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Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara on display in Melbourne

Posted by The Royal Watcher User icon on June 10, 2026, 9:57 pm

Almost two years ago, I made the discovery connecting Queen Azizah’s Diamond Bandeau to Queen Mary's ‘lost’ Diamond Lozenge Bandeau and I am now excited to reveal that Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara is now on display in the new Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, which opens tomorrow and runs until October!

I am also delighted to reveal that I will be beginning a Masters at the University of Cambridge later this year, with my research centred around my discovery of the Cartier Tiara in Queen Azizah’s collection as part of a thesis on the adoption and evolution of Tiaras in Malaysia.

Re: Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara on display in Melbourne

Posted by Jürg User icon on June 11, 2026, 12:19 am, in reply to "Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara on display in Melbourne"

I have no idea where these tiaras actually come from, but they’re probably not the same ones:
The central element on the second tiara is larger and now extends beyond the upper and lower diamond bands.
The other elements were each adorned with a diamond cross or a flower; now they are solitaire diamonds.
There were no strings of pearls at the top and bottom; now there are strings made of smaller and larger pearls.
There were thick diamond bands at the top and bottom; now there are only narrow diamond bands.

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Almost two years ago, I made the discovery connecting Queen Azizah’s Diamond Bandeau to Queen Mary's ‘lost’ Diamond Lozenge Bandeau and I am now excited to reveal that Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara is now on display in the new Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne , which opens tomorrow and runs until October!

I am also delighted to reveal that I will be beginning a Masters at the University of Cambridge later this year, with my research centred around my discovery of the Cartier Tiara in Queen Azizah’s collection as part of a thesis on the adoption and evolution of Tiaras in Malaysia.

Re: Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara on display in Melbourne

Posted by Benita User icon on June 13, 2026, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara on display in Melbourne"

Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures (and also for your great webiste). Congratulations on starting your Masters program!

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Almost two years ago, I made the discovery connecting Queen Azizah’s Diamond Bandeau to Queen Mary's ‘lost’ Diamond Lozenge Bandeau and I am now excited to reveal that Queen Azizah’s Cartier Tiara is now on display in the new Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne , which opens tomorrow and runs until October! I am also delighted to reveal that I will be beginning a Masters at the University of Cambridge later this year, with my research centred around my discovery of the Cartier Tiara in Queen Azizah’s collection as part of a thesis on the adoption and evolution of Tiaras in Malaysia.

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