Full details of Harriet Phillips' wedding tiara that has surprising royal history
Harriet Phillips wore a bespoke Emilia Wickstead wedding gown on Saturday.
Like all royal brides before her, Harriet Phillips proudly wore a royal tiara on her wedding day to Peter Phillips on Saturday. The couple, who made their public debut in 2024, tied the knot at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire on June 6, surrounded by many of the groom's royal relatives.
Harriet wore a bespoke Emilia Wickstead design, which was, according to the designer's latest Instagram post, "developed from initial sketch to final creation". Completing her stunning look, Harriet sported a diamond and pearl wedding tiara on her special day, a jewellery piece that has a surprising royal history.
Her tiara was a delicate pearl and diamond creation on loan from Pragnell, the British jeweller behind that crafted her engagement ring.
The stunning piece dates back to the coronation of King George VI – her husband's great-grandfather - in 1937.
In a statement, the jeweller said: "This intricate tiara dazzles the eye by showcasing a design typical of both the Edwardian and Deco periods - which is very rare in all jewellery.
"Diamonds highlight a festoon of glittering laurel leaves and articulated floral motifs, bearing great resemblance to the tiara owned by The Princess Royal, in the official photograph celebrating her fiftieth birthday in 2000.
"Favoured as a bridal headpiece and owned by the Pragnell family, this delicate tiara has been worn by generations of Pragnell family members and was present at the Coronation of both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II."
The official account of Emilia Wickstead has also shared two never-before-seen pictures of Harriet just hours after the release of official pictures were shared of the newlyweds - all taken by photographer Mark Nicholson.
The pictures was shared alongside a lengthy caption, including details such as how long it took to make.
The statement read: "Harriet’s wedding dress is a bespoke Emilia Wickstead design, developed from initial sketch to final creation, fitted in our private salon on Sloane Street and crafted entirely by our in-house team at our West London atelier. The dress took one hundred and forty hours to make..."
