Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles tied the knot in 2005 in a civil ceremony in Windsor Guildhall. This was then followed by a blessing at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, which the Queen attended. One of the key parts of a royal bride’s outfit is her tiara, which tends to secure her veil in place.
However, the Duchess of Cornwall broke royal tradition by becoming one of the first royal brides to not wear the sparkling accessory on her wedding day to Prince Charles.
Princess Anne similarly chose not to wear a tiara for her second wedding with Sir Timothy Laurence in 1992.
When Camilla and Charles got married on April 9, 2005, the bride wore two unconventional outfits which were both designed by Anna Valentine and Antonia Robinson.
She wore a cream silk chiffon dress with a matching coat.
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This was followed by a pale blue chiffon gown with a long-sleeved, gold-embroidered coat over the top.
For both outfits, the Duchess finished her look with hats by Philip Treacy.
According to experts, there could be two reasons why she chose the hats over a tiara.
Firstly, this was not her first marriage.
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Camilla had previously married Major Andrew Parker-Bowles in July 1973, where she did wear a tiara.
Camilla’s diamond-encrusted tiara from her first wedding was a family heirloom from the Duchess’ maternal grandmother Sonia Rosemary Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe.
Her daughter Laura Lopes has since worn the tiara for her own wedding with Harry Lopes in 2006.
The second reason for Camilla not wearing a tiara for her big day with Prince Charles is that the couple did not hold their ceremony in a church.
While Camilla and Andrew married in a Catholic service at the Guards Chapel in London, Camilla and Charles had a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.
This was followed by a marriage blessing at St George’s Chapel which the Queen agreed to attend.
Nonetheless, while Camilla’s tiara did not make an appearance on her wedding day with the Duke of Cornwall, she did re-wear it for a visit to Buckingham Palace in 2015.
She teamed the statement piece with dangling diamond earrings and a four-string pearl necklace.
As for the rest of the Royal Family, their jewel-encrusted tiaras have made royal tiara history.
When Princess Beatrice tied the knot with property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a small ceremony on July 17, 2020, she wore the Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara, consisting of 47 diamond bars.
The Duchess of Cambridge, meanwhile, completed her look with the Queen Mother’s Cartier Halo Tiara with 739 brilliant-cut diamonds and 149 baguette diamonds.
Meghan Markle was loaned the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau Tiara from the Queen when she said ‘I do’ to Prince Harry on May 19, 2018.
