Overview
- At Windsor Castle, the Princess of Wales attended a state dinner honoring German President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier alongside Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla.
- She paired the Oriental Circlet with a blue Jenny Packham gown, Queen Elizabeth II’s earrings, the Royal Family Order, and the Royal Victorian Order sash and star.
- Coverage characterized the circlet as the largest tiara she has worn to date and noted it as the fifth headpiece of her tenure.
- Garrard cites an 1853 design by Prince Albert with 2,600 diamonds, later altered when Queen Alexandra replaced the original opals with Burmese rubies in 1902.
- The heirloom has been worn by the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II, with the late Queen reported to have used it during a 2005 trip to Malta.