Posted by Torkel on March 13, 2014, 7:14 am, in reply to "Tiara base"
I believe Princess Christian (Helena) wears the same diamond band in the first picture posted by Brian, and in the first picture in the previous post. She probably had a tiara where she could alter the diamond/pearl ornaments attached, very similar to one owned by Queen Alexandra.
I have never seen the tiara of Pss Marie Louise before. Could it be an Anhalt tiara from her husband´s family, which she only borrowed? With this (grand) tiara, in addition to the others we know, she must have had access to a surprisingly large collection, even though she was a minor relative of the British monarch and married a German Prince from a rather unimportant (and not very rich?) family.
She appears to wear a matching necklace, does she not?
--Previous Message-- : I was also struck by the similarity in the : base of Princess Christian's tiara with that : of the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland : tiara. : : Looking through saved images, I found this : one. : : : : I believe this is the same base as the one : with the stars in my original posting. I : think it might also be the same base for : this tiara, though it is harder to see. : : : :