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Royal jewellery plays an important role in protocol, although few would know it. While most see tiaras a simply pretty headpieces, there are rules about who gets to wear one, and when. For

example, only married women are traditionally allowed to wear tiaras. When it comes to the British Royal Family, there is one woman who makes the roles - the Queen. Express.co.uk sat down

with James Constantinou, founder of Prestige Pawnbrokers of Channel 4’s Posh Pawn. He said: "Meghan Markle is known for wearing jewellery with strong messages and meaning." The

Duchess has often worn jewellery with hidden messages, including revealing the birth month of Prince Archie early on in the pregnancy by wearing a ring with his birthstone. She also gave an

early indicator of her relationship with Harry, when there were just rumours, by wearing a necklace with an H initial. James added: "Meghan wore the platinum Queen Mary diamond bandeau

tiara on her wedding day and has worn several pieces of Princess Diana’s jewellery. Meghan’s engagement ring has two diamonds once owned by the late Princess which now form part of Meghan’s

engagement ring. "If the occasion is right, Meghan may opt to wear something from the Royal Collection again with The Queen’s approval." However, will Meghan ever get the

Queen's approval? It seems highly unlikely, given previous president set by Her Majesty. The Queen has never leant Meghan jewellery, besides on her wedding day, and has never loaned

jewellery to anyone who is not a senior member of the Royal Family. READ MORE: MEGHAN MARKLE'S FIRST A-LIST RED CARPET MOMENT AFTER ROYAL DEPARTURE DASHED BY CORONAVIRUS Why didn't

Meghan Markle wear the Queen's jewellery? It is not true that Meghan has never worn a piece of the Queen's jewellery. On her wedding day Meghan wore the Queen Mary's bandeau

tiara, which belonged to the Queen's grandmother. However, this was the first and last time Meghan ever wore a piece belonging to the Queen. It is claimed Meghan hoped to wear an

emerald tiara with Russian connections, but was told no by the Queen, causing some tension within the family. The Royal Family has never released any information detailing why Meghan did not

wear the Queen's jewellery, but Meghan is not the only royal bride to have never worn a piece of jewellery from the Queen's collection. Sarah Ferguson similarly did not appear to

ever borrow a piece from the Queen's archives. However, she was given a specially commissioned tiara, necklace, earrings and bracelet set from the Queen on her wedding day to Prince

Andrew. However, Princess Diana, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Kate Middleton notably have. There could be some speculation, therefore, that the Queen favours wives of those in the

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  Royal women tend to wear tiaras for important diplomatic events. This includes diplomatic receptions and state banquets, in the UK and overseas. Kate often wears the Cambridge Lover's

Knot tiara to such events, though she has also worn the Queen Mother's Lotus tiara in the past. However, despite attending state banquets on royal tours abroad, such as in Fiji, Meghan

has never worn a tiara at one. It was claimed by a source Prince Charles was left to tell Meghan she was not able to wear a tiara to the event in October 2018. This was to avoid looking too

"extravagant" in parts of the Commonwealth, it is claimed he told the Duchess. A source told Mail Online: "Meghan did not understand all of this because she was new to the

role and so Prince Charles told her that it would not be appropriate. It was very kindly done." Meghan did not attend her one opportunity to wear a royal tiara at the UK state dinner to

welcome Donald Trump to the UK in June 2019, and neither Meghan or Harry nor the Royal Family released a statement detailing why the Duchess of Sussex was not there. A Sun exclusive claimed

Meghan was banned from wearing royal jewellery by the Queen, especially gems worn by Princess Diana, at the behest of Prince William. A source told the publication: "This is a

surprising situation that has been going on behind the scenes over the past few months and has caused tension and upset, especially for Harry. “It is at the discretion of the Queen and

trusted advisers which items in the Royal Collection she chooses to loan out and to whom. “Aspects of Meghan’s behaviour, including before the Royal Wedding, caused resentment with forces

within Buckingham Palace." While the Royal Family are yet to confirm these reports, however, at the time senior royal sources insisted that Meghan is in fact allowed to wear pieces from

the collection. Despite this, the Duchess of Sussex never did. However, this is not to say Meghan doesn't enjoy a lavish jewellery collection, some of which has been bought for her by

members of the Royal Family. Most glaringly obvious of these is her ring from Prince Harry, which was estimated to have cost just over £150,000. Her aforementioned pearl and diamond earrings

from the Queen cost an impressive £4,275. Other items that Meghan has worn includes Princess Diana’s £75,000 aquamarine ring, which Meghan wore on her wedding day. She also has £60,000

Cartier drop earrings.