Prince Phillips' mother died in the late 1960's. Did she not have an aquamarine set? If my memory is correct then perhaps this tiara came from there.
--Previous Message-- : : Jinja, I agree with both your points. : : I have been suggesting we have not seen the : Sao Paulo gift. : And I have said the gems in Sophie's would : not have provided enough for the remake. : : : --Previous Message-- : In any case, now that we've had a good look : at : it, the aquamarine stones in the tiara : Sophie wore look too small and too long and : narrow to be any of the stones in the : 'cathedral' tiara. And there would not have : been enough diamonds in any elements from : that tiara to make the fan elements in the : large tiara. Don't you think there was : another gift that was never seen in public? : : :