You can create your own Mirrorable (that may not be a real word) Tabcontrol.

A VB solution.
Inherit from TabControl and place the following code in the class.

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Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property CreateParams() As
System.Windows.Forms.CreateParams
   Get
       Dim cp As CreateParams = MyBase.CreateParams
       Const WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL As Integer = &H400000
       Const WS_EX_NOINHERITLAYOUT As Integer = &H100000
       If Me.Mirror Then
           cp.ExStyle += WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL Or WS_EX_NOINHERITLAYOUT
       End If
       Return cp
   End Get
End Property

Private m_Mirror As Boolean = False

Public Property Mirror() As Boolean
   Get
       Return m_Mirror
   End Get
   Set(ByVal Value As Boolean)
       If m_Mirror = Value Then Return
       m_Mirror = Value
       MyBase.UpdateStyles()
   End Set
End Property
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