Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Garrard circa 1900. Queen Elizabeth had the top diamond border removed.

Materials: diamonds and Persian turquoises set in gold and platinum

Provenance:

1. Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom; from King George V and Queen Mary on the occasion of her 1923 marriage to King George VI of the United Kingdom
2. Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom, Countess of Snowdon; from her mother on the occasion of her 21st birthday in 1951

Queen Elizabeth

Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret

Questions:

• Did this tiara belong to Queen Mary before she gave it to Queen Elizabeth?
• Was this tiara inherited by Princess Margaret's children in 2002 or did it return to the Queen's Collection like the Lotus Flower Tiara?

Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Persian Turquoise Tiara
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Princess Margaret's Persian Turquoise Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Persian Turquoise Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Margaret’s Turquoise Parure

Photos: Tiaras - A History of Splendour