Kongetro's find of the videos of the present Duchess wearing the festoon tiara is one of the great finds on the board this year.
Once again, congratulations Kongetro.
--Previous Message-- : : I know this tiara better as the Kent Festoon : Tiara, this magnificent Victorian : masterpiece came into the collection of the : Duchess of Kent in 1939 - it was left to the : Kents by HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of : Argyll. : In my opinion it is one of the most : attractive tiaras that I have seen. I loved : seeing footage of the present Duchess of : Kent wearing it. : --Previous Message-- : I would really like to have a great deal : more : information about this tiara. : : For example - when and how did Princess : Marina acquire it. I have not spotted it : before circa 1953 but, of course, I may have : missed photos or descriptions. : : Equally as interesting would be to date when : Princess Michael made the changes. : : I have revised my thoughts of yesterday - : that the change to a pearl base might be : linked to when HRH placed a row of diamond : collets (perhaps a necklace) above the tiara : which the City of London gave to Princess : Marina. Those diamonds - it seems to my eye- : are larger than those which formed the base : of the festoon tiara. One of the problems in : trying to track the changes is dating : photos. Even those in magazines and : newspapers are often undated. : : Hopefully, our collective minds will come up : with some answers. : : --Previous Message-- : 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 : : : : : : : : : : :
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