Members of the royal family wear jewelry on many formal occasions, but it is the British royal family that has the largest jewelry reserves. According to Wikipedia, the Queen of Light's private and commonly used jewelry has reached more than 300 pieces, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches, etc., and no one can say how much jewelry the Queen has in her hand.
One of these jewellery is famous for its romantic name, legendary past and exquisite styling and the story behind it, and it is the Cambridge Lover's Knot Crown. It's called because it's a copy. "Cambridge" refers to the owner of the original version, Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, the third daughter-in-law of George III, who received a wedding gift. The lover's knot refers to the shape of the crown.
It also has another name, called the Pearl Tear Crown, because the shape of the pearl on it resembles a teardrop, and it is precisely because it resembles a teardrop, so it is called the Crown of Ominousness by many people, plus the people who wear it have experienced hardships, so it is also called the Crown of Curses, the most famous is Princess Diana, after she married into the royal family, the Queen lent her this crown for daily activities, and her marriage was very unfortunate, and died early.
The first wearer of the replica was Queen Mary, the Queen's grandmother, who made it in 1913. The owner of the original version was her grandmother, who admired the headdress, which was not passed on to her. In 1843 Augusta passed on the original version of the tiara to her eldest daughter, Princess Augusta, Mary's aunt. In 1899 Princess Augusta passed on the tiara to her granddaughter, duchess of Strellitz. The tiara was auctioned off at Christie's in 1981.
When Mary became queen in 1910, she had a crush on the crown, so she copied it in 1913. The original version was exactly the same as her grandmother's, and then Mary removed the row of pearls at the top of hers and changed it to what it is now. Consisting of 19 arches, 38 teardrop-shaped pearls, the pearls can be removed and hung from the arches.
After Queen Mary's death in 1953, the crown was passed to the Queen, who used it early in her reign. After Princess Diana's wedding in 1981, the crown was lent to Princess Diana for use and became her common object. This crown is indeed quite compatible with Princess Diana's temperament, plus she also loves pearl jewelry, so the Queen chose this crown for her. But she also confirmed the "curse" of the crown, unhappy marriage, emotional ups and downs.
After Princess Diana and Charles divorced, the crown was taken back and it was not until Princess Kate wore it for the first time at a state dinner until 2015, after a long period of sealing. Princess Kate uses it regularly today, but this crown is not Princess Kate's only crown, in addition to Kate's other two crowns. Only Princess Diana had the only headdress of the royal family, and she had also worn the Spencer headdress, but this was not from the British royal family, it was from her mother's family.