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Posted by SarahN on June 10, 2012, 2:34 pm, in reply to "Re: QD: Duchess of Teck's tiara loaned to Duchess of Cornwall"
Plus taxes - were it to be gifted, wouldn't Camilla have to pay significant taxes? I believe Charles had to pay taxes on her engagement ring, which was given to him outright by the Queen Mother. This way it stays in the jewel pool and gets passed down to Charles (or the next monarch); Camilla can still wear it and there are no taxes to be paid. --Previous Message-- : It is clear from the phrasing in The Queen's : Diamonds that within the royal family, : historic jewels are no longer : "gifted" they are simply : "loaned". : : The main case being 'The Greville Tiara' : which has been worn solely by The Duchess of : Cornwall since 2005, which in the past we : would have assumed meant it had been gifted : to her. : : Now however, perhaps due to the lessons : learnt from the numerous divorces of the : 1990s, family heirlooms are simply loaned. : : Thus it could be the case that 'The Duchess : of Teck's Tiara' has never actually been : worn by The Duchess of Cornwall. It is : simply in her possession, in a safe at : Clarence House; and maybe one day she will : wear it. : : It is a shame that the Official Visits that : TRHs The Prince of Wales and Duchess of : Cornwall undertake, no longer include any : tiara banquets or official dinners, as these : would be the perfect occasions to wear this : tiara; which is less imposing that 'The : Greville Tiara' that HRH seems to favour for : the grand state events. : : --Previous Message-- : ...not at a grand public occasion where : photographers were present at least. : : --Previous Message-- : : I don't think it has been worn by her. : : : --Previous Message-- : According to page 122 of The Queen's : Diamonds, : the Duchess of Teck's wild rose and crescent : tiara was loaned to the Duchess of Cornwall. : : So far - to my knowledge - we've only seen : Camilla with the Delhi Durbar and the : Boucheron Greville tiara. Does anyone know : of the occasion on which DoC wore the : Duchess of Teck's tiara? : : : : : : : : : : :
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