Queen Elizabeth II was known to have an exquisite collection of jewels including expensive crowns and tiaras, while it is believed that the Queen's private collection has around 50 tiaras.
Queen Sonja of Norway's Garrard diamond tiara – US$12 million. Among the tiaras in the possession of Queen Sonja of Norway, the piece originally inherited from Queen Maud is the most interesting – because it's a replica.
1 The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara - $12.4Million
The sparkler passed on to Queen Elizabeth II following The Queen Mother's death in 2002. It made its much-deserve public appearance on the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in October 2018.
Thanks to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who owned a total of 20 tiaras, Kate currently has three tiaras on loan: the Cartier Scroll, the Cambridge Lover's Knot, and the Lotus Flower.
Known as the Greville tiara, and also the Boucheron tiara, the headpiece has been seen on Camilla more than 10 times since she married Charles in 2005. The tiara was gifted to Camilla soon after her wedding by Queen Elizabeth II.
Meghan Markle wore just one tiara as a royal unlike Kate who's worn three - here's why.
Who Else Has Worn Queen Mary's Bandeau Tiara? Meghan Markle borrowed her diamond tiara from Queen Elizabeth, who had, in turn, inherited it from her grandmother, Queen Mary.
Meghan famously chose Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara for their 2018 nuptials, which Harry remembers as the one that "stood out" most.
"There was scandal attached. For this reason, the emerald tiara was seldom, if ever, put on public display and it would suit neither the palace nor Meghan herself that spring if newspapers started speculating about which Tsarist princess had worn the tiara and how she had been assassinated."
Meghan reportedly wanted to wear an emerald tiara, but the Queen had selected a diamond tiara that had been worn by her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1932.
One of the rarest pieces in the Crown Jewels collection of 23,578 gemstones is the George IV State Diadem, officially known as the Diamond Diadem.
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For her first tiara moment as Queen Consort, Camilla wore a diamond and sapphire tiara that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth.
Princess Eugenie's wedding day tiara is the most expensive worn in history, according to new research. Eugenie had the rare honor of wearing the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, something which no member of the Royal Family had worn in public before her wedding day.
If tradition prevails, most of the Queen's personal jewels will be passed on to King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It is speculated that Catherine, Princess of Wales will also receive some of the jewels as she will eventually be Queen.
Reported to have been initially created in 1767 and embellished over the years, the tiara was refashioned into its current design by Garrard in the 1930s and currently belongs to Diana's brother, Charles Spencer.
Kate Middleton Skips a Tiara for a Flower Crown for King Charles III's Coronation. It is believed the Princess of Wales opted for a more low-key look to match the atmosphere of the scaled-back ceremony.
Since then, it has been worn by Victoria Lockwood, the first wife of Earl Spencer, as well as Diana's niece, Lady Celia McCorquodale. Following Diana's death in 1997, it was passed on to Earl Spencer.
According to the source, this is because tiaras must only appear on occasions such as white-tie events and official banquets. “The decision to wear a tiara is tied to the dress code of a particular event and also personal preference,” explained Fitzwilliams.
Instead, the late Princess of Wales chose a piece from her own family's treasure trove – the century-old Spencer Tiara worn by her mother Frances and sisters Sarah and Jane on their own wedding days, which was likely picked for its sentimental meaning.
Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, one, is just a baby. However, when she comes of age and can legally marry, as a granddaughter of the King, she will have the option to wear a wedding tiara.
While it would have been fitting for her to showcase the tiara worn by her late mother-in-law Princess Diana – the former Princess of Wales – on her wedding day, she is unable to for a very simple reason. Diana wore the Spencer tiara for her marriage to the then-Prince Charles in 1981.
While the royal accessory is one most of us remember vividly, the glittering headpiece wasn't what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex originally envisioned for Meghan's big-day look. In Harry's forthcoming memoir, Spare, the royal admits that he wanted his wife to wear one of Princess Diana's tiaras on their special day.
A clear indication that this part of the story is false. It is worth noting that this story only came about after Princess Eugenie's wedding where she wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara. Speculators assumed this had been the Emerald tiara that Meghan had coveted.
The Princess of Wales, 41, glittered at the evening banquet following Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan's royal wedding on Thursday. For the event, Princess Kate opted to sport one of her go-to royal headpieces: the diamond and pearl Queen Mary's Lover's Knot tiara.