Duchess of Cambridge's Sapphire Parure Tiara

Grand Duchess Augusta

Queen Mary

Creation:  This tiara can be worn as a necklace.

Materials:  diamonds and sapphires

Princess Marina

Princess Marina

Princess Marina

Provenance:

1. Duchess Augusta of Cambridge 
2. Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; from her mother
3. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; from her aunt
4. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1934 marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent
5. Duchess Katharine of Kent; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1968



Duchess Katharine

6. Unknown Owner; sold at auction at Sotheby's in 1993
7. Unknown Owner; sold at auction at Christie's in 1998

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Who currently owns this tiara?

Links:

• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Cambridge Sapphire Parure 
• Royal Magazin - Cambridge Sapphires
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Spendor - Cambridge Sapphrie Parure
• The Royal Watcher - Cambridge Sapphire Parure

Photos:  Royal Collection/National Portrait Gallery