Both of Princess Diana’s daughters-in-law have sported her jewelry…but not the sparkling headpiece that the late Princess of Wales donned at her 1981 royal wedding

Princess Diana; Kate Middleton; Meghan Markle. Photo: Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images; Chris Jackson/Getty Images; BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images\

Neither Kate Middleton nor Meghan Markle has worn the Spencer Headband, the shimmering headpiece that their late mother by marriage, Princess Diana, wore when she wedded the future Ruler Charles…and it’s impossible that Sovereign William and Sovereign Harry’s spouses at any point will.

Both the Princess of Ridges and the Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍 made their imperial crown debuts on their wedding days. Princess Kate, 42, acquired the Cartier Corona Headband from Sovereign Elizabeth for her 2011 wedding to Ruler William at Westminster Nunnery. In the interim, Meghan, 43, was loaned the Sovereign Mary Jewel Bandeau Headdress from the regal family’s assortment for her 2018 stroll down the path at St. George’s House of prayer in Windsor Palace.

Meghan’s just headband wear came at her wedding, however Kate has proceeded to brandish the imperial headpieces for events like state meals, castle gatherings and, surprisingly, other regal weddings. Altogether, she’s wore four distinct headdresses, with the Sovereign Mary’s Sweetheart’s Bunch Crown turning into her go-to (the Princess of Ribs has worn the extra on 11 unique events tracing all the way back to 2015).

While the Sovereign Mary’s Sweetheart’s Bunch Crown was likewise a #1 of Princess Diana’s during her union with Charles, neither of the late illustrious’ little girls in-regulation has at any point worn what may be her most notable head clincher: the Spencer Headband. Diana brandished the family treasure at her 1981 wedding to the future ruler and furthermore involved it at other white-tie occasions before very long.

Princess Diana wears the Spencer Tiara at a banquet in Munich in November 1987. 

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The Spencer Tiara has been in the Spencer family for nearly a century, according to The Court Jeweller, and was also worn by both of Diana’s sisters, Jane and Sarah, at their weddings. The headpiece most recently resurfaced on Celia McCorquodale, Princess Diana’s niece, at her 2018 wedding.

However, it’s unlikely that the Spencer Tiara was considered for Kate or Meghan’s bridal looks.

Lauren Kiehna of The Court Jeweller previously told Marie Claire that the Spencer Tiara was not an option for either Kate and Meghan on their wedding days because “it was never a royal tiara.” Instead, both Prince William and Prince Harry’s wives borrowed headpieces from Queen Elizabeth’s collection.

Kate Middleton; Meghan Markle. AP (2)

The Spencer Tiara remains in the Spencer family. Kiehna said, “While she was Princess of Wales, Diana often borrowed the tiara from her father and her brother [Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer], who still owns it now. Eventually, it will be passed along with the rest of the family estate to Earl Spencer’s son, Viscount Althorp.”

Although the 9th Earl Spencer technically could loan the headpiece to Princess Kate or Meghan, it’s unlikely.

Princess Diana wears the Spencer Tiara in India in February 1992. 

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