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Kate glows in yellow gown and tiara at state banquet
The banquet at Windsor Castle opened a three-day state visit by the Sultan of Oman; the tiara is a Garrard piece from nineteen thirteen.
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At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Kate Middleton glows in yellow keyhole gown and tiara at state banquet”, with reporting from Globe TV, GB News and Yahoo.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 7:34 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
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- New York PostKate Middleton glows in yellow keyhole gown and tiara at state banquet
- Globe TVPrincess of Wales wears Lover's Knot tiara and yellow Elie Saab gown at Oman state banquet October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- GB NewsPrincess of Wales dazzles in Diana's tiara as she sits between King Charles and Sultan of Oman at State Banquet October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- YahooKate Middleton Makes a Showstopping Entrance in Yellow Gown for Rare Tiara Moment at State Banquet October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Princess of Wales wore a yellow Elie Saab gown and the Lover's Knot tiara to a state banquet at Windsor Castle, the New York Post reports.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA tiara. At a banquet. Hold the front page.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe gown comes from the Elie Saab Spring and Summer twenty twenty-five collection, according to Globe TV.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo it came off a rail. I've bought shirts that way, and nobody put a tiara on me.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe tiara was made by Garrard for Queen Mary in nineteen thirteen. It has diamond arches and nineteen pearl drops.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNineteen pearls, hanging over a banquet table. One sneeze at the soup and the whole Crown is in the gravy.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDiana wore that tiara too, on loan, and last wore it in nineteen ninety-one.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGB News reports the Sultan drank soft drinks, in keeping with Islamic tradition, while a nineteen seventy-nine Château Margaux was poured for other guests.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNineteen pearls, one Margaux, and the guest of honour had a lemonade. Smartest man in the castle.
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