Queen Mary often left a confusing trail when it came to jewelry re-configuration, and the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara is a case in point. The Tinkerer Queen admired her grandmother's Lover's Knot tiara so much that she broke up two of her own diadems to provide the parts for swinging pearl tiara of her own,… Continue reading Defense of the Tiara – Cambridge Lover’s Knot
Tag: Defense of the Tiara
Defense of the Tiara – Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara
Designed by Cartier, the Halo Scroll tiara was a gift from the then Duke of York to his wife, Elizabeth, three weeks before they became King and Queen. It was a bit of a poor relation of British royal tiaras in its early years. The new Queen was only seen in it once in public.… Continue reading Defense of the Tiara – Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara
Defense of the Tiara – Lotus Flower
It's been worn by a Queen, a Princess, a Viscountess, and a Duchess. It's been a necklace and a tiara. It has been worn in five different decades (skipping most of the 1940s and 1950s, and the early part of this century, when it went "dark" for a few years). The elements in the tiara… Continue reading Defense of the Tiara – Lotus Flower
Fringe Friday – Kent Pearl Fringe
So many mysteries surround this tiara. Where did it come from? Was it remade from Queen Mary's bandeau, the one that the Duchess of Kent wore on her wedding day? Or was it a gift from the Worsley family? Where is it now? It hasn't been seen since the mid 1990s, although good reasons exist… Continue reading Fringe Friday – Kent Pearl Fringe
Defense of the Tiara – Nizam of Hyderabad
For newcomers to the land of royal jewels, we'll march through this sad sorry tale again. The beautiful sparkling beginning: Then Princess Elizabeth received a diamond tiara and matching necklace from the Nizam of Hyderabad as a wedding gift in 1947. The set was made by Cartier, and it was reported that instructions were left… Continue reading Defense of the Tiara – Nizam of Hyderabad
