Fashion Flashbacks, one casual and one worn to a white-tie affair.
We begin with a look the Duchess wore one year ago today. 
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Today we’ll wrap up our All That Glitters series examining the borrowed jewelry the Duchess of Cambridge has worn. Our final topic: tiaras. (If some of this sounds familiar, it was covered in a March post when I was desperately casting about for a topic to distract us from the early days of the pandemic, and I put together a tiara poll.)
We begin with the very first tiara we saw the Duchess wear, the Cartier Halo. 
UPDATE WEDNESDAY MARCH 25: There is news today that Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus. Clarence House released a statement with the news, saying he has mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health. More from the BBC:
Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus.
Charles and Camilla are now self-isolating at Balmoral.
Buckingham Palace says The Queen is in good health and last saw the Prince on March 12th. BP also says HM is following “appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.” The Clarence House statement adds “It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”
William and Kate are believed to be at Anmer Hall with George, Charlotte, and Louis. I will update with any new information or do a separate post should circumstances warrant.
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We are back with a look at a favorite topic for many a royal fashion follower, Kate’s tiara appearances!
I thought we would go chronologically and start with the Cartier Halo tiara worn for Kate’s wedding in April 2011. Below, two shots of the Duchess: on the left, she is seen on the way to the Abbey, perhaps doing a little deep breathing; on the right, after the service. 
We are back with several engagements added to Kate’s Calendar, as well as that much-dicussed jewelry poll.
We begin with the new engagements:
- Friday March 11: Kate and William pay another visit to XL Mentoring in South London; their first engagement with the charity was last March. The organization works with vulnerable young people ages 11-18, and also offers a nationally recognized training program that is a “…resource for churches, youth workers and leaders.” The couple will meet with mentors and mentees, as well as mentoring coordinators from around the country. You can also read more about last March’s engagement here on the XLP website.
XLP Mentoring Facebook
- Thursday, March 10: The Duke and Duchess will have a series of “…public and private engagements focusing on efforts to prevent suicide and to support those bereaved by suicide.” This is an element of the couple’s mental health initiative Prince William was said to have been planning for some time. On the 10th they will meet Jonny Benjamin, a young man contemplating suicide in 2008, and Neil Laybourn, the man Mr. Benjamin credits with saving his life. At Kensington Palace Kate and William will watch a documentary with both men about a mental health campaign Mr. Benjamin founded called Think Well. More from Majesty magazine:
They will then travel to Kensington Palace where they will drop in on a screening of a documentary about Jonny’s experience… Jonny regularly attends screenings with young people as a way to encourage open discussion of mental health issues.
Around 20 young people from a South London school will be invited to watch the screening at Kensington Palace and then take part in a discussion, led by Jonny, Neil and Rethink Mental Illness. The children taking part in the session are from a school where Jonny has previously delivered his ThinkWell project.
- Monday, March 14: Kate & William join HM, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and other royals at the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. The theme for this year’s observances is An Inclusive Commonwealth. Below you see the Duchess at last year’s Commonwealth Day services, not long before Princess Charlotte was born. (Our post on last year’s service is here.)
- A quick PSA about the timing of this event: it begins at 3:15pm local time. That translates to 11:15am EDT/8:15am PDT. We switch to Daylight Savings Time March 13th but the UK doesn’t switch until the 27th, meaning this event falls in that window when we are just 4 hours behind London.
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Those hoping to see the Duchess in a different tiara had their wish granted tonight.
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Kate wore the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara for this evening’s diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace. It is a glittering white tie affair, the largest function of the year at the Palace. Below you see Kate and William arriving for the event.
