During an official appearance in Windsor, England, Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore a tiara for the first time since 2023.

In addition to wearing her first tiara in a year and a half, Princess Kate also debuted her Royal Family Order of King Charles III. She pinned the badge featuring a miniature portrait of her father-in-law with a pale blue ribbon on her sash, just above the late Queen Elizabeth 's Royal Family Order.

Kate Middleton stepped out in Queen Mary's Lover's Knot tiara during a July 8 state banquet with Prince William, making it the first time in nearly two years she wore a royal headpiece.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrived in Windsor for the start of a three-day state visit – the first by a French president since 2008. Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed the dignitaries when they touched down at RAF Northolt in West London,

Kate Middleton and Prince William helped start the France state visit to the U.K. by welcoming President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, before meeting up with King Charles and Queen Camilla.

The Princess of Wales wore a blush-pink Bar jacket and tulle skirt by Dior for day one of President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK.