After their 1981 wedding ceremony, Prince Charles with Princess Diana who is wearing the Spencer tiara. (Getty Images) When Princess Diana wore the Spencer Tiara on her wedding day in 1981, the legendary diamond headpiece cemented its place in modern royal history. Princess Diana chose the Spencer tiara for her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles, despite Queen Elizabeth II offering the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara.
PRINCESS DIANA wed Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, in a lavish wedding in St Paul's Cathedral. The Princess of Wales' dress was a beautiful marshmallow-like gown, but what did she wear on her head? Advertisement Before Zara Phillips wore the Meander tiara on her wedding day, it was a go-to look for Princess Anne, who inherited the tiara from her father, the Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Diana wearing the Spencer Tiara on her wedding day to Prince Charles, 1981 Terry Fincher / Princess Diana Archive / Getty Images When the then Lady Diana Spencer emerged from the Glass Coach at St Paul's Cathedral, the world gasped at the first sight of her voluminous, more-is-more dress, with its silk taffeta layers and bows, designed.
The Spencer Tiara, Princess Diana's wedding tiara, was remodelled by Garrard in 1937, transforming it into one of the most famous tiaras in modern history. The central part of the tiara was given as a wedding present to Lady Cynthia Hamilton (aka, Diana's grandmother) when she married Albert, Viscount Althorp, the future 7th Earl Spencer, in 1919. Princess Diana wore this tiara on her wedding day and other important occasions.
Made of gold and silver, the tiara features an intricate design of tulips, star-shaped flowers, and scrolling foliage, all adorned with diamonds. The estimated value of this family heirloom is $500,000, and it currently belongs to Diana's brother, Charles Spencer. ON her wedding day to then-Prince Charles in 1981, 19.
Where Is Princess Diana's Iconic Wedding Tiara? The diamond-encrusted Spencer Tiara, which she wore during her 1981 wedding to King Charles, was last worn in 2018.