Re: QD ... More information: Surrey Tiara, Alexandra's Circlet & More. Archived Message
Posted by Boffer on May 10, 2012, 2:45 pm, in reply to "Re: QD ... More information: Surrey Tiara, Alexandra�s Circlet & More."
In regards to Queen Alexandra's Circlet. When Queen Maud received this circlet, she removed the fleur-de-lys to avoid it looking to similar to the English royal crowns, since she was now conscious of her position as Queen of Norway. She wore this circlet with just the four-crosses in 1937 to the coronation of her nephew George VI (which, despite being Queen of Norway, she attended as a Princess of the United Kingdom). There is no record as to whether or not the flour-de-lys motifs have survived, and are simply unworn, or whether or not they have been dismantled and the stones used for other pieces. The only way to clarify this matter would be to correspond with the Norwegian Royal House, inquiring into the current whereabouts of the flour-de-lys motifs; which I am sure someone would be happy to respond to. --Previous Message-- : Fascinating stuff! Nellie is going to have : great fun when she gets her book. : : I do wish Queen Mary had preserved either : Queen Victoria's wedding gift tiara or the : Surrey. : : When you had the Girls tiara banner up, I : counted the large diamonds and wondered how : all those schoolgirls could afford them, : supposedly at a penny per girl. Now I know : - the large top diamonds were from the : Surrey tiara. The second row of diamonds : are also quite large, and they are in the : pictures of the original tiara. : : Is there any indication of whether the : Norwegian family still owns the fleur de lys : motifs from Queen Maud's circlet? They only : ever wear the crosses. : : You've given very interesting information : about the Strathmore tiara. It would be : very interesting to see it worn with its : normal tiara frame, and with the sapphires. : It has been said that this tiara is not in : good condition, but that seems odd since it : hasn't been worn much. : : If photographic errors are obvious to you, : they should have been caught by editors from : the Royal Collection and the archives. You : see them because you have seen accurate : photos and descriptions - they should have : seen them for the same reasons! : : : : :
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