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Queen Maud
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Queen Sonja
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Creation: Queen Alexandra had Garrard make the tiara
in 1910 after the death of her husband as a lighter version of the
Diamond Diadem and the
Regal Circlet which had passed to Queen Mary.
The Cullinan VI diamond was originally put in the front cross. Queen
Maud later had the fleurs-de-lys removed so that it would not look too
similar to the Regal Circlet. Queen Sonja had the circumference of the
tiara reduced and earrings made out of the removed portions. The
crosses can be removed and worn as brooches.
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Queen Alexandra
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Queen Maud
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Materials: diamonds
Provenance: - Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom née Princess of Denmark
- Queen Maud of Norway née Princess of the United Kingdom; inherited from her mother in 1925
- Crown Princess Märtha of Norway née Princess of Sweden; inherited
from her mother-in-law in 1938 but Queen Maud died while in the United
Kingdom and the tiara was put into storage in Windsor Castle and was not
retrieved until 1953
- Queen Sonja of Norway née Haraldsen; inherited by her husband, King Harald V of Norway, from his mother in 1954 and given to her after their 1968 marriage
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Queen Sonja
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Queen Sonja
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Other Wearers: |
Queen Sonja
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Questions:
- Do the fleur-de-lys elements still belong to the Norwegian Royal Family?
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Princess Märtha Louise
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Princess Märtha Louise
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