7 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Wearing A Royal Tiara

The British Royal Family is filled with numerous rules and regulations, too many to talk about here but what we will talk about are the rules that go into wearing a royal tiara. These are all pretty fun and interesting to know so grab onto that cup of coffee and let's dive into the world of royalty for a few minutes!

1. As tradition goes, only married women or a bride can wear a tiara as it is seen as an emblem of the loss of innocence to the crowning of love.

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2. Tiaras are certainly imposing, but they not emblems of inherited rank. What matters is where these tiaras are actually worn. In the olden times, they were worn at white tie parties, although all of this is pretty much over now.

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3. There's a popular misconception that tiaras are heavy. That is not true in fact, they don't weigh more than a hat.

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4. Tiaras are not to be confused with crowns, which are generally heavier, more elaborate and form a full circle on the head unlike the partial one as with a tiara. Crowns also convey a more formal, diplomatic bearing, traditionally representing legitimacy and power over a land and its people.

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5. Elizabeth Galton, brand director of Mappin & Webb says, “The modern fashion for wearing a tiara is that it should be worn quite far back on the head, normally running in a line from just behind the ears at an angle of about 45 degrees when viewed from the side.”

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6. It's not particularly easy to wear a tiara with all the modern hair care tactics but one simple thing can be done. Leaving your hair unwashed for a day helps bring the much-needed friction to keep the tiara on the head.

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7. Geoffrey Munn, a tiara expert says, “What needs to be stressed is that the wearing of tiaras by European royalty is not an expression of their rank but their adherence to tradition. They are simply doing what they always did.”

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