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Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
Princess Mary completed the wedding outfit with a diamond tiara from Queen Victoria; a diamond rivière necklace from the Prince and Princess of Wales and diamond earrings and anchor brooch, a wedding gift from Prince George. [13] Out of all of the wedding toilette, the veil was reportedly the only piece that was not worn again after the ...
The final procession included Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Teck and Princes Frederick and Alexander of Teck. [ 9 ] [ 13 ] The first public royal wedding in 32 years drew large numbers of spectators, many of whom gathered in the route from Buckingham Palace to St James's Palace to give the couple an "enthusiastic reception". [ 11 ]
Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara. Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara was created in 1932 from a brooch she received in 1893 by the County of Lincoln for her marriage to the future King George V. The tiara ...
Meghan Markle wears another of Queen Mary's tiaras to her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. Other Lost Jewels. Thanks to Salman's sleuthing, the Cartier Lozenge diamond mystery has been mostly solved.
A royal mystery is finally getting a happy ending. Queen Mary's Diamond Lozenge Bandeau has been considered missing since the '60s, but thanks to a royal wedding, the tiara is back in the spotlight.
Mary lent the tiara to Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) for the 1947 royal tour of South Africa, and it remained with her until she died in 2002, when it passed to Elizabeth II. In 2005, Elizabeth II lent the tiara to her daughter-in-law the Duchess of Cornwall (now Queen Camilla ).
The tiara was originally given to Queen Mary in 1893 by the “Girls of Great Britain and Ireland.” In 1947, Queen Mary gifted the headpiece to her granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth (soon to be ...