Diana, Princess of Wales loved wearing the ornate Spencer family tiara to state occasions. Fast-forward to today and her family's sparkling heirloom has not been worn by the current Princess of Wales,

According to reports, Meghan Markle wanted to wear the Spencer tiara at her wedding to Prince Harry on May 19, 2018, but Queen Elizabeth II allegedly vetoed the decision. Princess Kate also didn't wear Princess Diana's tiara when she wed Prince William on April 29, 2011.

ON her wedding day to then-Prince Charles in 1981, 19-year-old Princess Diana wore the Spencer Tiara.  The diamond-encrusted heirloom was created in 1937 from old jewels and has been kept in

On her wedding day to Prince Charles in 1981, Princess Diana famously wore the Spencer Tiara, a dazzling diamond-encrusted heirloom that had been passed down through the Spencer family since 1937. Created from older jewels,

Princess Diana's iconic Spencer tiara, which she wore for her 1981 wedding, remains out of reach for Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle. As a Spencer family heirloom, its $500 million value will not be passed to the royal wives but likely to Viscount Althorp,

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have access to a beautiful collection of royal hand-me-downs and accessories, aside from this one highly coveted headpiece.

Some publications have claimed Kate and William's daughter, Princess Charlotte, will inherit her grandmother's tiara. However, according to The Court Jeweller, the piece will be passed down to Charles Spencer's son, Viscount Althorp, upon his death.

When Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles on 29 July 1981, the world watched as she transformed into a royal princess in a ceremony steeped in history and tradition. Among the many details that captured global attention,