Yes - I imagine that the Queen's range of tiaras for the tour was already agreed on, whether or not her granny was still around to see her off.
--Previous Message-- : Great collection of pics, Nellie. : : Three of the four tiaras worn during the : tour had just been inherited from Queen Mary : a few months before the Queen's departure. : This is purely speculation, but I suspect : that had she been alive Queen Mary would : have given her granddaughter jewels for the : tour, just as she had done with the Delhi : Durbar tiara years earlier. : : :