yes Beth. You understood perfectly! In all my extensive reading (I have practically every book) nobody ever mentions it and it bothers me lol. I know the Princess has sold and changed things around in her collection. I do think the tiara was much better finished with the diamonds instead of with the pearls.
--Previous Message-- : If I have understood your query correctly : Andrew, I think that it was probably : Princess Michael of Kent who changed the : band of the festoon tiara from a diamond one : to a pearl one. : : Princess Marina and Princess Alexandra both : wore the tiara with a diamond base band. : : In the early years so did Princess Michael, : but when she changed it is unknown to me. I : wonder if it could have been when she placed : a diamond necklace above the tiara the City : of London gave to Princess Marina? : : Princess Michael with the tiara in the early : years of her marriage. It has a diamond : base. : : : : Later the tiara had a pearl base. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Has it been discussed before that this tiara : had is collet diamond base replaced with : pearls by Princess Michael? : : --Previous Message-- : There are quite a few threads now about the : Kent jewels and I find it all very : interesting. It is not so often we get to : discuss this part of the British jewels. I : am sure we would have had more chances to do : so had the Duchess participated more at gala : events. It is a shame she is no longer able : to or willing to take part. She used to be a : wonderful representative. What I did not : realise until today is that she has worn the : Kent Scroll tiara at least a couple of : times. And I thought I would share a couple : of videos showing her with this lovely : tiara: : : At the Independence of Uganda in 1962 (looks : like she wore it at two different events : during this occasion): : : : : http://www.britishpathe.com/video/uganda-wins-independence/query/Duchess+of+Kent+Independence : : : At the Independence of Gambia in 1965: : : : : http://www.britishpathe.com/video/gambia-independent/query/Duchess+of+Kent+Independence : : : : : :