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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

Queen Mary's Diamond Bandeau Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1893 - 1953): The Brooch of the Tiara was given to Queen Mary as a Wedding Gift to His Majesty George V The King by The County of Lincoln.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 2018): Left to her by her grandmother Her Majesty Queen Mary after she died. 

♕ Her Royal Highness Rachel “Meghan” The Duchess of Sussex (2018): The Tiara was loaned to the Duchess by Queen Elizabeth to wear for her wedding to His Royal Highness Henry “Harry” The Duke of Sussex.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

The Tiara was made in 1932 to accommodate the Brooch of Queen Mary.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara is Bandeau shaped flexible band of eleven sections, featuring interlaced ovals and pavé diamonds along with large and small brilliant diamonds. The Center Stone of the tiara is a Brooch, which features ten diamonds. & The Brooch is still detachable today. The Tiara started out as a Brooch in 1893, but the tiara wasn’t created until 1932 (4 years before Queen Mary’s Death) to accommodate the Brooch. The Tiara is made out of diamonds & platinum. Like the Cartier Halo Tiara, Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau Tiara is of Art Deco Style.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 2018: The Wedding of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex (Her Royal Highness Rachel “Meghan” The Duchess of Sussex)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ This tiara is not seen or worn except for once by Queen Mary & The Duchess of Sussex.

♕ The Brooch of the Tiara can still be detached today.

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Lotus Flower Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1923 - 1959): A Wedding Gift from her husband His Majesty George VI The King

♕ Lady Mary Elphinstone (1937): Loaned to Mary by her sister Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for Elizabeth’s Coronation.

♕ Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon (1959 - 1993): Wedding Gift from her mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

♕ The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon (1993 - ???): The Tiara was loaned to the Countess by Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon to wear for her wedding to The Right Honorable David Armstrong-Jones The Earl of Snowdon

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2013 - 2015): The Duchess wore this tiara twice for a reception & banquet.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

The Tiara was made in 1923 from a necklace The Queen Mother received from her husband His Majesty George VI The King. The Necklace was purchased from The House of Garrard.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara was made in 1923 from a necklace The Queen Mother received from her husband His Majesty George VI The King. Elizabeth decided she’d rather dismantle it and reuse the gems elsewhere. Only six months after she received it, Garrard broke up the necklace and used the diamonds and pearls to create this tiara. The Tiara is a delicate diamond tiara of fanned motifs crowned by floating diamond arches and studded with two pearls at the base and a central top pearl.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1928: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother)

♕ 1937: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Lady Mary Elphinstone)

♕ 1960 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the France State Visit & 2. Reception at the Thailand Embassy (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1962 (2 Times): 1. Official State Opening of The Jamaican Parliament & 2. Dinner with the Liberian President (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1964: Official State Opening at the King's House at Kensington Palace (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1966: Official Royal Engagement with her Husband (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1971: State Banquet at the Embassy of Japan in London hosted by Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1982: The Claridges Banquet (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1993: The Wedding of The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon & The Right Honorable David Armstrong-Jones The Earl of Snowdon (The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 2013: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2015: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the China State Visit (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ This Tiara is also called The Papyrus Leaf Tiara.

♕ The Tiara can either be worn low on the head like a Bandeau Tiara or on the top of the head like a regular tiara. 

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1874 - 1920): Created for the Grand Duchess by the Bolin, the Russian imperial court jeweler for her wedding to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia.

♕ Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia (1920 - 1921): The Princess inherited the Tiara from her mother Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, after her death.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1921 - 1953): The Queen purchased the Tiara from Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 2014): The Queen inherited the Tiara from her grandmother Her Majesty Queen Mary, after her death.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

Created for the Grand Duchess by the Bolin, the Russian imperial court jeweler in 1874 for her wedding to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara is an elaborate diamond and pearl tiara. The piece is delightfully flexible & the pearls can be removed, as well as part of the diamond-encrusted structure, allowing it to be worn in a more closed form. The tiara is generally described as "widowed" when worn without its pendant stones. Maria wore the tiara without its pendants as a smaller closed coronet. In 1920, the Vladimir Tiara was damaged during its journey from Russia to England, as some of the pearls and diamonds were missing from the piece. In 1921, Her Majesty Queen Mary purchased the tiara from Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia to have the tiara fixed. 3 years later in 1924, Queen Mary had the tiara re-worked again, so that the Vladimir Tiara adapted so it could be worn in a third setting, with a series of fifteen cabochon drops from the Cambridge emerald collection. From then on, the emerald version of the tiara was often worn with pieces from the Delhi Durbar Suite (Including the Delhi Durbur Parure Tiara). In 1988, The House of Garrard renovated the hundred-year-old tiara once more, building it a completely new frame. In 2002, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wore the tiara "widowed" -- meaning the tiara had neither its pearl or emerald drops.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1880 (2 Times): 1. Portrait of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia & 2. Romanov Historical Masquerade Ball

♕ 1891: The Cover of Le Petit Journal Magazine (Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia)

♕ 1902: Mother Daughter Wedding Portrait of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia (Her Wedding Portrait) & Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (Maria Wearing the Tiara)

♕ 1904: Royal Portrait of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

♕ 1930: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary with the Pearl Version of The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara

♕ 1934: Portrait of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia

♕ 1935: King’s Silver Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary

♕ 1936: Her Majesty Queen Mary’s Portrait for Edward VIII's Coronation with the Pearl Version of The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara (Which never happened due to his Abdication)

♕ 1954: Royal Film Performance of Beau Brummel (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1955: The movie premiere of Richard III in Leicester Square (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1961: Royal Event (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1963: Gala performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream during the Greek State Visit (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1966: Worn at the Austrian Embassy in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1969: State Visit to Austria (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1972: Royal Event (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1976: State Banquet with President Gerald Ford in The United States of America (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1978: Official Tour of Germany. (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1980: A Visit to the Vatican (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1982: State Banquet honoring the Sultan of Oman at Buckingham Palace (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1983: A Visit to San Francisco (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1986: A Visit to Nepal (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1994: State Banquet during The Zimbabwe State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1996: State Visit to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1999: State Banquet during the Chinese State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2002: State Dinner in New Zealand (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2004: State Banquet in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2006: State Banquet during the Baltic State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2014: Landmark State Visit from President Higgins of Ireland

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ When Maria fled the palatial Vladimir Palace in Saint Petersburg for a villa in Kislovodsk, her jewels, including the tiara, remained in a hidden safe in her bedroom at the palace. That summer, Maria Pavlovna's son, Grand Duke Boris (pictured above), and a friend, Bertie Stopford, hatched a dangerous plan to retrieve her jewels. He and Boris disguised themselves as workmen, and with the help of a palace caretaker, they snuck into the Vladimir Palace and smuggled out the contents of Miechen's secret safe. The Vladimir Tiara and her other jewels were placed in a pair of Gladstone bags, and Stopford managed to sneak them out of Russia. He took the jewels to London, where they were placed in a safety deposit box.

♕ In 1921, Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia decided to sell some of her mother's jewels.

♕ What a Group of Women! A 2 Grand Duchesses & 2 Queens have worn this tiara! The power that tiara holds!

♕ This is one of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite tiara’s due to the amount of times she has worn during incredibly important royal events.

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The York Diamond Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1986): Purchased the Tiara from The House of Garrard.

♕ Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (1986 - Present): A Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her wedding to His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

The Tiara was made & purchased by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by The House of Garrard in 1986.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara was made & purchased by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by The House of Garrard in 1986. This is a diamond tiara made of leafy diamond scrolls and diamond collets mounted in platinum.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1986: The Wedding of Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York & His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York (Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York)

♕ 1987 (3 Times): 1. State Banquet at Claridge's in London for the Saudi Arabia State Visit, 2. A Banquet In (Edmonton, Canada) & 3. A Banquet in (Toronto, Canada) (Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York)

♕ 1988: Royal Tour of Australia (Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York)

♕ 1989: Royal Visit to Prince Edward Island (Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York)

♕ 2001: Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball (Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York)

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ Besides the Tiara as a wedding gift from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II  & His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York, they also bought Sarah a suite of diamond jewels in a modern floral design from Garrard. The set consists of a necklace, a bracelet, and a pair of earrings. The set was valued at around $500,000.

♕ Upon arrival to the wedding, the Bride was wearing a wreath of flowers atop her veil. By removing both the veil & the wreath of flowers, while signing the register and revealing the Tiara underneath, symbolized that she wanted to enter the Abbey as a commoner and leave as a Duchess.

♕ The Duchess keeps the Tiara in her bedside table. 

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𝒞𝑜𝓁𝓊𝓂𝒷𝓊𝓈 𝒯𝒶𝓎𝓁𝑜𝓇

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Columbus George Donald Taylor

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Saturday, August 6th, 1994

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

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

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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