Re: Duchess of Cambridge in Lotus Tiara Archived Message
Posted by Didier on December 4, 2013, 6:04 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Cambridge in Lotus Tiara"
If the lotus tiara was actually given to Margaret - which seemed logical practice in the 1950's or 1960's - I was wondering if the Queen had the first pick when her niece and nephew needed to sell some of their mother's jewels, in order to keep "family heirlooms" in the Royal collection. --Previous Message-- : : I see things a bit differently. : : I suspect that jewels were simply never : removed from Clarence house at all - except : for those items we know are heirlooms of the : crown (I like this expression that Roberts : introduced) and which have been worn since : by the Queen. : Also except for some jewels inherited by the : Queen from Queen Mary but which the Queen : Mother kept holding or wearing. : : There could easily be some disputation as : well over ownerships, and down the years. : But there really is no need to air it all in : public. : That is how I see things. : : And as a footnote, I thought that Roberts : handled the broad topic of inheritances : ultra discreetly in The Queen's Diamonds. : The texts move ever so defly between : expressions. : : : --Previous Message-- : I agree with you Alex, it seems that the : vast : majority of the Queen Mother's jewels was : put at the disposal of Prince Charles's : family. : I'm really surprised to see the Lotus tiara, : and I'm happy to see it returned to the : royal vaults, so we can have occasions to : see it in use again. It really suits the : duchess of Cambridge. What a nice surprise : we had tonight! : : --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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