Many thanks, Ashdean. I'd seen the diamond wreath tiara worn by Jane on her wedding day, which might have been 1953 from my records; and there's also a photo of the Buccleuch Turquoise tiara when Molly was standing next to a very young Princess Margaret. But the emerald tiara is new to me. Time to google 'Cecil Beaton 1937' and starting hunting! Cheers, Cerys.
--Previous Message-- : There is a pic of Mary by Cecil Beaton circa : 1937 wearing the emerald tiara and necklace : plus a huge rivere and the belt reproduced : in Diana Scarisbricks Ancestral : Jewels....Another of the tiaras was : turqouise while a third was the diamond : wreath worn by Mollies daughter-in-law Jane : on her wedding day.The Buccleuch family were : vastly wealthy and still own a fairytale : castle,3 large houses over a quarter of a : million acres and a superlative art : collection which includes a exqusite : Rembrandt and a breathtaking Leonardo : Madonna : : --Previous Message-- : Terrific, many thanks for the information, : Ashdean. Do you have any photos of the : emerald tiara or the other tiara being worn : as a belt? I've seen a photo of the : impressive peridot tiara of Archduchess : Isabelle of Austria, Nee Croy, being worn as : a belt, and it seems pretty rare apart from : that photo of Queen Alexandra using the : fringe tiara as one. : Cheers, Cerys. : : --Previous Message-- : That is the famed Buccleuch belt which can : also be worn as a tiara.The Duchess : (grandmother of the current Duke) also wears : the famous emerald necklace and earrings to : which there also is a matching tiara. : : --Previous Message-- : Lovely portrait of Duchess Mary Buccleuch, : by : her sister-in-law, Molly Bishop (Lady George : Scott), wearing a very impressive tiara. : Does anyone know if this is one of the five : tiaras she had to chose from at the : Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II? : : : : : http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/htm/tour/duchessmarypick.htm : : : : : : :