The Queen S Sapphire Tiara

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The queen s sapphire tiara. George vi sapphire suite tiara replica. The dutch sapphire tiara on queen beatrix and queen maxima purchased in 1881 by king willem iii of the netherlands for his wife queen emma the dutch sapphire tiara is utterly extravagant. The spencer tiara replica. During a tour of the west indies in the spring of 1958 during the west german state visit in october 1958 at a state banquet at buckingham palace in april 1960 and at the wedding of princess astrid of.

The present owners of the queen victoria s diamond and sapphire tiara are the earl and countess of harewood. The tiara given to alexandra her brother in law tsar alexander iii of russia was later sold by maud. The queen s emerald necklace and matching earrings worn here on october 14 1989 are known as the cambridge and delhi durbar parure. The queen had the necklace shortened and the set modified adding the modern sapphire tiara and a bracelet.

In 1997 an exhibition called one hundred tiaras an evolution of style 1800 1900 was organized by geoffrey munn managing. During that time the sapphires were worn by princess sibylla the mother of the current king who served as first lady for her father in law. But the present owners of the queen victoria s emerald and diamond tiara are not known. Queen mary wore the tiara in a few portraits and after her death princess margaret was photographed in the piece on at least four occasions.

Featuring 33 blue sapphires and 655 diamonds set in platinum the tiara resembles the gothic architecture of a great cathedral with sparkling stained glass. Queen mary s diamond bandeau replica. Queen victoria s sapphire coronet replica. The rundell tiara replica.

Queen louise the second wife of king gustaf vi adolf made the sapphire tiara one of her signature pieces. The scandalous royal who previously owned queen s diadem the queen has one of the most extensive jewellery collections in the world and is particularly noted for her tiaras. The cambridge sapphire parure tiara. But after her death in 1965 the country was without a queen for more than a decade.

Update the parure was also worn in the portrait released to mark her sapphire jubilee today. The parure continues to be a favourite not only with the sapphire tiara but also with other tiaras or at black tie events. The tiara is queen mary s girls of great britain and ireland. The duchess of fife tiara replica.