Yes, but what exactly did she purchase. She already had the emeralds. Could have the base of the Queen Victoria's necklace be the base of this tiara? Why would she make a tiara with the same base as the Girls of Great Britian tiara. Looking at the book, most of the time the royals supplied the diamonds, emeralds, etc. The jewelry supplied the new design. I don't think the book gave enough info for me to conclude it was a new design, since the emeralds are not new. The book didn't go into specifics on this one.