Posted by Nellie on July 17, 2014, 7:31 am, in reply to "M "
But the alteration was done after Queen Elizabeth (QM) wore it in South Africa and when it appeared in the mega Munn.
Edit: Queen Mary was not lending her emeralds!!! She had need of them for the Vladimir. We can be sure that Queen Mary did not alter the durbar tiara.
--Previous Message-- : Thank you Nellie. I can see from your photos : that I was totally mistaken. : Arthur, I apologise for my question. It : highlights my ignorance of how the tiara : existed during various periods. : I look forward to seeing if anyone has more : information about when and why the tiara was : initially altered prior to the time of Queen : Elizabeth. Perhaps Queen Mary made the : alterations as the information in Robert's : book shows it was not given to QEQM with the : emeralds, but I wish he had outlined : precisely when other major changes occurred. :