The tiara was inherited by Diana's father John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer in the mid seventies and, as such, remains in the Spencer family.
"In the mid-1970s, John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer, inherited the tiara. It was subsequently worn by all three of his daughters at their wedding: Lady Jane in 1978; Lady Sarah in 1980; and finally Lady Diana the following year, in 1981," the text read, per the outlet.
Charlotte is set to receive the iconic Spencer tiara, which previously belonged to her late grandmother, Princess Diana. Diana famously chose to wear the headpiece on her wedding day to Prince Charles in July 1981.
But according to reports, the Queen had gifted Diana a tiara to wear on the wedding day, but Diana being Diana, politely refused her and decided to wear a tiara owned by her own family.
The queen asked Garrard to remodel it in 14 emeralds and brilliant-cut diamonds mounted on platinum. Later, it was given to Princess Diana as a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth and she wore it a couple of times. It's believed to be worth around US$20 million today according to Regal Fille.
Who Else Has Worn Queen Mary's Bandeau Tiara? Meghan Markle borrowed her diamond tiara from Queen Elizabeth, who had, in turn, inherited it from her grandmother, Queen Mary.
After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.
The Duchess of Sussex had all the freedom to borrow the Spencer Tiara, but she, reportedly, didn't want to get the amount of attention it would have received. The Spencer Tiara has not been worn since the tragic death of Princess Diana.
The tiara: The Cubitt-Shand Tiara. The history: One of the smaller tiaras Camilla, Queen Consort, wears, this piece has a strong nature theme and belonged to her grandmother, Sonia Keppel. The current wearer: Camilla, Queen Consort.
While the royal accessory is one most of us remember vividly, the glittering headpiece wasn't what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex originally envisioned for Meghan's big-day look. In Harry's forthcoming memoir, Spare, the royal admits that he wanted his wife to wear one of Princess Diana's tiaras on their special day.
So what did Kate Middleton inherit from Queen Elizabeth? Radar Online reported in September 2022 that Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen's personal jewelry collection, which includes 300 pieces that belonged specifically to the Queen and not the Crown.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl explained that, again, in typical royal fashion, “there is a hierarchy in all of this,” she says. “The Queen Consort, really, gets first choice of the Queen's jewelry. And after that is Princess of Wales, of course, Kate.
Meghan Markle wanted to wear an Emerald Tiara for her Wedding but she was told that the one she wanted was not available as it had 'unknown Russian origins'.
Diana once again chose the Spencer tiara to attend a reception in Australia. This time, though, she paired the tiara with matching sapphire and diamond pieces—a wedding present to Diana from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
The rules of royalty
After her death, the iconic jewel, that is the Spencer tiara was returned to the Spencer family and there it remains still. That is the reason Princess Kate cannot wear the tiara in question.
The Princess of Wales has worn three royal headpieces so far, and royal fans are eager to find out what she'll decide on next. Update, May 6, 2023: Earlier this week, The Times reported that Kate Middleton would forgo a tiara altogether, and opt for a floral headpiece instead—and indeed, she did.
Said to be one of the queen's favorite headpieces, the Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara has a thrilling history. It was originally made for the eponymous owner in 1874, who had it smuggled out of Russia during the revolution of 1917 by two British friends posing as servants.
If tradition prevails, most of the Queen's personal jewels will be passed on to King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It is speculated that Catherine, Princess of Wales will also receive some of the jewels as she will eventually be Queen.
However, the tiara most worn by Kate was Princess Diana's favorite, the Lover's Knot. She has been seen wearing it on several occasions, the first being at the 2015 annual diplomatic reception, and then wearing the item for the same event for three consecutive years.
She wore the Spencer Tiara into her marriage, and kept it after her divorce. But another of Diana's tiaras is still worn by a royal today.
Eventually, Harry recounted that Kelly turned up at Kensington Palace with the tiara and a release form "out of thin air," where he got into an argument with her after saying: "It would've made our lives so much easier to have had it sooner." "She fixed me with a look that made me shiver," he explained.
While it would have been fitting for her to showcase the tiara worn by her late mother-in-law Princess Diana – the former Princess of Wales – on her wedding day, she is unable to for a very simple reason. Diana wore the Spencer tiara for her marriage to the then-Prince Charles in 1981.
After Diana's tragic death at the age of 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash, her jewelry was inherited by her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The glittering pieces collected by Diana throughout her married life held enormous sentimental value to both the princess and the princes.
According to Burrell, Harry chose to keep Diana's highly treasured engagement ring as a keepsake and William opted for her Cartier watch. This he repeated in interviews after the ring appeared on the finger of Kate Middleton in 2010, alleging that Harry must have given it to his brother.
Princess Diana's Asprey ring – US$98,000
The huge emerald-cut aquamarine is set on a 24k yellow gold band and was fashioned by Asprey in 1996 from a stone gifted to Diana by her friend Lucia Flecha de Lima, according to British media.