Re: Duchess of Cambridge in Lotus Tiara Archived Message
Posted by John R on December 3, 2013, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Cambridge in Lotus Tiara"
What a delightfully appropriate tiara for the Duchess. Perfect choice IMHO. --Previous Message-- : Thank you jinja, interesting to realise that : Princess Margaret may not have owned that : many pieces after all. : I suspect that the Queen Mother's jewels : were, in their vast majority, put at the : disposal of Prince Charles and his : "House". The Crown pieces, such as : the Oriental Circlet and the ruby necklace : would have reverted to the Queen as they : were long due to do so and we know she chose : a few sentimental pieces as well. I think : the rest was left to Charles for his wife : and future daughters in law to use. It would : be wonderful to see the Duchess in the : turquoise tiara or the Teck necklace one day : soon, wouldn't it? : : --Previous Message-- : None of the tiaras Princess Margaret wore, : except the Poltimore, were sold at auction. : I think it is likely that the lotus tiara : never belonged to Princess Margaret, but was : always the property of the Queen Mother, : until the Queen inherited it. There is the : odd picture of one of the Queen Mother's : employees with the tiara askew on his head. : I think we have surmised that it had just : been retrieved from the vaults, very likely : at the last minute if the Poltimore tiara : broke, for Serena Stanhope's wedding. The : family tiaras Margaret wore may all have : been loans from her mother. The lotus tiara : was originally the Queen Mother's private : property (starting when she was Duchess of : York), and therefore it is not part of the : jewels reserved for the monarch. It stands : to reason that, like the Duchess of : Cambridge's wedding tiara, these tiaras are : available for her to wear. : : :
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