Posted by Boffer on February 19, 2012, 3:57 am, in reply to "Re: fringes 3+4"
My understanding of the WIndsor Fringes are that there are 4 totally unrelated and separate fringe pieces of similar design that the Queen has in her collection.
Queen Alexandra's Fringe "Girdle", which was used by Queen Mary on a tiara frame in the early 1910s prior to her commissioning her own fringe tiara. This could possible have been Queen Victoria's as Queen Mary wore it after George V's accession, it didn't stay with Queen Alexandra as part of her personal collection, which means it can be counted the jewels that QV allocated 'for the use of future Queens'. This could perhaps contain some Hanoverian / George III diamonds which is the source of the confusion, more information on this piece from the Royal Collection would be greatly appreciated.
This Girdle, due to its length, must have proved impractical on a tiara frame, thus Queen Mary ordered a tiara from Garrards using diamonds from her wedding-gifts, Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara is the one we commonly associate with the Queen Mother, and the Queen and Princess Anne on her wedding day.
Princess Victoria's Fringe Necklace, which passed from Princess Victoria to the Duchess of York in 1935, and was worn by the Queen Mother with Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara on occasions. Upon QEQM's death in 2002 this will have passed, with the rest of her estate to the Queen.
The Queen also has herCity of London Fringe Necklacewhich was a wedding-gift to the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947.