The Lotus Flower Tiara - Blog Posts

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Lotus Flower Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1923 - 1959): A Wedding Gift from her husband His Majesty George VI The King

♕ Lady Mary Elphinstone (1937): Loaned to Mary by her sister Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for Elizabeth’s Coronation.

♕ Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon (1959 - 1993): Wedding Gift from her mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

♕ The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon (1993 - ???): The Tiara was loaned to the Countess by Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon to wear for her wedding to The Right Honorable David Armstrong-Jones The Earl of Snowdon

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2013 - 2015): The Duchess wore this tiara twice for a reception & banquet.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

The Tiara was made in 1923 from a necklace The Queen Mother received from her husband His Majesty George VI The King. The Necklace was purchased from The House of Garrard.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara was made in 1923 from a necklace The Queen Mother received from her husband His Majesty George VI The King. Elizabeth decided she’d rather dismantle it and reuse the gems elsewhere. Only six months after she received it, Garrard broke up the necklace and used the diamonds and pearls to create this tiara. The Tiara is a delicate diamond tiara of fanned motifs crowned by floating diamond arches and studded with two pearls at the base and a central top pearl.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1928: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother)

♕ 1937: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Lady Mary Elphinstone)

♕ 1960 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the France State Visit & 2. Reception at the Thailand Embassy (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1962 (2 Times): 1. Official State Opening of The Jamaican Parliament & 2. Dinner with the Liberian President (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1964: Official State Opening at the King's House at Kensington Palace (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1966: Official Royal Engagement with her Husband (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1971: State Banquet at the Embassy of Japan in London hosted by Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1982: The Claridges Banquet (Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 1993: The Wedding of The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon & The Right Honorable David Armstrong-Jones The Earl of Snowdon (The Right Honorable Serena Armstrong-Jones The Countess of Snowdon)

♕ 2013: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2015: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the China State Visit (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ This Tiara is also called The Papyrus Leaf Tiara.

♕ The Tiara can either be worn low on the head like a Bandeau Tiara or on the top of the head like a regular tiara. 

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