But this is how she herself remembers and tells it in the remarkable video from the sitting. As the two pieces were exhibited seperately, they were most likely given as two pieces and stored seperately as well. I believe it's most likely a case of royal jewelry watchers being more diligent than royal jewelry owners; in the course of the years, we have more than once come to the realization that a royal lady might actually knowe less about a piece which is at her disposal than some of the experts here who gather information about said piece.
--Previous Message-- : i am always perplexed when i hear that story : of the Queen finding the bandeau in the : stores after QUeen Mary's death. The press : pictures of her wedding gifts shows a : bandeau next to, but separate from, the : Girls of Great Britain tiara. That bandeau : has always been identified (or maybe assumed : to be) the base of that tiara. Would The : Queen simply have forgotten her wedding : present and re-discovered it a few years : later after her grandmother's death? Sounds : rather unlikely to me. :