Queen Mary of the United Kingdom's Sapphire Bandeau Tiara

Queen Mary

Princess Margaret

Creation: The center of the tiara is removable. Queen Mary wore the Delhi Durbar Carved Emerald Brooch in the center and Princess Margaret wore the sapphire center as a brooch.

Materials: diamonds and a sapphire

Provenance: 

1. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom
2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; inherited from her grandmother in 1953

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Queen Mary

Princess Margaret

Questions: 

• Does this tiara still exist intact?
• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Did this tiara belong to Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Marie Feodorovna's Sapphire Bandeau
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Mary's Sapphire Bandeau
• The Royal Watcher - Maria Feodorovna's Sapphire Bandeau