Creation: This tiara was made by Garrard circa 1900. Queen Elizabeth had the top diamond border removed.
Materials: diamonds and Persian turquoises set in gold and platinum
Provenance:
- Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom; from King George V and Queen Mary on the occasion of her 1923 marriage to King George VI of the United Kingdom
- Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom, Countess of Snowdon; from her mother on the occasion of her 21st birthday in 1951
![Tiara Mania: Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara Turquoise Tiara Garrard Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret United Kingdom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgJ5MujVHxWszBZGv8DOn7XpMYJRJURSpOEQbrDxALWnnXH7as8eQ92VyNCIYrtAFuNRtg0i82_JTyZGcaFM7pFCBKGEi0GaY4FieO5OMZQyDKma7KTXtnSom5mzuqdYyv1hfFBR60jDC/s200/Turquoise+Tiara+%2528c1900%2529+by+Garrard+for+Queen+Mary+here+Queen+Elizabeth+3-2.jpg) |
Queen Elizabeth |
![Tiara Mania: Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara worn by Princess Margaret Turquoise Tiara Garrard Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret United Kingdom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6PwT1I37OFvhvwSsEY5Ng3dzQ02Mc_yvGDUdNzZttnp2LjYata_amVPPQ56ZGW1xAqi7EC2c3ckhmWDmqyi9a8fRnJRjrwW2TKaG_-_BVsEVcxQdjzuHsxlM3AsOBOd1jL28Z2FG2hhS/s200/Turquoise+Tiara+%2528c1900%2529+by+Garrard+for+Queen+Mary+here+Princess+Margaret+4.jpg) |
Princess Margaret |
![Tiara Mania: Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara worn by Princess Margaret Turquoise Tiara Garrard Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret United Kingdom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobNp1jyt9CVtCmsoGRAH0Pco03AeTxJ4ZRpyDrLITaDMspMcMXF61Uc4RH0yXBdznBntLGYyOzHqwzCDPi-ll3Ylwh_7As_J5yWY7dOzidWobi32McFcA7vhZiTePwPbII5-__SeWr3mf/s200/Turquoise+Tiara+%2528c1900%2529+by+Garrard+for+Queen+Mary+here+Princess+Margaret+3.jpg) |
Princess Margaret |
Questions:
- Did this tiara belong to Queen Mary before she gave it to Queen Elizabeth?
- Was this tiara inherited by Princess Margaret's children in 2002 or did it return to the Queen's Collection like the Lotus Flower Tiara?
![Tiara Mania: Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara worn by Princess Margaret Turquoise Tiara Garrard Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret United Kingdom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK1oxbQ4pFVjDCQkbSDvmx1VHi6nP94it7OASHtsJcY7QPNNvLwRlfk9dT-57feQhPGoIHD1pNplbPXqOErg-STH5mfoNJaHkXUv3xAFNz4eVNos4V0XdBV9T7Z9xpR9-Obd4hPsH5UW2/s320/Turquoise+Tiara+%2528c1900%2529+by+Garrard+for+Queen+Mary+here+Princess+Margaret+7.jpg) |
Princess Margaret |
![Tiara Mania: Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Turquoise Tiara worn by Princess Margaret Turquoise Tiara Garrard Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret United Kingdom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU35Bar87RSIWa4o16CmO0UoIFzEWwyk5GloyG_yciWbwn0UP_vpSTsUaE5Q2xQzfqXKPASnzcknDTWJE0W_06VFB5jYZufl0PRD0RbFQWJZ5M3aCuM3qdUgwA9wHIddlORMzvG96qWcJ/s320/Turquoise+Tiara+%2528c1900%2529+by+Garrard+for+Queen+Mary+here+Princess+Margaret+5.jpg) |
Princess Margaret |
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Photos: Tiaras - A History of Splendour
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