Duchess of Fife's Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made circa 1887 and was based off a design by Oscar Massin.  It is almost exactly like his tiara for the Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris, the only difference being the shape of some of the diamonds.  The pear shaped diamonds in the middle are hanging so that they move freely.

Materials:  nearly 200 carats of diamonds set in gold and silver

Princess Louise

Princess Louise

Provenance:

1. Princess Louise, The Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife; from her husband, Alexander Duff, Duke of Fife on the occasion of their 1889 marriage
2. Princess Alexandra of Connaught, Duchess of Fife; inherited from her mother in 1931
3. James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife; inherited from his aunt in 1959
4. David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife; inherited from his father in 2015
5. Historic Royal Palaces; offered to the British government in lieu of inheritance taxes in 2017

Other Wearers: 

• Caroline Carnegie, Countess of Southesk; at her 1987 wedding to David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk

Princess Alexandra

Caroline Carnegie

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Fife Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Louise's Fife Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Fife Diamond Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Fife Tiara

Photos:  The Royal Collection/Tiaras - A History of Splendour

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom's Oriental Circlet

Creation: This tiara was created in 1853 by Garrard for Queen Victoria. It was designed by her husband, Prince Albert, who was inspired by the Indian jewels presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company at the end of the Great Exhibition. In 1858, the tiara had to be redone because some of the diamonds were lost in the Hanover settlement. In 1902, Queen Alexandra had the tiara shortened from seventeen arches to eleven and had the opals replaced with rubies that were given to Queen Victoria in 1876 because she believed opals to be bad luck.

Materials: diamonds and rubies set in gold

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

Provenance:

1. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
2. Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom née Princess of Denmark; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1901
3. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom née Princess of Teck; from her mother-in-law when she became Queen Consort in 1910
4. Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon; from her mother-in-law when she became Queen Consort in 1936
5. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; from her mother when she became Queen in 1952 but not passed along until 2002

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II

Links:

• The Royal Collection - Oriental Circlet 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Oriental Circlet
• The Court Jeweller - Indian Circlet
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
• The Royal Post - The Oriental Circlet Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Oriental Circlet
• Mis Joyas Reales - Indian Ruby Tiara 

Photos: Royal Collection/Tiaras - A History of Splendour

Queen Mary of the United Kingdom's Gloucester Leafage Tiara

Queen Mary

Duchess of Gloucester

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds set in platinum 

Provenance:

1. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, from Lord & Lady Iveagh on the occasion of her 1893 marriage to King George V of the United Kingdom
2. Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, inherited from her mother-in-law in 1953
3. Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester; from her mother-in-law either in 1972 on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester or in 1974 when she became the Duchess of Gloucester

Queen Mary

Lady Rose

Princess Alice

Other Wearers: 

• Lady Rose Gilman; at her 2008 wedding to George Gilman 

Questions:  

• When was this tiara created
• Which jeweller created this tiara?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Iveagh Diamond Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Iveagh Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Iveagh Tiara 

Photos:  The Royal Archives/Rex Features