In the end, Kate went for the traditional approach, selecting a tiara thats steeped in royal history.
Princess Margaret wearing the Halo tiara in 1953.
The Cartier Scroll tiara will feature in the V&AsCartierexhibition, which opens this month.

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The Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother) wearing the Cartier Halo tiara, gifted by her husband, the Duke of York (left, later King George V), in 1937.

Princess Margaret wearing the Halo tiara in 1953.

The Cartier Scroll tiara will feature in the V&A’sCartierexhibition, which opens this month.