There’s something different aboutKate Middleton’s latest look!
The Princess of Wales, 40, sparkled in theLotus Flowertiara at a Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday night, joiningPrince William,King Charles IIIandQueen Camillato host the Diplomatic Corps for the first time in three years. Kate was radiant in the delicate floral headpiece, which she tucked into straight, sleek strands teased at the crown, face-framing layers slicked behind her ears.
The subtle style marked the first time that Kate ever wore her hair completely down with a tiara. The Princess of Wales made her tiara debut on her wedding day in 2011, slippingQueen Elizabeth’sCartier Halo tiaraonto a half-updo with loose curls. Her next tiara wear would be a year and a half later, when she wore the Lotus Flower to a diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace with her tresses arranged in a similar way. The royal then shifted to chignons, which would dominate as hergo-to tiara hairstylefor the next seven years.
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It’s been a glittering fall for the Princess of Wales, as Tuesday night was her second time in a tiara in two weeks. On Nov. 22, Princess Kate made hertiara debutas the Princess of Wales in Queen Mary’sLover’s Knotat the Buckingham Palace state banquet honoring South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The choice was thoughtful for the special occasion, as the regal headpiece was also a favorite of her mother-in-law,Princess Diana, her predecessor as the Princess of Wales.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Chris Jackson/Getty
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