Queen Mary of the United Kingdom's Diamond Bandeau

Queen Mary

Princess Alexandra

Creation:  This tiara was created by Garrard circa 1925.  Queen Mary sometimes wore the tiara topped with the Cambridge emeralds when they were not in use on the Delhi Durbar Tiara or the Vladimir Tiara.

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance:

1. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom
2. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1953
3. Duchess Katharine of Kent; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1968

Duchess Katharine

Duchess Katharine

Duchess Katharine

Other Wearers:

• Princess Alexandra of Kent

Questions:

• Was this tiara used to create the Kent Pearl & Diamond Fringe Tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Kent Diamond & Pearl Fringe Tiara 
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Diamond & Pearl Tiara