Back in the day, the Elites staged a "Triumph" in England. The event was immortalized in a book "The Knight and the Umbrella".
(n.b. youcan read the book here
https://archive.org/details/knightumbrellaac0000anst)
The Eglinton Tournament of 1839 was a reenactment of a medieval joust and revel held in North Ayrshire, Scotland between 28 and 30 August. It was funded and organized by Archibald, Earl of Eglinton, and took place at Eglinton Castle in Ayrshire. The Queen of Beauty was Georgiana, Duchess of Somerset. Many distinguished visitors took part, including Prince Louis Napoleon, the future Emperor of the French.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_Tournament
In any event, the participants were "well connected" and were able to borrow armor and other things from the Royal Armouries.