The Princess Royal had several beautiful emerald pieces, and of course fabulous saphire pieces, from Russia and from Queen Victoria. Sadly most of the pieces were sold after her passing.
A mistery to me is why was she never pictured wearing this tiara, most likely she didn't favour it much or wore only in private.
--Previous Message-- : Source: Library of Congress and Google Image. : : I looked at the Google Images to check if : Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, had : ever worn this tiara, a wedding gift to her : from her father, King George V. It seems she : did not wear it at all, did she? Did any : lady in her family ever wear it? My : apologies are here for you if it had been : discussed before. Had she worn her father's : wedding bracelet and necklace which were : said to go with this tiara? : : From "The New York Herald" (New : York City, N.Y.) dated February 26, 1922: : : : : I found this Google Image (from Getty : Images) of two ladies looking at the same : tiara. There is a caption next to it which : said it's Princess Mary's wedding tiara. : : : : ******************************************** : : In addition to these are newspaper articles : which mention several other wedding gifts to : Princess Mary on her marriage to the Earl of : Harewood (then Viscount Lascelles) in : February 1922. : : : From "Richmond Times-Dispatch" : (Richmond, VA) dated February 25, 1922: : : **Three tiaras are of diamonds and : sapphires. One of these is from King George : V. Seems there are others of different gems. : Quote: "Three of the tiaras are of the : diamonds and sapphires." This implied : there are other tiaras with different : gemstones. : : **Queen Mary gave her daughter a brooch : consisting of a huge sapphire as the central : piece surrounded by clusters of diamonds. : : From 'The Washington Herald" : (Washington, D.C.) dated February 25, 1922: : : **The Prince of Wales gave his sister a : bracelet of sapphires and diamonds. : : **Queen Alexandra gave her granddaughter a : necklace of pearls and emeralds. : : **The Duke of York, Prince Henry and Prince : George gave their sister a diamond and : sapphire ring. : : **Women named Mary in Britain gave Princess : Mary a rope of pearls from their donation of : shillings and sixpences. : : **Lord and Lady Inchcape (close friends of : Mary and her husband Lord Lascelles) gave : Princess Mary a Russian tiara of diamonds : (said to be once owned by a grand mogul, : ruler of the Golconds. : : **Royal Navy gave the Princess a diamond and : emerald pendant. The Army gave her a : valuable silver antique mirror. : : **Silver and gilt jug and tray which were : returned to the Royal Family as a wedding : present from the Diplomatic Corps were once : owned by King George II. : : **Viscount Lascelles presented his bride : with a sapphire and diamond necklace. : "The stones in this work of art are : enormous, and from each sapphire, mounted in : oval shape, are streamers of diamonds like : shining waterfalls." : : **The bride and bridegroom got two six-story : wedding cakes. Seems the Prince of Wales was : in India at the time of the wedding because : it said a piece of one of these cakes was : saved for him when he returned to Britain : from India. : : From "The New York Herald" : (N.Y.C., N.Y.) dated February 25, 1922: : : **Queen Alexandra gave Princess Mary a : six-row necklace of pearls, with a drop of : emeralds. : : **The Prince of Wales gave his sister a : golden bracelet set with diamonds and : sapphires. : : **The Duke of York, Prince Henry and Prince : George gave Mary a ring of unique design set : with the same stones as their oldest : brother. : : **The Earl and Countess of Harewood gave : their new daughter-in-law a large diamond : brooch. : : **Mary's aunts, the Princess Royal (Louise), : Princess Victoria, and the Queen of Norway : gave her a long diamond lace brooch. : : **Queen Victoria of Spain gave Princess Mary : a large ring. : : **From Queen Amelia of Portugal, Mary got a : gold bracelet made of one huge ruby and one : pearl, with a circle of diamonds as a clasp. : : **The Duke of Connaught and Mary's : great-aunts gave Mary an ebony and gold : antique clock. : : **************************** : : What do you think? : : : : :
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