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November 13, 2014

Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom's Wedding Parure Tiara

wedding gift tiara queen alexandra united kingdom garrard rundell
Creation: This tiara was made by Garrard in 1862 for £8,000. The diamond elements are removable to be worn as brooches or replaced with diamond stars.

Materials: diamonds
wedding gift tiara queen alexandra united kingdom garrard rundell
Queen Alexandra
wedding gift tiara queen alexandra united kingdom garrard rundell
Queen Alexandra
Provenance:
  1. Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom neé Princess of Denmarkfrom her husband, King Edward VII, on the occasion of their 1863 marriage
  2. Princess Victoria of the United Kingdominherited from her mother in 1925 and was later disposed of
wedding gift tiara queen alexandra united kingdom garrard rundell
Queen Alexandra
wedding gift tiara queen alexandra united kingdom garrard rundell
Queen Alexandra
Questions:
  • Why is this tiara erroneously called the Rundell Tiara?
  • What did Princess Victoria do with this tiara?
  • Do any parts of this tiara still exist intact?

1 comment :

  1. I have 2 pictures of This tiara and i am 100% sure that This is the tiara. How can i e Mail them to you?

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