Royal weddings are often remembered for their gowns, guest lists and historic venues.
Yet at Lady Marina Windsor's wedding to Nico Macauley in North Yorkshire, it was a piece of jewellery that carried the deepest emotional significance.
The bride chose to wear the Kent Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara, a family heirloom closely associated with her late grandmother, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who died in September 2025 at the age of 92.
The tiara had not been seen publicly for decades, making its reappearance all the more striking.
More than a dazzling royal accessory, the headpiece represented a century of family history, connecting Lady Marina to generations of royal women and serving as a poignant tribute to a grandmother whose influence remained present on one of the most important days of her life.The remarkable history behind the Kent Pearl and Diamond Fringe TiaraThe tiara worn by Lady Marina traces its origins back to the early twentieth century and Queen Mary, one of Britain's most influential royal collectors of jewellery.According to royal jewellery historians, Queen Mary commissioned Garrard to create a distinctive diamond bandeau in 1925.
