Kate Middleton repeats tiara and gown combination for the first time.Photo:JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty; Balkis Press/ABACA/Shutterstock

Kate Middleton Just Had a Royal First in a Completely Recycled Tiara Look

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Kate Middletonis known for recycling her favorite pieces of clothing, but she just took her sustainable fashion sense to a new level.

Princess Kate wore the same tiara, similarly styling her hair down, and dress back in June forCrown Prince Husseinand Princess Rajwa of Jordan’sroyal weddingbanquet. She even kept the earrings the same, sporting the Greville Chandelier earrings, jewels that the late Queen Elizabeth received as a wedding present from her parents,King George VIandQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, when she marriedPrince Philipin 1947, according to theRoyal Collection Trust.

While Princess Kate hasworn a tiara on 15 previous occasions, Tuesday marked the first time that she has repeated a tiara and dress pairing.

Kate Middleton and Prince William attend the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 5, 2023.Jonathan Brady - Pool / Getty

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales at an evening reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace on December 5, 2023 in London, England.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton attend the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 5, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales pose for a photograph ahead of The Diplomatic Reception in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace on December 05, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Kate has worn three other tiaras during her royal life: theCartier Halo Tiara(just once on her wedding day), the Lotus Flower Tiara (most recently at the 2022Diplomatic Corps reception) and the latest addition — theStrathmore Rose Tiara.

The royal’s latest tiara wear came just two weeks ago when she helped host President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeo and First Lady Kim Keon Hee for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. And her choice of headpiece was a complete surprise as the Strathmore Rose Tiarahasn’t been worn in public since the 1930s.

“Kate has always signaled that she’d like to emulate the Queen Mother’s royal role, and wearing her jewels is an important symbol of that continuity,” Lauren Kiehna, founder of The Court Jeweller, tells PEOPLE. “It’s fitting that Kate — likely with some assistance from King Charles — would choose to wear the tiara exactly a hundred years after the Queen Mother originally received it. The piece is an antique that wasn’t fashionable for many decades, but many jewels once considered fussy or unstylish have now been embraced again.”

Prince William and Kate Middleton attend the state banquet on Nov. 21, 2023.YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty

Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales arrive for a a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in central London on November 21, 2023, for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee on their first day of a three-day state visit to the UK. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee began a three-day trip to the UK on Tuesday, with King Charles III’s hosting his first state visitors since his coronation.

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“The tiara comes with two frames, allowing it to be worn either across the forehead or on top of the head. The Queen Mother used it both ways, and Kate chose the more traditional setting for the banquet,” adds Kiehna.

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King Charles was famously close to his grandmother, who died in 2002, and Princess Kate bringing the tiara back into the public eye is likely a nod toher bond with the monarch. Just recently, the Kingreferred to Kate as “my beloved daughter-in-law.”

source: people.com