Overview
- King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the Diplomatic Corps reception at Windsor Castle with Prince William in attendance, welcoming hundreds of representatives accredited to the Court of St. James.
- Camilla selected the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, created by Boucheron in 1919 for Margaret Greville and last seen publicly when Princess Eugenie wore it for her 2018 wedding.
- Kate, Princess of Wales, did not attend the evening event after delivering a long-anticipated early years speech at the Future Workforce Summit in London earlier in the day.
- This year’s reception was brought forward from its typical early-December timing, with outlets reporting the change was to avoid a clash with a German state visit.
- Windsor Castle has increasingly hosted major royal functions as renovations continue at Buckingham Palace, with this reception marking the first Windsor staging of the event since 2001.