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: a 3-tiered crown worn by the pope
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: a decorative jeweled or flowered headband or semicircle for formal wear by women
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The bride could be seen on her big day — scheduled just two days after her engagement — wearing a white gown with several silver pieces of jewelry, including a tiara placed on her head and bright, shiny diamond ring on her left finger.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
For weeks leading up to Middleton’s 2011 wedding to Prince William and Meghan Markle’s 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, royal watchers speculated if either bride would wear their late mother-in-law’s bridal tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
In October, thieves broke into the Louvre and purloined a priceless collection of jewelry—including a pearl tiara, set with thousands of diamonds, that had belonged to Empress Eugénie.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
Featuring diamonds and rubies in a lotus flower and Mughal arch motif, the tiara—which was worn once by the late Queen Elizabeth II during a trip to Malta in 2005—is the largest diadem seen on Kate to date.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
For weeks leading up to Middleton’s 2011 wedding to Prince William and Meghan Markle’s 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, royal watchers speculated if either bride would wear their late mother-in-law’s bridal tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
In October, thieves broke into the Louvre and purloined a priceless collection of jewelry—including a pearl tiara, set with thousands of diamonds, that had belonged to Empress Eugénie.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
Featuring diamonds and rubies in a lotus flower and Mughal arch motif, the tiara—which was worn once by the late Queen Elizabeth II during a trip to Malta in 2005—is the largest diadem seen on Kate to date.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Tiara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiara. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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