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𝐹𝓇𝑒𝒹𝑒𝓇𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝒲𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈𝑜𝓇

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒: Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Friday, April 6th, 1979 at St. Mary’s Hospital in London, England

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent (Father) & Her Royal Highness Marie Princess Michael of Kent (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: Lady Gabriella Kingston (Sister)

♕ 𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒: Sophie Lara Winkleman - Lady Frederick Windsor

♕ 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: Maud Windsor (Daughter) & Alexandra Windsor (Daughter)

♕ 𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: Wetherby School (In London, England), Sunningdale School (In Sunningdale, Berkshire, England), Eton College (In Eton, Berkshire, England), & Madalen College at the University of Oxford (In Oxford, England: Undergraduate Degree in Classics)

♕ 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒲𝓸𝓇𝓀: Interests: Business (Finance & Personal Development Workshops), Culture & Heritage, People (The Disadvantaged, The Socially Isolated, & The Vulnerable), & Science (Archaeology). Work: Bank Trainee, Banker/Chartered Financial Analyst/Vice President at JP Morgan, Burberry Fashion Model, Financial Analyst, Inductee of The Grand Order of Water Rats Charitable Fraternity, Investment Banker, Music Journalist for Tatler Magazine, President of Soldier On!, Solicitor in Entertainment Law, (Planned but never did), & Tomasz Starzewski Fashion Model

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Burmese Ruby Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1973): Commissioned the Tiara from The House of Garrard.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, commissioned the Tiara from The House of Garrard in 1973.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, commissioned the Tiara from The House of Garrard in 1973. She used gems that she already had on hand which included: 96 Rubies which were a Wedding Gift from the people of Burma & Diamonds that were on The Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara (another wedding gift for Queen Elizabeth). The rubies are set in gold and the diamonds in silver & the tiara is a wreath of roses separated by rays of diamonds. Each rose is connected by a line of rubies & has a ruby center with diamonds for petals. With the Crown rubies, which were still in the possession of the Queen Mother, it seems logical that the commission by Queen Elizabeth, was aimed to fill a ruby tiara hole in Her Majesty's collection. She needed something of her own to go along with the ruby jewelry she had already either inherited or collected. She had inherited the Crown rubies since the Queen Mother's death in 2002. 

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1977 (2 Times): 1. Royal Gala Performance at Covent Garden during The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations & 2. Opening Parliament In Wellington, New Zealand during the Silver Jubilee Tour (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1992: A Dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France

♕ 2008: State Banquet at Brdo Castle during the State Visit to Slovenia (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2009: The Indian State Banquet at Windsor Castle to honor India's President Pratibha Patil (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2019: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The United States of America State Visit (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ Burmese Beliefs About Rubies: Rubies are meant to protect their owner from evil and illness.

♕ The Tiara is controversial due to the creation of the Tiara being made out of dismantled Tiara’s, gems, & other Royal Jewelry.

♕ During the 2019 U.S.A State Visit, people believed that the Queen was “shading” President Donald Trump by wearing The Burmese Ruby Tiara. In Burmese beliefs Rubies are meant to protect their owner from evil and illness.

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Duchess of Cambridge (1818 - 1843): A Wedding Gift from Augusta's Family.

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1843 - 1899): Wedding Gift from The Duchess of Cambridge.

♕ Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro (1899 - 1946): Wedding Gift from her grandmother Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 

♕ Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil (1981 - 2017): Purchased at an Auction.

♕ Mathilde von Waldburg zu Zeil (2017 - ???): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1913 - 1953): A Copy was created by the House of Garrard for Queen Mary.

♕ Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 1981): Added to the Royal Family Tiara Collection after the death of Her Majesty Queen Mary.

♕ Diana Princess of Wales (1981 - 1997): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Queen Elizabeth II.

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2015 - Present): Handed down to her by Queen Elizabeth II

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

♕ Original: The Tiara first made an appearance in 1818, by Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Tiara was given to her as a wedding gift from her family.  

♕ The New Tiara: Designed in 1913 by Her Majesty Queen Mary but was created by The House of Garrard. 

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara features a Diamond and Pearl tiara with Lover's Knot Motifs. The lover’s knot motif was very popular in the nineteenth century; the knots are the pretzel-like elements at the top of the tiara - the part from which the pendant pearls are suspended. Originally Mary’s Tiara was topped with a row of upright pearls, which made the tiara taller & grander than the version we currently see on the current Duchess of Cambridge. The pearls are the same pearls that once sat on The Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara, but they could removed off the Lover’s Knot. When Queen Mary died, the upright pearls were removed off the tiara. Lovers Knot bows were part of the design of the tiara, which was repeated along the entire length of the tiara, and from which originated two drop-shaped pearls, one hanging down and the other rising up like a spike.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1830: La Belle Assembleé Magazine Illustration (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1858: The Marriage of Victoria The Princess Royal Portrait (Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)

♕ 1927: Queen Mary’s Portrait by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (Queen Mary)

♕ 1954: Event at The Ethiopian Embassy in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1955: Dinner with Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1958: Dunkirk Film Premiere at The Empire Cinema in Leicester Square in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1960: India Visit (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1981: Auction at Christie's in Geneva. (Purchased by Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil)

♕ 1981: State Opening of Parliament in London (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1983: Farewell Banquet at the Government House in Auckland, New Zealand (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1985: Embassy Dinner in Washington, D.C. (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1988: France State Visit during a Banquet in the Élysée Palace in Paris (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1989: Opening Ceremony of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre during the Hong Kong Tour (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1991: Tamaraty Palace in Brasília, Brazil during the Brazil State Visit (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 2015: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2016: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2017 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Spanish State Visit & 2. Annual Winter Party at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2018 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Netherland’s State Visit & 2. A Reception Honoring Members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2019: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The United States of America State Visit (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ It is Kate’s most worn Tiara for Royal Events. Her second favorite is the Lotus Flower Tiara, which she has worn 2 times. 

♕ Diana was not allowed to keep the Tiara after her divorce from Charles. She did get to keep all of her other jewelry gifts though.

♕ Before the Original Lover’s Knot Tiara was bought at an auction in 1981, no one knew what happened to the tiara after Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro died. It is believed she sold it to a jewelry company right before she died. 

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𝒯𝒽𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓈 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓃

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Thomas Henry Robin Kingston

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Thursday, June 22nd, 1978

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: Martin Kingston (Father) & Jill Mary (Bache) Kingston (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒: Lady Gabriella (Windsor) Kingston (M. 2019)

♕ 𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: Bristol University (In Bristol, United Kingdom: Bachelor’s Degree in Economic History)

♕ 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒲𝓸𝓇𝓀: Interests: Business (Diplomatic Relations & Finance). Work: Diplomatic Missions Unit of the United Kingdom's Foreign Office, Director of Devonport Capital, Equity Analyst for Schroders Global Asset Management Firm, Frontier Market Investment, Investor, Managing Director of Voltan Capital Management, & Project Officer for the Iraqi Institute of Peace (Mediate Conflicts in Iraq & Negotiate the Release of Hostages)

𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝓊𝓈 𝒯𝒶𝓎𝓁𝑜𝓇

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Cassius Edward Taylor

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Thursday, December 26th, 1996

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: Timothy Taylor (Father) & Lady Helen Taylor (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: Columbus Taylor (Brother), Eloise Taylor (Sister), & Estella Taylor (Sister)

♕ 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹: Iris (Unknown Last Name)

♕ 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈: Concerts & Music Festivals, Drinking, Hanging Out With Friends, Smoking, & Traveling

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Cartier Halo Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1936 - 1944): An Anniversary gift from her husband His Majesty George VI The King.

♕ Queen Elizabeth II (1944 - 1953): An 18th Birthday Gift given to her by her mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

♕ Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon (1953 - 1960): Loaned to her by her sister Queen Elizabeth II

♕ Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal (1960 - 1973): Borrowed the Tiara from her mother Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2011): The Tiara was loaned to the Duchess by Queen Elizabeth to wear for her wedding to His Royal Highness William The Duke of Cambridge.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

Made by Cartier in 1963

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara is a small minor tiara. It features large scroll elements arranged across a geometric band of diamonds (The Halo Tiara has a total of 1,000 diamonds) & maintains all the characteristics of the Art Deco movement of design that started in 1925. The gems are of Geometric shape, in what’s described as a baton shape, topped by round diamonds that punctuate the points between the scrolls along the top. The scrolls have an almost wave-like shape on one side giving the piece a sense of movement. They are each covered in round diamonds and edged with a line of specially cut tapered square and rectangular gems. The triple line of round diamonds at the bottom complete the piece. The largest diamond—a round brilliant—highlights the top center of design.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1953: The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1955: Covent Garden Gala Performance in honor of the President of Portugal. (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1970: Royal Tour of New Zealand (Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal)

♕ 2011: The Wedding of The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ This tiara is not worn or see often.

♕ Fans of The British Royal Family, can see this crown in person at the Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery in Australia.

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