Re: List of tiaras owned by Queen Elizabeth II Archived Message
Posted by Beth on December 10, 2015, 4:42 am, in reply to "Re: List of tiaras owned by Queen Elizabeth II"
Oh! I now see what you mean Nellie. I had misunderstood. I too thought that the wedding tiara of the Countess of Wessex might be owned by HM because the elements formed part of the alternative setting of Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet. But perhaps I didn't express that sufficiently clearly. By using the term Monarch as the owner of jewels left to the Crown, I was trying to explain the idea of an "institution" which continues rather than the entity of a person- that is a particular King or Queen in their capacity as a private individual. Obviously, I will have to express myself more clearly. Nevertheless, the reigning Queen or King, as the Monarch or Sovereign, is the personification of the institution (or entity) which owns heirlooms of the Crown. It would be a fascinating matter of law to see who or what was declared to be owner, if the Monarchy was ever abolished. I suspect that, under British law, the then incumbent of the Crown would be the legal owner of such items, although items such as the Imperial Crown etc would no doubt be claimed by the State. Obviously some new concepts are being introduced as we are now told by the media that jewels given to royals on official visits are not considered to be in the personal ownership of the person to whom they are given, but will form part of the Royal Collection after the individual's death. I wonder if such gifts will then be considered to be part of heirlooms of the crown or will be treated differently and be considered to be State property. I have never read anything of substance on that issue, but I have no doubt that somewhere recent governments have either guidelines or legislation about the issue. --Previous Message-- : : Under "Possibly" 3, I meant the : elements forming the tiara of the Countess : of Wessex. : : Beth - please humour me here but I do want : to say the monarch does not own heirlooms of : the crown. They belong to the crown - a : continuum. : : : : :
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