Posted by Baxter on October 20, 2012, 1:47 am, in reply to "Re: Not new"
--Previous Message-- : Oh my, you're right, Baxter. I need to change : my title to something else. : : When did QEII get this tiara? I'm not : familiar with this tiara's history. : -----------------------------------------------
Some of us have been under the impression that this was the jewel mentioned in the Royal Collection's description of HM's aquamarine tiara:
In 1971 the tiara was adapted to take four scroll ornaments from an aquamarine and diamond jewel given to The Queen by the Governor of São Paulo in 1968.
Either this is a completely separate piece, or the original gift was larger than what we are seeing now.