Kate stuns in dazzling pearl-diamond tiara at lavish Jordan royal wedding

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Kate Middleton looked dazzling in a diamond tiara as she and Prince William made a surprise trip to a lavish Jordan royal wedding.The Princess of Wales wore the Lover's Knot tiara, often seen on Princess Diana, teamed with a pink, embellished gown for the evening reception at the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and his new wife Princess Rajwa at the Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman, the Mirror reports.The diamond and pearl-encrusted headpiece was made in 1914,from pearls and diamonds already in Queen Mary's possession.

However, it was a copy of one owned by her grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse, who married the first Duke of Cambridge in 1818.It was given to Diana by the Queen as a wedding gift in 1981, and following her death, the glistening headpiece was passed down to Kate, which is now perhaps her most favourite pieces of royal jewellery.Kate and William joined guests from around the world at the royal event of the year with 140 guest at the Zahran Palace, including Princess Beatrice and 140 guest at the Zahran Palace.William and Kate's trip to Jordan was not announced in advance and their arrival was confirmed by Jordanian state media a few hours before the start of the palace marriage ceremony.The pair were seen being greeted by the groom's parents King Abdullah and Queen Rania with Kate curtseying to them and they had a lengthy chat before they headed to watch Hussein, 28, who wore military uniform, marry 29-year-old Rajwa, whose bridal gown was also by Elie Saab.The couple wed in an Islamic marriage ceremony known as a "katb ktab" held in a gazebo in the garden of the Zahran Palace and it was conducted by the Royal Hashemite Court Imam Dr Ahmed Al Khalaileh.The British royals were all seen greeting