The Queen S Sapphire Tiara

Queen alexandra s sapphire tiara hulton archive getty images lady maud carnegie later the countess of southesk wears the amethyst setting of queen alexandra s sapphire tiara as she blows her nose during the 1937 coronation.

The queen s sapphire tiara.

Queen mary s diamond bandeau replica. The tiara given to alexandra her brother in law tsar alexander iii of russia was later sold by maud. The queen had the necklace shortened and the set modified adding the modern sapphire tiara and a bracelet. But after her death in 1965 the country was without a queen for more than a decade.

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. Part of a nineteenth century diamond and sapphire parure that passed through queen mary s family from her grandmother princess augusta duchess of cambridge to her aunt the grand duchess of mecklenburg strelitz this tiara was given by mary to her daughter in law princess marina duchess of kent as a. 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. Alexandras kokoshnik tiara replica.

Queen louise the second wife of king gustaf vi adolf made the sapphire tiara one of her signature pieces. 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. In 1997 an exhibition called one hundred tiaras an evolution of style 1800 1900 was organized by geoffrey munn managing. The tiara is queen mary s girls of great britain and ireland.

The spencer tiara replica. Girls of gb ireland tiara no bandeau replica. Update the parure was also worn in the portrait released to mark her sapphire jubilee today. 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 parure continues to be a favourite not only with the sapphire tiara but also with other tiaras or at black tie events. Queen victoria s sapphire coronet replica. Featuring 33 blue sapphires and 655 diamonds set in platinum the tiara resembles the gothic architecture of a great cathedral with sparkling stained glass. The cambridge sapphire parure tiara.

The rundell 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. George vi sapphire suite tiara replica. But the present owners of the queen victoria s emerald and diamond tiara are not known.