The Princess of Wales has been tipped to wear a floral headpiece at the Coronation amid rumours that royal women will break with tradition by avoiding tiaras.
A crown of flowers or similar for Kate might evoke a 1970s hippy wedding for some.
But it would be in keeping with the King’s belief in environmental sustainability.
Nature has been a theme of the Coronation in plans announced so far, including invitations featuring flowers, birds, insects and a Green Man symbolising spring and rebirth.
The King’s enthusiasm for saving the planet has been reflected in the use of recycled items for the ceremony, including a windblown tree to make the frame for the anointing screen.
However, Kensington Palace has declined to comment on the Princess’s headgear for Coronation day, saying the public will have to “wait and see”.
Similarly, there is no confirmation that Kate and the other royal women have abandoned the tradition of wearing tiaras at the Coronation, despite speculation about it. But it will be a let down for many royalists if the women are not wearing tiaras.
Kate’s favourite, worn at state banquets and diplomatic receptions, is the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara.
Royal biographer and historian Hugo Vickers told The Times: “A Coronation is the most important state occasion in a reign so it would be disappointing to do less than at a state banquet.
“But I guess they want the entire focus to be on the King and Queen.”
At Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953 tiaras were worn by Princess Margaret; Princess Alice, the then Duchess of Gloucester; Princess Marina, the then Duchess of Kent; and George V’s daughter Princess Mary.
