While the Duchess of Sussex, 41, wore a stunning diamond headpiece for her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018, rumors have swirled through the years that Queen Mary's Diamond Bandeau was not, in fact, her first choice — and Queen Elizabeth II had to nix her preferred sparkler in order to prevent controversy.
The only women who are allowed to place them on their heads are those born into the Royal Family or married to someone who is.
According to The Sun, Meghan had originally wanted to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, also known as the Russian emerald headdress—but was told by the Queen that it would not be appropriate for her to wear that particular crown.
Interestingly, just five months later, Princess Eugenie married her husband Jack Brooksbank in Windsor wearing the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara – which was rumoured to be the one Meghan had wanted.
Said to be one of the Queen's favourite headpieces, the Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara has a thrilling history. It was originally made for the eponymous owner in 1874, who had it smuggled out of Russia during the revolution of 1917 by two British friends posing as servants.
According to a new report from The Mirror, one of Kate Middleton's absolute favorite royal tiaras, the Lover's Knot Tiara, has a reputation for bringing truth to the whole "beauty is pain" concept.
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.
It was subsequently worn by all three of his daughters at their wedding: Lady Jane in 1978; Lady Sarah in 1980; and finally Lady Diana the following year, in 1981. The tiara was most recently worn by Celia McCorquodale - niece of the 9th Earl Spencer Charles - at her wedding in the Spring of 2018.
Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. Queen Camilla might have a favorite tiara! The Queen Consort, 75, glittered in the Belgian Sapphire Tiara en route to a reception for the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night.
Thus, three known tiaras are currently in the Duchess of Cambridge's possession. The platinum-and-diamond Cartier Scroll, an 18th birthday gift from Elizabeth, Duchess of York to Queen Elizabeth II, was Kate's first, worn on the event of her 2011 wedding to Prince William.
"The tiara was most recently worn by Celia McCorquodale — niece of the 10th Earl Spencer Charles — at her wedding in the Spring of 2018. The Spencer Tiara is now set to be inherited by Princess Charlotte."
The duchess selected a symbolic piece of jewelry from her late mother-in-law's jewelry collection to wear during her and Harry's televised, no-holds-barred interview with Oprah in 2021. It was a diamond bracelet and, reportedly, the same one from which the couple selected stones to create Meghan's engagement ring.
The royal bride wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara
The moment marked a major first for Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's daughter as she had never worn a tiara before, but also because it was the first time this particular piece had been seen in public.
3. After Queen Mary's death in 1953, the Lover's Knot Tiara was inherited by her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
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The tiara that Meghan wore on her wedding day was specifically designed for Queen Elizabeth's grandmother, Queen Mary in 1932 and it was loaned to her for her big day. We think this replica tiara will be as sought after as the replicas of Meghan's dress so act fast if you want one, it will likely sell out!
It was purchased for a song, £5,500. Most royal watchers believe Princess Margaret got it for herself and that is the kind of independent move that fits her character. Others say it may have been bought by either the Queen Mother or Queen Elizabeth as a wedding present.
What's the most famous tiara in the world? Well, certainly the most recognisable would have to be the one in which the Queen is depicted on our banknotes and coins: the first £1 note that carried her portrait was issued on 17 March 1960.
In Spencer, Diana is horrified (though seemingly unsurprised) to discover her husband gave her the same pearl necklace he gave to his then-mistress, Camilla Parker-Bowles. There's no evidence to suggest this gift-giving snafu ever happened (or that she ate them at the dinner table).
It says that the Spencer Tiara is now set to be inherited by Princess Charlotte. New York Post noted if the crown jewels were left in her will, the recipients would be required to pay a 40 per cent inheritance tax on them.
While Kate will inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen, that collection will not include the Spencer tiara, a diamond-encrusted crown inherited by William's late mother, Princess Diana, in the mid-1970s.
What is the oldest surviving tiara? As far we know, the oldest surviving royal tiara of England is the Crown of Princess Blanche, otherwise known as the Palatine Crown. Made of gold and set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, enamel and pearls; it is thought to date back to 1370 to 1380.
In the fall of 2020, Kate debuted a new pendant necklace, which appeared to use precious stones from Princess Diana's famed Saudi suite of sapphires—a gift from the Saudi royal family to the late Princess of Wales on the occasion of her wedding, featuring sapphires and diamonds designed to match her Garrard enagement ...
The Duchess of Cambridge is a lucky lady for many reasons. One being that she is now the owner of Princess Diana's most famous jewel. Originally created by British jeweller Garrard, Prince Charles chose this grand sapphire ring for his proposal to Diana in February 1981.
“The Queen Consort, really, gets first choice of the Queen's jewelry. And after that is Princess of Wales, of course, Kate.