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Archives for April 2018

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

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The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is displayed as part of the Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration exhibition at Buckingham Palace in London, June 28, 2012 (Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is displayed as part of the Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration exhibition at Buckingham Palace in London, June 28, 2012 (Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

Elegant, balanced, and packed with sparkling diamonds: it’s easy to see why generations of the British royal family have loved the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. Let’s dig into the tiara’s history today.

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The Daily Diadem: The Countess of Paris’s Mellerio Sapphire Tiara

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Princess Helene of Orleans wears her mother’s Mellerio Sapphire Tiara as she arrives with her father for her wedding to Count Evrard de Limburg-Stirum at the Royal Chapel in Dreux, 1957; the tiara, made in the 1930s in the Art Deco style, now belongs to Helene’s sister, Isabelle

First Look: Queen Elizabeth II at the 2018 CHOGM Banquet

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I’m prepping an enormous This Week in Royal Jewels post for tomorrow morning that will heavily feature jewels worn during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting events in London, but I thought I’d give you a little early look at what the Queen wore at the annual CHOGM banquet this evening. We’ve got the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, ruby cluster earrings that belonged to Queen Mary, and the Greville Ruby Necklace, most recently worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. Enjoy, and look for more CHOGM banquet jewels in tomorrow’s countdown post!