The British royal family has countless crown jewels, and every time the British princesses and princesses attend an important royal event, they will borrow the crown from the Queen, who can wear which one and what occasion, which reveals the status of the royal family and hides the subtle message of the Queen. Each crown is not only a valuable, but also a story-filled heirloom, and it is time to deconstruct the 12 most beautiful crowns of the British royal family.
1. The Most Recognized Crown: The Girl of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
The Girl of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is the crown that the Queen of England wears most often, and can be said to be the "most recognized", because the portrait of the Queen on the Pound sterling is wearing this exquisite crown! This crown was given by The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland to queen grandmother Queen Mary and later transferred to Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift in 1947, it carries both the blessing of her grandmother and the first crown that the Queen has, which is absolutely meaningful.
2. The most iconic crown: The George IV State Diadem
To count the most representative crown of the British royal family, it has to be said that this George IV State Diadem. The crown was created in 1821 for the coronation of King George IV. It was later inherited by the Queen of England and was worn during her coronation in 1953. The Queen also wears it every year at the opening ceremony of the British Parliament and on foreign visits to demonstrate her political and spiritual status as queen.
3. Love from Fathers: The Belgium Sapphire Tiara
Sapphires have a special significance for the British Royal Family. This dazzling sapphire choker and earrings were a wedding gift from the Queen's father, George VI, dating back to the Victorian era. The Belgium Sapphire Tiara overhead was purchased by the Queen of England in 1963 by a jeweler from the Belgian Princess Louise to echo and complete the set.
4. One of the Queen's favorite crowns: Brazilian Aquamarine Parure Tiara
Another of the Queen's most eye-catching sapphire jewellery pieces is this set of aquamarine necklaces and earrings donated by Brazilian nationals, created by jewelers Mappin & Webb in 1953; Later, British jeweler Garrard made a generous Brazilian Aquamarine Parure Tiara from sapphires from Brazil, which has since become one of the Queen's favorite crowns.
5. Blessings from the people of Myanmar: The Burmese Ruby Tiara
In addition to the sapphire crown mentioned above, the Queen also owns a crown of Nearly 100 Ruby The Burmese Ruby Tiara, which was given by the people of Myanmar to congratulate the Queen on her wedding. From time to time, the Queen wears it on important occasions to express her concern for the people of the country.
6. The Queen's Private Collection: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
The crown design incorporates the cultural characteristics of each country from time to time. Among the Queen's private collections, Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara was inspired by the traditional Russian headdress Kokoshnik, created by British jeweller Garrard in 1888 to celebrate princess Alexandra's 25th wedding anniversary, after which the Queen inherited the crown studded with sparkling fire diamonds after her grandmother's death.
7. Princess Diana's once-wedding gift: The Lover's Knot Tiara
I believe that everyone will not be unfamiliar with The Lover's Knot Tiara worn by the late Princess Diana, this crown with 38 teardrop-shaped pearls was created by Queen Mary in 1913 by jeweler Garrard to imitate the crown of her grandmother the Duchess of Cambridge, and later passed to the Queen; The Queen gave Princess Diana as a wedding gift, but returned it to the Queen when the two divorced. Kate, now the Duchess of Cambridge, also wears it on important occasions from time to time.
8. What Kate wore on her wedding day: The Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara
The diamond crown Kate wore on her wedding day was called The Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara, which was originally commissioned by King George VI to be a wedding anniversary gift for his wife Elizabeth, and then gave it to her daughter as a birthday gift when the Queen was 18 years old. The design of the crown is more compact than others, but in fact, the crown surface is set with 1,000 diamonds, which is a veritable sparkling aura.
9. Meghan's wedding crown: The Queen May Diamond Bandeau Tiara
The Queen May Diamond Bandeau Tiara, the crown worn by Meghan at her wedding, was also lent by the Queen. Originally owned by Queen Mary, the crown, which is over a century old, was carefully created by jeweler Garrard in 1925 and was originally a sapphire in the center of the crown, but later changed to a diamond brooch.
10. The Queen's favorite granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, is wearing at her wedding: The Queen Mary Fringe Tiara
The British royal family stipulates that female members must wear a crown at the time of marriage to show their aristocratic status, and unmarried princesses often wait until the big day to wear the crown for the first time! Princess Beatrice, who was married in a low-key manner last year due to the epidemic, is the Queen's favorite granddaughter, and her wedding dress is not only the gorgeous evening dress that the Queen once worn by the Queen, designed by norman Hartnell, but also the crown on her head is the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara that the Queen wore at the wedding when she married Prince Philip in 1974! The Queen is really fond of this granddaughter!
11. Princess Camilla's long-standing crown: The Greville Tiara
The Greville Tiara on the head of Princess Camilla (now the Queen), also known as "The Honeycomb of Boucheron", was created by the famous French jeweller Boucheron in 1920 for Margaret Helen Greville, the daughter of a wealthy British merchant, who donated her precious jewelry to the British royal family after her death, which was received by the Queen's mother at the time, passed on to her daughter, and now long-term loaned to Camilla.
12. Princess Margaret's new wedding present: The Lotus Flower Tiara
The Lotus Flower Tiara, the Queen's sister Princess Margaret, was worn several times, and the Lotus Crown was originally a diamond pearl necklace, a gift from King George V to his wife, Queen Elizabeth, who was later given to Princess Margaret as a wedding gift in 1959. Now owned by the Queen of England, Kate has worn it at dinners many times.