A Guide to 24 of the Royal Family's Tiaras
Here's a comprehensive list of the most priceless tiaras in the family's vast collection, their origin stories, and who gets to wear them.
Otherwise known as the glittery diamond tiara Kate Middleton chose to wear during her wedding to Prince William!
This piece was commissioned by King George VI for the Queen Mother in 1936, and was made by Cartier (ooookay, fancy).
Per Tatler, The Queen Mother ended up giving the tiara to Queen Elizabeth II as an 18th birthday present in 1944 (I WILL be speaking with my parents), and while she never wore it publicly, her sister Princess Margaret stepped out in it at least once:
This tiara is most closely associated with Princess Diana, but was made for Queen Mary (modeled on her grandmother's tiara) in 1914 by official royal jewelers, Garrard. The pearl-festooned headpiece was passed to Queen Elizabeth II, before Princess Diana started taking it out for the occasional spin.
Of course, the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara is now a personal favorite of Kate Middleton's.
This is another of Kate Middleton's favorite tiaras, and was made from a necklace that the Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth II's mom) received in 1923 from her husband, George VI.
Princess Margaret was said to be a fan of the tiara, and lent it to her daughter-in-law Serena Stanhope for her wedding.
It then went back into the royal collection, where Kate put it into her personal tiara rotation.
According to the Royal Collection Trust, this diadem was made for George IV to use at his coronation in 1820. It's been worn by "subsequent queens regnant and consorts from Queen Adelaide onwards" including Queen Elizabeth II who wore it literally all the time.
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla dusted it off to wear to her husband King Charles' coronation:
This lovely tiara was given to The Queen Mother as a wedding gift from her father when she married future King George VI in 1923. She wore it low down on her forehead in true 1920s fashion, a style I think we can all agree should be brought back.
The tiara was passed through the royal family, and was most recently worn by Kate Middleton—firmly atop her head:
This is the gorgeous and surprisingly modern tiara that Meghan Markle wore during her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.
Per the Royal Collection Trust, the tiara was made in 1932 for Queen Mary and was designed around a detachable center brooch which dates to 1893—a gift to Mary on her wedding day. The tiara was passed onto Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, who lent it to Duchess Meghan.
Princess Eugenie wore this unusual tiara on her wedding day—and it was lent to her by her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Per the royal family's official website, the tiara was made for Dame Margaret Greville in 1919 by Boucheron, and was given to The Queen Mother in 1942.
Another notable piece from Dame Margaret's collection, also made by Boucheron.
This tiara ended up being one of the Queen Mother's favorite and most-worn, and has since become a go-to for Queen Camilla.
Due to simply not having enough tiaras, Queen Elizabeth II reportedly went ahead and commissioned the Burmese Ruby Tiara for herself in the 1970s.
It was made from another dismantled tiara by royal jewelry Garrard, using rubies from Burma. The tiara was a favorite of Her Majesty, and has also been worn by Queen Camilla.
Garrard created this piece for Queen Mary over a century ago, and it was famously worn by Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day.
The moment was so iconic that Princess Anne also opted to wear the tiara on her wedding day...
As did Princess Beatrice:
Per the Royal Collection Trust, this tiara was made for Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, and then sold by her daughter to Queen Mary back in 1921. It was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II (she liked to switch things up and wear it with pearls, emeralds, or just diamonds). Can't wait to see who wears this one next!
This tiara was created by Garrard in 1893 as a wedding gift to Queen Mary from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland, and was another favorite of Queen Elizabeth II.
The tiara has also been worn by Queen Camilla!
Per Garrard, this tiara was given to Queen Alexandra back when she was Princess of Wales, and was a gift from the "Ladies of Society" for her 25th wedding anniversary in 1888. It was inspired by a tiara that was owned by Alexandra's sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna. The piece was passed to Queen Mary, who wore it for her official birthday portrait...
And then to Queen Elizabeth II:
Princess Anne inherited this tiara from Prince Phillip's side of the family, per Tatler.
It has a Greek inspired pattern, and belonged to Anne's grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who got it as a wedding gift.
This one was also worn by Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips, when she married Mike Tindall!
Another favorite of Princess Anne's, though it originally belonged to the Queen Mother—who got it as an anniversary gift from King George VI.
This tiara was reportedly gifted it to Anne on her wedding to Captain Mark Phillips.
Gerrard describes this as one of "the most important Victorian-era jewels in the Royal Collection," not to mention one of the oldest pieces made by the jewelry house. This tiara was created for Queen Victoria as a gift from Prince Albert in 1853, and set with 2,600 diamonds. It was then passed to Victoria's daughter-in-law, Queen Alexandra, who gave it to The Queen Mother:
It eventually went to Queen Elizabeth II who wore it just once in Malta:
Queen Elizabeth II reportedly commissioned this tiara to go with a suite of sapphires given to her by her father.
The tiara was made in 1963 from a sapphire necklace the Queen purchased...
And it's since been worn by Queen Camilla!
This tiara was also commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II, and was made from a coronation necklace gifted to her in 1953 from Brazil. The tiara became bigger and bigger over time as the Queen got more and more aquamarines (relatable!), and it was one of her boldest pieces.
The jewels for this tiara were reportedly bought by Queen Mary from Garrard, and eventually given to Princess Margaret on her 21st birthday. They also included a stunning necklace and earrings:
No one has worn the set recently, but keep an eye out.
This tiara was reportedly made for Princess Mary Adelaide, aka Queen Mary's mother.
It was then worn by the Queen Mother, and eventually passed to Queen Elizabeth.
The origin story of this tiara is a little murky, but we know Queen Elizabeth wore it to Canada in 1970.
The tiara seems to have been passed to the Countess of Wessex, who has worn in on at least two occasions!
This is a relatively "new" tiara, in that it was reportedly given directly to Princess Anne by the World-Wide Shipping Group when she married her first husband Mark Phillips in 1973.
She loaned the piece to her daughter in law, Autumn Phillips, on her wedding day in 2008.
According to the Royal Collection Trust, this tiara was made for Queen Mary to wear to the Delhi Durbar in 1911.
It's not exactly subtle, and appears to be a favorite of Queen Camilla's.
Princess Margaret wore the Poltimore Tiara on her wedding day. Interestingly, she purchased the piece at auction herself—per Garrard, it was originally made for Lady Poltimore, the wife Queen Victoria's treasurer.
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