Is Queen Alexandra's regal circlet the tiara that was inherited by her youngest daughter Maud and is now know als the Maltese cross tiara? If you take away the 4 fleurs de lys than the circlet and tiara look very much alike.
--Previous Message-- : : I did not feel confident that the Royal : Collection was right when I quoted that : snippet. : I do think Queen Alexandra kept the QV small : diamond crown possibly for the rest of her : life. : : It does not appear in the lists published in : Menkes (from Twining). : : And I have read that the small crown was : considered for breaking up to make the crown : for QEQM. What a disaster that would have : been! : I cannot imagine Queen Mary even : contemplating such destruction if the small : crown was an heirloom of the crown, to use : Roberts' terminology. : : : :