowns/head pieces etc. Think Polynesia or Hawaii or Asian cultures. Think of many Aboriginals.
As for Kate being too old…no. Women older than her wear them. They just wear them differently. Think of Liz Taylor’s marriage to Burton (first or second??) She had them entwined in her hair and it was gorgeous.
If Kate shows up to the chubbly rocking a Liz Taylor style flower headpiece, I will die laughing.
Really…flower headpieces when they have all of those tiaras just lying around?? If ever there was a good time to dust off the tiaras, it seems like a royal coronation would be it, but what do I know.
I agree! I don’t care who wears them – I want to see the sparkly stuff 🤓
We’ll know if this is Camilla if Kate’s tiara is made from Roses..
A beautiful wreath of exquisite Norfolk roses culled from local gardens.
Be still my heart!
Yes, indeed….
If there was anything modern going on with this clownshow, I would think this is a nice idea. On the surface yes. But you only need to blow a little but to see the surface completely disintegrate and see how dark and gross the depth of this idea really is.
A friend knows someone who is going. Apparently the dress code is ‘day dress and hats’. Sounds like no tiaras all around. Or even very much statement jewelry at all. So visually blah in addition to everything else.
Well a hat would better than a flower tiara on Keen. On Charlotte it would be adorable.
Isn’t that basically what people would wear to one of the Queen’s garden parties at BP? How boring.
Certainly not the “pomp and circumstance” that the BRF is known for and frankly what most of their fans love about them, sparkly jewels and gorgeous gowns.
I am very much NOT a fan but while we’re paying for all this nonsense the least we can get in return is a good show. Give me grand outfits and all the jewels so I can enjoy reading about them and their back-stories (dodgy and downright stolen provenance included).
This idea that they can hold back on the bling and the whole thing will suddenly appear very reasonable and necessary in the middle of this epic cost of living crisis is absurd. The gold carriage gives that away for starters.
Exactly! This entire thing is medieval and ridiculous, but if they’re going to do it, then they should go all they way. They’re already spending more than £250 million on this trainwreck of a shitshow — Charles had a new golden coach made, for the love of god! So at least bring out the bling for us peasants to admire.
Make that *two* gold carriages. He rolls up in one and then uses a different one afterwards!
I’m going to be disappointed if there’s no daytime tiaras, but if it’s really true that there won’t be, I would guess that whatever reception they’re holding the night before will have everyone in all their tiaras, including the European royals, so that they can say that everyone got a chance to wear a tiara while keeping the actual coronation more egalitarian – which it’s not really because it just makes Charles and Camilla stick out more of course but I bet this will be what they do.
I read an article in the DM on Saturday written by Patrick.Jephson Princess Diana private secretary , very interesting. anyway it more or less reiterated what Harry said in his interviews, How Charles was v jealous of Diana, how he spread lies about her been mentally nuts!! But what was interesting was Camilla, running around now like a horse in.a Victory inclosure lap lol , how she feels she has won but how she is ‘ ice cold’ to anyone outside her.circle , !!!! They media has painted this vile lady as a country non glamour, wellie wearing woman when she is nothing of de sort..lm.telling you now as everyone here has said there is a pair of them.in it and Camilla has been in Charles ear over the Sussex and now de other two losers lol.
FYI Rose Hanbury Tirara is just beautiful!
I don’t believe this leak, besides Cowzilla would be grazing on everyone’s headpieces!
🤣😂. I don’t believe it either. We’ve known for about a month that women will be wearing day clothing at the Coronation, and hats are even optional. Even the foreign Queens in attendance at the Coronation will not be wearing tiaras. I think this may be reserved for the reception beforehand. It would be weird for Kate or anyone other than Camilla to wear a tiara or crown of any kind at the Coronation because it would be a visual signal that they are higher in status than Queens from other countries (at least it could be interpreted that way). No, I think Kate is putting this out because she wants to wear a full-blown diamond tiara and thinks that if noise about a flower crown is circulated people would protest on her behalf.
When will you wear a tiara if not to a coronation.
If not to wear one to make Kate looks relatable, then it is pure hypocrisy.
I’m with you. They’ll pull them out for any old dinner or banquet, but not the coronation of their own king??
But if they do wear them, I am betting Kate will either wear the Lotus Flower or something else. Not the Lovers Knot. I don’t think they’ll want any Diana reminders around.
I’ll die laughing if Kate wears a tiara of flowers and there’s a huge wind that day. Imagine petals flying everywhere.
20$ says the flowers are dyed blue to match that rock.
Knowing kHate and her desperation to standout/steal focus I’m imagining some sort of bridesmaid flower arrangement on steroids. You know the kind that little girls wear.
I think she will wear a really high fascinator with lots of flowers and feathers sticking up, in some bold colour.
This is ridiculous. What have they got left if they can’t wear tiaras to a coronation? I swear someone ‘s been reading Celebitchy as somebody a while ago said Meghan should turn up in a coronet of flowers.
Personally (while I’m relieved she’s not going) I had an image of Meghan arriving in her own tiara….the “Lily” tiara with sweet art nouveau diamond lilies of the valley running throughout. Imagine its namesake wearing it in the future!
Will and Kate will be quite the pair, Will oozing jealousy of Harry and Kate hamming it up in flowers like she’s at Woodstock.
I said it in another post, but I’ll say it here cause it bears repeating:
Petition to change the Wails’ names to Green Eggs and Ham. It’s the most appropriate moniker for them ever.
So weird. Tiara or no tiara, this shindig is costing a fortune. So why not wear what you already have?
Also, I don’t get all the hate for floral crowns. Beautiful on anyone of any age! (Decidedly not formal though.)
But, perhaps you can tell by my use of “shindig”, I’m an old. 🤣
I remember before Will and Kate married there was a similar rumor going around that she wouldn’t wear a tiara but rather a ringlet of flowers. She of course did end up wearing a tiara and it was her sister who wore flowers in her hair as her bridesmaid. I strongly think there is no way that the most senior royal women would not wear tiaras to one of the most important royal events. Though it looks very Marie Antoinette-ish, I would argue this is one of the rare times when we expect and would disappointed to not see them worn. If you’re going to have a fancy hat party, give us the pageantry. I expect we will see Charlotte wear flowers in her hair, not Kate. Traditionally she would probably wear a coronet, but I can imagine that flowers would be better optics for both her age and modern times.
The only thing this brings to mind for me is my Catholic upbringing and celebrating May Day on May 1st every year by processing and then crowning the statue of Mary with the crown of flowers.
Watch Kate play! If she wears a crown of flowers (not roses lol) you can bet your last penny it will be flowers OVER a tiara that will conveniently start to fall off on the way to the Abbey, so by the time she gets there we will see a mixture of flowers and jewels on display! I hope she gets full blown hay fever and sneezes through the whole bloody farce, that would leave camzilla, Charlie and BULLYAM absolutely fuming, and final point, if camzilla even tried to tell Anne to wear a crown of flowers, Anne would tell her where to stick the thistles 🤭
Given Khate’s hateful nature, I can see her wearing a pair of jewel encrusted horns.
@JADED, Brilliant, just brilliant lol
@JADED
Omg you need to make jewel encrusted horns and put them on Etsy. I desperately want a pair now. That was brilliant.
Back in the 1950s and 60s, the royals used to wear tiaras at movie premiers. Going to the movies. But no tiaras are permitted at a coronation? Too weird.
I feel two ways about the tiaras. I guess they are appropriate for a coronation. Also, tiaras and the accompanying diamond jewelry and formal gowns seem very much for evenings. I guess a bride or coronation are the exceptions. It will be quite a sight to see everyone decked out in formal attire dripping diamonds in the afternoon. I assume they are not admitting the truth for fear they inspire more protesters and a lot of booing.
Considering the cost of the coronation just ballooned to 250 million I hope they walk out dripping in jewelry.
That will really endear them to the public.. lol
If the floral headpiece story about kkkHate is true, I’m willing to bet Cun*milla is saving tiaras for the women in her family to wear to the big hat party.
If kkkHate does wear a tiara Cun*milla won’t grant access to it until the last minute just to keep Kate guessing up until the end.
It’s not tiaras for coronations, it’s coronets. But I daresay Cowmilla wants to be the only one wearing any jewels at all!
I think no one will be wearing tiaras. From what I understand, the most recent European monarchs have not worn any kind of crowns at their coronation. Letizia and Felipe of Spain did not wear any in 2014, King Wilhelm-Alexander of Netherlands didn’t (but Queen Maxima did have a tiara on), Prince Albert of Monaco didn’t, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg didn’t, King Philippe of Belgium didn’t etc. It makes the British monarchy look out of touch having anyone wear crowns at all but I’m of the opinion really only Charles and Camilla should if there have to be any stupid crowns at all.
We all know Kate will wear the biggest and most dramatic hat to try to seem relevant and important. She did the same at QEII’s funeral, I predicted she would wear the biggest and most dramatic hat to appear as Mourner in Chief and she didn’t disappoint me. She wore an inappropriately large hat with the HUGEST veil and eye catching pearl necklace, she looked like a widow of a mafia boss and not the wife of the Queen’s grandson (Meghan had a wide brimmed slanted hat too but she didn’t have the ridiculous veil and had minimal jewelry). Not even Camilla, who favors wide brimmed hats, had such a dramatic looking hat on at the funeral. If Kate wears a tiny fascinator, I will be so disappointed. If she does, it means William put his foot down and told her to be invisible. She wants to be noticed.
Its funny how the royal sycophants in the right-wing UK press, can spin a powerplay and spiteful insult (no shiny head stones by any families) and maybe any female attendees, but me Camilla) into something innovative. it’s really repulsive.
They’re hoping they can spin the sniffling and eye-watering caused by flower crown induced seasonal allergies into ‘Look, the courtiers are crying tears of joy at this divine spectacle!’
This is all just speculation to draw eyes to the coronation. No one will do anything different because their entire institutional existence hinges upon the sanctity of tradition. And if you dispense with that, you may as well start packing up the castles.
But if this lazy b DOES wear a flower crown, I hope it will include a flower from every commonwealth nation. Just to stay on brand as a poor imitation of Meghan.
And the flowers will detach themselves and fall to the ground— symbolizing the countries divorcing themselves from Charles as their head of state?
How very midsommar 😂
Geez. What a hot flipping bunch of BS.
I hope Harry takes a nice, calming sedative before he gets off the plane.
Just get thru it, Harry. Then run for the jet back to CA.
Imagine Waity showing up to the coronation with a crown of twigs on her head. If I were her I’d fain sickness. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Omg there is no way Kate is going to show up with a crown of flowers on her head, I think even she would push back on that one. How embarrassing to be dressed up like a flower girl at a coronation! I’m guessing it will either be a tiara or nothing, the flowers would look absolutely ridiculous.
I thought this was a fake to drum up interest. What will Kate wear on her empty head? . Think they’ve done the flower rumor before.
She should wear an LED light-up crown. And one of those light-up gowns. She can make explicit her usual “Look at meeeeee!’ style.
This is the work King Sidepiece, first Whore of Her Name. She’s large and finally in charge and every slight, every insult has been catalogued and will be payed back in spades.
Kkkhate, you in danger, gurl. And I couldn’t be more pleased.
Beverly, I’m dying!! 😂🤣🤣
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Oh, holy cats. There are enough jewels to go around for everyone in this family. Insert the Kourtney “There are people that are dying, Kim.” gif here.
I hope to God Harry shows up wearing a tiara!
The Spencer one!
If Harry shows up wearing the Spencer tiara he wins the day. I’d even settle for him wearing a crown of flowers as well.
Lol, the Karens Fashion Brigade is doing exactly what the Rota anticipated. Complaining about Kate being a princess and coronations needing bling.
This is how they get around all the blood diamond, Koh-I-Noor objections. They’ll claim it’s what the people want. Even after they tried to lay MBS murdering Jamal Kashoggi at Meghan’s feet for wearing earrings that AK47 gave her to wear.
Am I the only one who’s tuning in to watch Rose and Harry? Surely they are the real attraction!
I’m with you @Chichi! Rose and Harry will be the main draws for me. I’m also looking forward to Beatrice as she has upped her style game lately.
I hope it is a big, fat bunch of ROSES! LOL
I really don’t get all the Rose Hanbury love. She’s just another horse faced posh person, and if the rumours are true her morals are no better than Cowmilla’s.
Can’t imagine how a story like this would get out unless it was *put* out.
Which means someone is trying to apply pressure to get themselves a loaner tiara.
Can this coronation descend any further into levels of ridiculousness?
Of course it can!!!!!
(And I’m rubbing my hands together with glee)
I think Camilla is still punishing Kate for telling Meghan & Harry that SHE was the one who leaked the crying story. I think Camilla is withholding jewelry and I think that’s also the reason for Kates bizarre jewelry choices at the BAFTAS
@Typical Virgo I think Kate can’t dress worth a damn no matter what. She has the Duchy of Cornwall she can start or enchase her own personal collection. I do think Cam is punishing Kate and Will but I think it’s because Will had one to many tantrums and leaked to many leaks against Charles for trying to reach out to Harry in some way. It made Charles stress out and Cam told them both to STFU. I think she pulled rank. Will and Kate thought they could hold Charles hostage with their demands to keep abusing Harry & Meg and only bring them in for more punishment.
1. The Rocksavages are in
2. Harry and Meghan not only invited but also on the roster
3. No gown or tiara for anyone but Cam
4. leak after embarrassing leak on Kate and Williams toxic, abusive and clearly troubled marriage.
5. No more talk about Will getting the Royal Lodge
6. Her own kids and grand kids are in the coronation
Which roster are they in??
The promotional picture released by Charles.
@YesGirl- Kate doesn’t have the Duchy of Cornwall, WILL has the Duchy of Cornwall. And I’d bet the meager contents of my bank account that Will is tightfisted AF when it comes to spending Duchy $ on Kate
Although I don’t disagree that Kate’s style is dog 💩, I think Camilla is DEFINITELY punishing her with the jewelry thing. Or lack of jewelry
@yesgirl- Kate does not have duchy of Cornwall $, WILL has duchy of Cornwall $. And I bet he’s stingy AF when it comes to Kate.
@Typical Virgo I think Kate can dress worth a damn no matter what. She has the Duchy of Cornwall she can start or enchase her own personal collection. I think Cam is punishing Kate and Will but I think it’s because Will had one to many tantrums and leaked to many leaks against Charles for trying to reach out to Harry in some way. I think it made Charles stress out and Cam told them both to STFU. I think she pulled rank
1. The Rocksavages are in
2. Harry and Meghan not only invited but also on the roster
3. No gown or tiara for anyone but Cam
4. leak after embarrassing leak on Kate and Williams toxic, abusive and clearly troubled marriage.
5. No more talk about Will getting the Royal Lodge
One of the reasons I think Camilla is punishing Kate is because of how decked out in (tacky) jewelry Kate was when the Queen FIRST died. It seemed that Kate didn’t leave the house without at least 3 pieces on. But the carte blanche she was enjoying ended very abruptly, with the her awful BAFTAS outfit suddenly shining a light on her lack of royal jewelry. The BAFTAS were a month after Spare was released.
Cam is just as tacky and the queen and prince Phillip hated her. She was tolerated because of Charles insistence. But you are right the jewels are Cams now but I don’t Cam ever liked Kate. Kate is dumb as rocks. The real queen Cercie is Cam. I feel the two idiots thought they were going to walk all over C&C and yes they can with Charles but Cam is showing her damn horns now with reckless abandon. They will be on their knees for the next 10,15 or 20 years due to Charles organic diet lol. Wasting away and ripen on the vine to only enjoy it for 10,15 or 20 years before they croak too. Sad sad little people with little hates and little chairs. I always thought they lived large and nope just a sad, vapid empty existence for K&W at least Charles is actually in love with the hooved queen. Your right Will has the Duchy so soooo true!
Maybe she could put that art history degree–the one she actually has–to good use & check out Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits for inspiration,
Kate will be pulling a monstrous FIRE FIT at the thought of Rose wearing a tiara and not her lol OMG will sht leak this week so that she gets the lover’s knot. Rose will be pulling out a beautiful family tiara from her husband’s side which was probably recently restored and upgraded with diamonds from William’s hidden diamond and gem collection from Africa.
“Jokes on her. I will outshine her in this garland of weeds and all anyone will will remember is that even in her gaudy baubles, I was the fairest in the land,” Kate says to William right before the ceremony while the goblin queen eavesdrops with a ghoulish smile, clutching a mason jar full of gnats and hornets.
Flowers in Kate’s hair? Like a ’70s hippie or Swedish Christmas-season Lucia girl? Sounds daffy. Only married aristos/gentry can wear their own. I’d be stunned if there weren’t crowns. Anne owns one. Even Fergie (who was left out) owns a lovely wedding tiara. (Can’t believe I remember that.) Have a hard time believing Camilla is hoarding all the jewels like the Hobbit Dragon, I think she’s way too shrewd to pull that. BTW. having her grandkids around her when she’s crowned makes total sense & rather sweet – it’s a big, historic deal. if there IS a No-Tiara rule, wouldn’t it be Charles call? Simplifying? Bizarre being the guy who commissioned a nifty new Golden Coach? Nah. If this is true, William should BUY a damn tiara for his wife. He’s a billionaire now.
Maybe Kate was inspired by Molly Ringwald’s Sixteen Candles bridesmaid ensemble.
People as Harry said in his book Camilla is dangerous-why because she has the king’s ear and whatever she wants will be done no matter who gets hurt-that’s the bottom line-enough said.
Kate is just doing more atention seeking. She may wear a flower crown but every part of her body will be loaded up with as many jewels as she can find. Kate has never heard of “Less is more” What is her obsession with her engagement ring, she has to wear it playing sport, rock climbing and flash it in just about every photo, no matter what she is doing. Elegant, stylish women do not overload themselves with bling. Clueless Kate even wore a white beaded Jenny Packham wedding dress plus over the top multiple jewels to an official function. Always desperate to be the main focus of attention. She will be planning to dominate everything possible at the coronation