And it’s not like the Princess of Wales will be weaving her own daisy chain for the historic event. In the past she has worn beautifully crafted floral headbands by milliners like Juliette Botterill and Jane Taylor, who would be more than up to the job of creating something to fit with the King’s wishes for the occasion, perhaps drawing on the natural foliage and British wildflowers like bluebells, cornflower and lily of the valley which are included on the Coronation invitation.

First Lady Jill Biden arrived to the ceremony in an elegant blue ensemble. Mrs Biden, who was sent as the States' representative, wore a Ralph Lauren skirt suit and accessorised with matching gloves and hair piece.Charlotte went mainly sans accessories aside from a tiny bracelet in what appears to be white gold. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{

Kate Middleton stunned Coronation event-goers in a regal dress by Alexander McQueen, who was also behind her 2011 wedding dress.The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our

Firstly, would other female members of the family feel that they should also have a chance to show off some family jewels? The Conservative MP caused a surprising stir in her bespoke cape dress, which was designed by London-based label Safiyaa. The commissioned piece was a deep teal hue described as 'Poseidon', in honour of her Portsmouth constituency. The floral treatment: for her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840, Queen Victoria wore a simple wreath of orange blossoms Kate's up-do allowed her to unveil her stunning diamond and pearl pieces, a touching tribute to Princess Diana who the jewels used to belong to.

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I seem to remember we had all the same rumours before the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales,’ says Carol Woolton, a Vogue contributing editor and founder of the podcast ‘If Jewels Could Talk. ‘There were stories every day that Catherine was going to wear a floral headpiece and not a Royal tiara and that Camilla as the Duchess of Cornwall was being called in to talk her around. I think she was going to wear the Halo tiara all along.