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Change: Princess Alice of Battenberg’s (Duke of Edinburgh's mother) tiarastiara Queen Victoria’s Regal Circlet (possibly re-made in to the wedding tiara of HRH The Countess of Wessex)Sarah, Duchess of York wedding tiara (whereabouts unknown)Queen Victoria's Strawberry Leaf Ruby Tiara (whereabouts(last seen with Lady Irene Denison; whereabouts unknown)
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Change: This tiara was wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) from her mother-in-law, Princess Alice. The meander tiara is in the classical Greek 'key pattern' featuring a large brilliant cut diamond in the centre surrounded by a diamond wreath. The tiara also incorporates
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Change: Locked by Jan 1 2012, 4:00 AM EST for: to prevent vandalism.
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Change: Queen Mary's tiara is similar to the tiara of her grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse. It wasn't a unique design to begin with; several others exist that are quite similar. The piece passed from Princess Augusta to her daughter (also named Augusta), who became Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. With
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Change: above, on the occasion of her wedding on 30 July 2011.Sapphire Suite Tiara In 1963, the Queen had a tiara and bracelet made to match the King George VI Victorian Sapphire Suite she was given as a wedding present. The George
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Change: The tiara was lent to Anne's daughter, Zara, on the occasion of her wedding on 30 July 2011.Sapphire Suite Tiara In 1963, the Queen had a tiara and bracelet made to match the King George VI Victorian Sapphire Suite she was given as a
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Change: On 18 June 2011, the Earl re-married to Karen Gordon, a Canadian. The tiara doeswas not belongworn toby the Royalnew family.Countess Itof Spencer. *The tiara is the property of the Spencer family.family.The tiara can now be seen at Diana's Spencer
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Change: Born in Chicago, Lady Curzon was born Mary Victoria Leiter. She was an American socialite and debutante. She met her husband while in England. In 1895, in Washington D.C., Mary married Lord Curzon of Kedleston who would later become Viceroy to India.Her other tiara, above, had pearl spikes.Courtesy
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Change: In the late 1800s, early 1900s, there were many weddings of European aristocrats with American heiresses. For the nobles of the Old World, such unions
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Jun 21 2011, 7:16 PM EDT
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Change: Some believe that the tiara is "cursed" -- as the last few women that have worn it on their wedding day were divorced years later.The Wedding Tiara of The Countess of WessexHRH Sophie, Countess of WessexAccording to Ingrid Seward in an
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Change: tiara of Queen Mary (property of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester) 30. Gloucester Emerald Bandeau of Queen Mary (property of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester) 31. Gloucester’sGloucester Honeysuckle Tiaratiara of Queen Mary (property of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester) 32. Gloucester
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Change: The Victorian diamond set tiara, with stylised fleur-de-lys and scroll motifs graduating from the centre and set with old round brilliant-cut and rose-cut diamonds, total
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Change: Patricia chose a commoner rather than a husband of royal blood. She married naval Commander (later Admiral) The Hon. Alexander Ramsay, third son of the
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May 5 2011, 9:36 PM EDT
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Change: In August 1936, Queen Mary gave the tiara to Queen Elizabeth.[Source: The Royal Collection © 2008, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]Queen Elizabeth later loaned it to her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth II as "something borrowed" for her wedding in 1947.As The Princess Elizabeth
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Change: tiara which Mary was known to do different.with jewels.The fringe tiara/necklace was very popular between the reigns of Queen Victoria and the Queen Mum. Victoria herself gave quite a few tiaras/necklaces areas wedding presents to her children and her
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Change: Above is the design of the original tiara with pearl spikes. Each pearl was lettered; the top and hanging ones were lettered separately to ensure they were put together correctly.With the Pearl spikes(above)*After the divorce of Princess Diana of Wales
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Change: Thought to have been made around 1910 by a leading French jeweller, possibly Chaumet or Cartier, it is pierced and millegrain-set with circular-cut diamonds in
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