Queen Marie of Romania's Turquoise Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Carrington circa 1893.

Materials: turquoises and diamonds

 

Provenance:

1. Queen Marie of Romania née Princess of Edinburgh; from her father, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of her 1893 marriage to King Ferdinand of Romania

Queen Marie

Questions:

• What happened to this tiara after it was sent to Russia for safekeeping before WWI and stolen by Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution?

 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Marie's Edinburgh Turquoise Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Marie of Romania's Wedding Gifts