) The Delhi Durbar Tiara was made by Garrard & Co. for Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, to wear at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. 9 74 )
It was then inherited by Princess Anne, who has worn it several times, and was the tiara of choice for the Duchess of Cambridge on her wedding day, in 2011. ) 926 )
The subtle headpiece features 739 brilliant-cut diamonds and 149 baguette diamonds.The Meander Tiara is the only tiara in the royal collection that belongs to the family of Prince Philip. ) 85 35 ) ( )
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( It is thought to be either a wedding gift given to Philip's mother, Princess Alice, around the time of her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark in 1903, or a jewel that she inherited from her father-in-law, King George I of Greece (who died in 1914), made up of diamonds and reportedly created by Cartier. ( Though the late Diana, Princess of Wales, was gifted the Lover’s Knot tiara by the Queen on her wedding day, in 1981, she chose to wear a family heirloom for her marriage to Prince Charles. 2 31 78 ) ( It was originally a wedding gift given to Queen Mary in 1893 and was purchased using money that was raised by a committee lead by Lady Eva Greville, who later became a lady-in-waiting. 653 (
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) 67 ( The Princess Royal still wears the tiara, and in 2011, it was even worn by her daughter, Zara Phillips, for her wedding. ) 40 ) 66 He gave it to the Queen Mary (later, the Queen Mother) who then gifted it to Queen Elizabeth II on her 18th birthday. ) ( The Spencer Family Tiara is not in the royal collection, but is still among one of the most famous British tiaras. 91 The Diamond Bandeau tiara is possibly one of the most recognised tiaras to date, due to the fact that the Duchess of Sussex wore it for her marriage to Prince Harry, in 2018. 83 63 30
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63 ( ( 56 ) 85 ) ( ) ( Made by Boucheron in 1919, the sparkling piece was left to the Queen Mother by socialite, Margaret Greville. The Duchess of Cambridge is a fellow royal fan of the tiara, and has been seen sporting it for several state occasions.The George IV Diadem Crown was originally made for the famously extravagant coronation of King George IV in 1820. ( ) ( 75 62 ( ) (