--Previous Message-- : : This is the gift from Queen Victoria which : was dismantled to make Queen Mary's fringe : tiara. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : FRINGE TIARA : E. Wolff & Co for Garrard, 1919 : : This tiara (which can also be worn as a : necklace) was made for Queen Mary in 1919. : : It is not, as has sometimes been claimed, : made with diamonds that had belonged to : George III but re-uses diamonds taken from a : necklace/tiara purchased by Queen Victoria : from Collingwood & Co as a wedding : present for Queen Mary in 1893. : : In August 1936 Queen Mary gave the tiara to : Queen Elizabeth, from whom it was borrowed : by Princess Elizabeth for her wedding in : 1947. : : 6.4 x 18.8cm : RCIN 200184 : : Royal Wedding expo 2007 : : : :
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