Which tiara will Catherine wear at Oman State Banquet? A complete timeline
Which tiara will Catherine wear at Oman State Banquet? A complete timeline
Dorothy Reddin Mon, October 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC
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Catherine, Princess of Wales will attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday alongside King Charles, Prince William and other members of the Royal Family.
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman, is paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as the guest of the King and Queen from October 20 to 22.
Speaking exclusively to GB News on behalf of CanadaCasino, former royal butler Grant Harrold has predicted that the Princess of Wales will wear a diadem previously donned by Princess Diana.
He said: “Traditionally, Catherine goes for the Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara at events, which was famously used often by the late Princess Diana.
“She has also worn the Lotus Flower Tiara, the Strathmore Rose Tiara, and Queen Victoria's Oriental Circlet Tiara for previous State Visits. If she wears the Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara, it brings Diana into the limelight, and that will be noted.
“Over the years, it has been noted that Catherine usually doesn’t switch up her tiara choices. The late Queen Elizabeth II regularly wore a favourite, which was the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, and Catherine is doing the same with Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara.
“It could be said that Catherine is taking a leaf out of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s book. If she were looking to switch it up for the Oman visit, Catherine might go for something completely different, like the Queen Victoria Muscat Tiara. There is also the Burmese Ruby Tiara, which is another option.
“Queen Camilla will also wear a tiara tomorrow night, and the two ladies will discuss this beforehand. One of them will more than likely wear something that has a connection to Oman, while I can imagine Catherine, out of the two, will stick to tradition and wear something that was worn by Princess Diana.”
Complete timeline of the Princess of Wales's tiarasApril 2011: Cartier Halo Tiara
Catherine wore it for her wedding to Prince William. It's one of three tiaras she has worn only once.
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2013: Lotus Flower Tiara
Catherine wore it at the Diplomatic Reception in 2013, two years after her wedding.
She wore it again at the 2015 State Banquet for China's President, which was her first official State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, in a red Jenny Packham gown.
She brought it back at the Diplomatic Corps reception in December 2022, her third wear overall.
| Source: GETTY2015: Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara
This is her clear favourite. Catherine has worn it 15 times, including the Nigerian state banquet on March 18, 2026.
State Banquets include:
November 2022: King Charles III's first State Banquet as monarch, for South Africa's president. It was her first tiara as Princess of Wales.
July 8, 2025: the French State Banquet at Windsor Castle. She wore the Lover's Knot for the French state visit in July and the US banquet.
September 17, 2025: the US State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
March 18, 2026: the Nigerian State Banquet.
| Source: GETTYNovember 21, 2023: Strathmore Rose Tiara
It belonged to the Queen Mother and hadn't been publicly worn since the 1930s.
Catherine wore it to the South Korean State Banquet. She is only the second person ever to wear it.
December 3, 2025: Queen Victoria's Oriental Circlet Tiara
The Princess of Wales debuted it at the German State Banquet at Windsor Castle. It hadn't been worn in public in two decades.
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