Re: Unknown tiara worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Archived Message
Posted by Stefan on October 16, 2015, 9:13 am, in reply to "Unknown tiara worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother"
That is the aquamarine pineflower tiara which now belongs to Pricness Anne. --Previous Message-- : I have across a great website with old : photographs of The Queen, the Queen Mother : and Princess Margaret: : : https://www.flickr.com/photos/21116944@N08/ : : Going through the photographs I came across : one that is dated 9th June 1951. According : to the caption it was taken at a ballet : performance of "Tiresias" at : Covent Garden. : : The Queen Mother (or, in fact Queen Consort : as she was at that time) is seen wearing a : tiara that I cannot say that I have seen : before. It looks like consisting of diamonds : and coloured gem stones, though I am not : sure what colour they would be. : : Would anybody recognise the tiara and : enlighten me, please? : : The link to the photograph: : : : https://www.flickr.com/photos/21116944@N08/10074058473/ : : (Click on the photo to enlarge it) : : :
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