On November 21, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a state visit to the United Kingdom, the first high-level reception since Charles ascended the throne.
On the 22nd, William and Kate first received the president for King Charles and went to Buckingham Palace, the venue of the dinner.
Kate's shape, as always, is atmospheric and simple, and the colors are also brilliant.
In the first outlook, Kate wore a purple suit dress of New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead's eponymous label, a Sean Barret's hat, a bag from British brand Mulberry, and Gianito Rossi's heeled shoes.
The jewelry she wears, also with a special meaning, is a brooch designed with the logo of the Prince of Wales' feathers.
The brooch was chosen to be worn because it was the first time Kate had attended a foreign reception as Princess of Wales since the Queen's death.
Interestingly, the media picked up that as early as 1981, before Diana and Charles were engaged and became the Princess-to-be of Wales, there was this jewelry in the engagement gift from the Queen, but it was still in the form of a necklace.
After Diana's death in 1997, the jewels were returned to the Queen. Just like the Queen's other precious jewels, members of the royal family can apply to borrow them.
Surprisingly, in 2006, 9 years after Diana's death, the jewelry returned in the form of a brooch, and the first person to wear it turned out to be Camilla, who married Charles the year before...
It can also be seen that the jewelry, allusions and meanings worn by female members of the British royal family are really very many.
But when it comes to the jewels of the royal family, the crown is definitely the protagonist of the protagonists. There are also quite a few stories around the crown.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, after William Kate first greeted the President of South Africa, Charles held a welcome dinner that night.
Kate and Camilla's dress and jewelry choices once again attracted discussion.
Kate chose a white cape-style evening dress designed by British designer Jenny Peckham, hand-set with pearls and diamonds on the shoulders, echoing the crown, earrings and bracelets she wore.
The crown, called Lover's Knot Tiara, has a long history, and the earliest inspiration for the design dates back to 1818, Queen Mary's grandmother, Princess Augusta. When she got married, she received a crown as a gift.
The lover's knot crown also has the nickname "pearl tears", and the most original story tells that the Bavarian king Ludwig I customized a similar crown for his wife, and soon became mentally ill, causing the queen to wash her face with tears all day long, and also cast a layer of pathos on the crown.
(Original design)
Later, Queen Mary was inspired by her grandmother's crown design and found Garrard, a jewelry maker for the British royal family, and made a similar style out of her own gemstones, named the Lover's Knot.
(Princess Augusta on the left, Queen Mary on the right)
The crown uses 19 large pearls, which is very unique compared to other crowns full of diamond gemstones.
In 1953, after the death of Queen Mary, she left the crown of a lover's knot to her granddaughter, Elizabeth II.
(The Queen wore this crown many times during her lifetime)
However, to really make the lover knot famous on the world stage, it has to be Princess Diana.
There are many photos of Diana wearing the crown, and it is familiar to everyone on many occasions, the crown of the Spencer family.
When she got married
It has been worn when visiting Australia and New Zealand
In addition to the Spencer family crown, the crown that Diana was photographed wearing the most was the lover's knot.
After marrying Charles, the Queen lent the Lover's Knot Crown to Diana for a long time.
Interestingly, in fact, Diana originally chose to tie the lover's crown when she got married, but because it was too heavy, it would be a headache to wear it for a long time, so she changed her own Spencer family crown.
After the wedding, until her divorce in 1996, Diana kept her lover's crown and wore it to numerous public occasions.
Two visits to Canada
Visit to Saudi Arabia
Visited Hong Kong, China
Brazil
When following the Queen to attend important events
There are also multiple official photos taken
She wears this luxurious crown.
The royal family attaches so much importance to this crown, it is not difficult to see that the lover's knot is one of the most important crowns among the female senior members of the British royal family, and only the crown princess can wear it, which is of great significance.
Since Diana's death in 1997, the lover's knot crown has rarely appeared, temporarily withdrawing from the stage of history.
It was not until 2015, four years after Kate officially entered the royal family, when she gave birth to her second daughter, Princess Charlotte, that the crown was lent by the Queen again, following the future Princess of Wales back to people's vision.
In December 2015, Kate wore a lover's knot for the first time at a diplomatic dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Since then, from 2016 to the present, she has only been at diplomatic dinners,
and worn on the highest level of occasions when visiting the foreign royal family.
Including this South African president's visit to the UK, Kate also chose the lover's knot crown.
In addition to the lover's knot, which is a dress highlight, I have to say that after nearly 20 years of royal training before and after marriage, Kate herself and her team are really watertight in the "workplace" of the royal family.
The bracelet she matched was a gift from the Queen during her lifetime. The pearl in the hand echoes the pearl on the head.
Two additional badges to express the subtext of honoring the late Queen.
One is the Royal Order of Victoria received from the Queen in 2019, and the other is the Order of the Queen Elizabeth II, an honour awarded by the Queen to female members of the royal family during her lifetime.
There is no mention of the queen, but the action is full of remembrance.
It is worth mentioning that this yellow medallion, Diana also wore the same style during her lifetime.
(Here Diana Dynasty Crown of the Spencer family)
After Kate's styling came out, because of its elegant atmosphere and deep meaning, it triggered unanimous praise from the Internet.
The Internet believes that she has clearly stood on the center stage of the royal family, more attention than William.
British netizens were also beautiful by her again:
"Kate is so elegant and decent."
"Wow, beautiful!"
"Everyone really has to admit that she is too good at wearing."
Compared with Kate, who has a high degree of discussion and continuous praise, Queen Camilla's styling and jewelry this time are not too backward.
She chose a British designer Bruce Oldfield's couture royal blue evening dress with the George VI sapphire kit crown worn by the Queen during her lifetime.
(She also wears Kate's Yellow Order of Elizabeth II.)
When the Queen married in 1947, her father, King George VI, gave her a jewelry set with sapphires and diamonds.
In 1963, the Queen re-ordered the crown match.
Because it was a jewel given by her father, the Queen cherished it very much during her lifetime, and wore it on many occasions from young to old.
It's also one of the few sapphires in her multibillion-dollar jewelry collection.
So this time Camila chose to appear in a royal blue shape, which is still quite innovative and eye-catching.
Among the other female members of the royal family attending the high-level dinner was Sophie, Prince Edward's wife.
She chose a long dark green dress, borrowed the Queen's diamond necklace, and paired it with the navy blue gemstone crown she bought.
(Also wears Kate's Yellow Order of King Elizabeth II)
The crown was purchased and designed by Sophie at her own expense, and was first seen in 2005 when she and Prince Edward attended a dinner party at the Prince of Monaco.
There are two ways to wear jewelry, one is a crown and the other is a necklace, which is very creative.
She seems to like blue in particular, and in addition to her own light blue crown, she has also borrowed the queen's navy blue five-diamond crown before.
Probably think it matches your blonde hair and blue eyes?
Prince Edward and Sophie are the third-tier figures in the senior members of the royal family, except for the royal couple and William Kate, and have always been low-key and diligent.
For so many years, Sophie has had a good reputation, and in recent years, because of the withdrawal of Harry Meghan, she has topped the vacancy of female members of the royal family. This time attending the dinner, the low-key and decent appearance is quite appetizing to the British people.
Compared with Kate's exquisite atmosphere, Camilla's novelty, Sophie's low-key elegance, Charles, William, and Edward's "suit wearing, ribbon back, medal wearing" shape, can only be described as modest, the three men were collectively "oppressed" by their wives.
After the death of the Queen, the British royal family, which had become increasingly powerful, has been active in business after the funeral.
But Charles and Camilla ran intensively, and the king encountered the embarrassment of being smashed by the people.
William Kate was promoted to Prince and Princess of Wales, and was busy on the British "tour", vowing to innovate and stabilize the reputation of Harry Meghan's documentary and autobiography before it was officially released.
But sometimes, when a large family works so hard, the power of women can stabilize the situation with a good public image.
No wonder there are British people commenting:
"Wow! She's beautiful! I'm so glad she's part of our royal family! ”
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