Royal Tiaras from around the world part 1 Narrated

the burmese ruby tiara elizabeth ii ordered the burmese ruby tiara in 1973 using stones from her private collection it is designed in the form of a wreath of roses with silver and diamonds making the petals and clusters of gold and rubies forming the center of the flower a total of 96 rubies are mounted on the tiara they were originally part of a necklace given to her in 1947 as a wedding present by the people of burma queen mary's love is not tiara in 1913 queen mary asked for a copy of a tiara owned by her grandmother princess augusta of hesse cassell french in its neoclassical design the tiara has 19 oriental pearls suspended from lovers not boars mary left the tiara to her granddaughter queen elizabeth ii who later gave it to her daughter-in-law diana princess of wales as a wedding gift on her divorce from prince charles it was returned to the queen the delhi derby tiara this tiara was made for queen mary the wife of king george v to wear at the delhi derby in 1911. it was part of a set of jewelry which included a necklace stomacher brooch and earrings it's made of gold and platinum is eight centimeters or three inches tall it has the form of a tall circlet of liars and escrows linked by festoons of diamonds the queen mary fringe tiara this tiara which can also be worn as a necklace was made for queen mary in 1919 it reuses diamonds taken from a necklace and tiara purchased by queen victoria as a wedding present for mary in 1893 in august 1936 mary gave the tiara to her daughter-in-law queen consort elizabeth later the queen mother she lent the piece to her daughter elizabeth as something borrowed for her wedding to prince philip in 1947 the hilo tiara this tiara made by cartier in 1936 was purchased by the duke of york later king george the sixth for his wife elizabeth boar's lion later the queen mother three weeks before they became king and queen it has a ruling cascade of 16 scrolls two central scrolls topped by a diamond altogether it contains 739 brilliants and 149 button diamonds the tiara was given to elizabeth ii on her 18th birthday in 1944 and was borrowed by princess margaret who used it at the 1953 coronation of her sister the hilo tiara was lent to the duchess of cambridge to use at her wedding when she married prince william in 2011 the grenville emerald kokoshnik tiara this tiara was part of dear margaret grenville's 1942 bequest to queen elizabeth the queen mother the tiara was constructed in 1919 and features diamonds and several large emeralds in a coconic style platinum setting princess eugenie of york wore the tiara to her october 2018 wedding this marked the first public wearing of the tiara by a member of the royal family the meander tiara this tiara was a wedding present to elizabeth ii from her mother-in-law princess alice of grace and denmark the meander is in the classical greek key pattern with a large diamond in the center enclosed by a laurel wraith of diamonds it also incorporates a wreath of leaves and scrawls on either side the queen has never worn this in public and it was given in 1972 to her daughter princess anne and lent the tiara to her daughter zara phillips to use at her wedding to mike tyndall in 2011. [Music] the girls of great britain and ireland tiara the queen's first tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother queen mary mary received it as a gift from the girls of great britain and ireland in 1893 when she married the duke of york later king george v mary adopted the tiara to take 13 diamonds in place of the large oriental pearls elizabeth wore the tiara without its bears and pearls but the base was reattached in 1969 [Music] the moroccan wedding gift tiara a wedding gift from king muhammad vi this glittering modern tiara set with white and pink diamonds was specially commissioned for princess lala salma in addition to the tiara it consists of a large necklace earrings bracelet belt and fibula brooch pin all in a hexagonal chain design queen alexandra's coconut tiara the coconut tiara was presented to alexandra princess of wales as a 25th wedding anniversary gift in 1888 by lady salisbury on behalf of 365 prs's of the united kingdom she had always wanted a tiara in the style of her kukoshnik a traditional russian fork headdress and knew the design well from a tiara belonging to her sister dogma of denmark marie theodorovna the empress of russia the grand duchess vladimir tiara it was bought by queen mary from grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia mother of the duchess of kent in 1921 the duchess known after her marriage as princess nicholas of greece inherited it from her mother grand duchess marie pavlovna who received it as a wedding gift from her husband in 1874. during the russian revolution in 1917 princess nicholas sought pieces of jewelry from her collection to support her exiled family and various charities it was meghan markle's first choice for her wedding tiara but this was refused because the original provenance of the tiara could not be established when prince harry was told this his response to the member of staff was what megan wants megan gets there was a very heated exchange that prompted the queen to speak to harry she said megan cannot have whatever she wants she gets what tiara she's given by me like other members of the family sarah of brunei's diamond floral tiara crown princess sarah received this interchangeable diamond tiara as a wedding gift from the sultan ahead of her 2004 wedding it was worn to the wedding celebrations and the abdication dinner of queen beatrix of the netherlands the george iii fringe tiara this is a circlet incorporating brilliant diamonds that were formally owned by king george iii originally commissioned in 1830 it could be worn as a collar or necklace are mounted on a wire to form the tiara the gravel tiara this tiara was left to queen elizabeth later the queen mother by dear margaret grevel upon her death in 1942 made in 1920 the tiara features a honeycomb pattern diamond lattice the queen inherited the tiara from her mother in 2002 and subsequently placed it under long-term lawn to the duchess of cornwall the spencer family tiara though this piece was once said to do from the 18th century the spencer tiara is actually made up of other pieces of jewelry of varying ages and from different jewellers that has gone through several changes over time it was worn by both of diana's older sisters jane and sarah at their weddings before it was worn by diana queen elizabeth ii launed her the queen mary's lovers no tiara for the wedding the princess to be decided to stick to her family roots and go with the spencer tiara for her big dear [Music] the brazilian aquamarine perura tiara for her coronation in 1953 the queen received a gift of a necklace and earrings from the president and people of brazil the set includes large rectangular brazilian aquamarines set in scroll diamond and platinum the stones are perfectly matched and in 1958 brazil presented her with a large brooch and a bracelet to add to the set the queen had a simple tiara of a platinum bundle set with diamonds and aquamarines made the uprights are detachable and can be used as broaches the stephanie de boerne's pearl and diamond tiara this was made for stephanie de boene grand duchess of barden sometime before 1829 it was converted to a bandur in 1924 for princess marie josie to wear at her first car ball it is also known as the queen marie jose seed pearl tiara [Music] empress michiko of japan's diamond squirrel tiara worn by empress machico on her wedding day this diamond scroll tiara and peru was one of her most worn tiaras in the early years in 1993 the empress gave their diamond scroll tiara to her daughter-in-law crown princess masako and like her mother-in-law it was her most worn tiara in the early years of her marriage maria theresa duchess of the angulam's emerald and diamond tiara the tiara which was designed and executed by the french royal jewelers in 1819 was a masterpiece of the french jewelry craftsmanship of the early 19th century the design of the tiara was a symmetrical designer of scrolling foliage mounted with over a thousand diamonds set in silver and 40 emeralds set in gold the swedish cameo tiara brides of the swedish royal family have traditionally won their cameo tiara at their weddings for decades its first honor was empress josephine who received it as a gift from her husband napoleon bonaparte sometime around 18 or 9 the seven cameos used in this tiara were made first and were not intended to go together which is why they differ in size and colour [Music] the tiara desiree the josephine of luchenberg diamond tiara or the tiara desiree after desiree clary queen of sweden is their neoclassical tiara with floral garlands and wreaths of laurel the original owner is believed to be queen josefina a gift from her grandmother s josephine and originally included pearls that were interchangeable with the diamonds the greek emerald peru tiara the teal of this tiara begins with the giant emeralds it houses sixteen-year-old grandoches olga constantinova of russia brought a magnificent set of kuberchon emeralds in varying sizes with her when she married king george the first of grace in 1867 the emeralds were separate pieces and she wore them as such pinning them to her dress and kokoshnik and hanging them from her necklace and so on when she died her grandson king george ii inherited them in 1926 and his wife queen elizabeth of grace took possession and they began to take the shape of the set that we noted here the braganza tiara this hefty tiara composed of arabesques flowers and leaves depicted in diamonds and mounted in gold and silver measures 12.5 centimeters tall it first belonged to empress amelia of brazil and is from around eating 30 the cannot forget me not tiara this has five distinctive upright loops of forget-me-not wreaths with the diamond pendants suspended in each between the loops upside down boars supports single diamond uprights it was a wedding gift to princess margaret of canard from her parents when she married prince gustav adolf of sweden in 1905 it's a flexible piece you can take it off the frame and wear the whole thing as a necklace or you can use the diamond pendants on a chain or even as earrings the diadem of the stars the diadem was made in 1863 for the queen consort maria pierre of savoy wife of king louis the first of portugal the tiara was fashioned in the workshop of their portuguese royal jeweler in lisbon portugal the nasu tiara this was presented to queen margarith in 2012 for her 40th year on the thrawn she first wore the piece in public for the 2013 new year's court banquet the banquet is one of the most formal occasions of the year and she tends to wear her most important pieces nasu means flowers in greenlandic the gandic draja this is the trademark tiara of the queens of malaysia crafted from platinum and diamonds it incorporates several traditional motifs a central star with their crescent and the swirling awa lurat design the tech crescent tiara this tiara came into the british royal family by way of queen mary's mother princess mary adelaide the duchess of tech this diamond diadem featuring three wild roses separated by 20 crescent shapes was assembled by mary adelaide from various jewels she inherited from her aunt princess mary the duchess of gloucester the tech circle tiara or the tech hoop necklace it was created for mary adelaide the duchess of tech around 1860. it was inherited by her daughter-in-law margaret martinez of cambridge who gave it to her sister-in-law queen mary who then gave it to her daughter-in-law the queen mother the queen then inherited it and she gave it to camilla parker balls the beans de mer tiara here's one of the more unique tiaras in the monaco collection the beans di mer tiara was a wedding gift to grace kelly from their society despions de mer the piece was crafted by cartier the central elements are three detachable brooches made of diamonds and kuberchan rubies set in gold and platinum and the ruby's total 49 carats [Music] of hyderabad tiara on her wedding day in 1947 queen elizabeth ii received a diamond tiara from the nasim of hyderabad made by cartier the designers appropriately based on english roses three floral broaches one large and too small are detachable from the tiara to wear separately queen sailor of brunei's diamond or bright tiara this tiara featuring large pear-shaped diamonds has been worn by queen sailor since the 1980s it was also worn by her daughter princess majida at her 2007 wedding the belgian scroll tiara this diamond tiara of palmetto crescents and scroll motifs was made by henry kuzmins in 1953. in total there are 854 diamonds here all set in platinum with the total weight of 46.42 carats the center stone is an 8.1 carat diamond that can be removed and worn as a ring and the central element can be worn as a branch their belgian national bank gave it to princess josephine charlotte as a wedding gift when she married the hereditary grand duke of luxembourg queen elizabeth of belgium's diamond scroll tiara made in 1910 this platinum and diamond bundle tiara is the epitome of cartier's garland style it features scrolls foliates and a large central cushion-shaped diamond in 1912 the cartier tiara was bought by queen elizabeth of belgium and it eventually became her signature tiara she first wore it on a fabric band in the style of the 1910s before wearing a law on her brow in the style of the twenties the spanish floral tiara this tiara was often said to have been a piece by the french jeweler malario and saw is often referred to as the malaria floral tiara general franco gave the tiara to princess sophia of greece and denmark on the occasion of her marriage to juan carlos of spain in 1962 on behalf of the spanish people this diamond tiara set in gold and silver in a floral motif is actually convertible it can be a necklace and the center flower can be a broach the cadive of egypt tiara made by cartier this diamond ornament was a gift to princess margaret of canort when she married crown prince gustav adolf of sweden in 1905 from the cadive of egypt a fitting gift as the couple had first met in egypt it was also used as a flexible stomacher broach the poltimore tiara on the advice of deputy master of the household patrick plunkett this tiara was acquired for princess margaret prior to the official announcement of her engagement to anthony armstrong jones the tiara was originally made for florence lady baltimore in the 1870s the tiara is an old diamond affair set in gold and silver in which clusters of cushion-shaped and old-good diamonds a set among scroll motifs topped with more diamonds it is a convertible piece breaking down into a necklace and a set of 11 brooches the wuttenberg ornate pearl tiara it was one of the wedding gifts given to princess sophie of wuttenberg when she married the future king william iii of the netherlands in 1839 the tiara features an intricate designer of diamonds studded with round pearls and topped by detachable drop pearls queen victoria's emerald and diamond tiara made of emeralds queen victoria's birthstone and diamonds set in gold it was designed by her husband prince albert in the gothic revival style the tiara was made in 1845 by joseph kitching it features diamonds and upright kuberchon emeralds atop a base of scroll-cut emeralds the oriental circlet prince albert oversaw the creation of many wonderful pieces for his wife queen victoria including this piece made in 1853 the original diadem consisted of more than 2 600 diamonds with opal accents all set in gold opals were one of alba's favorite stones and after receiving this tiara victoria commissioned an opal necklace earrings and brooch but the opals have since been replaced with rubies [Music] queen geraldine of albania's sapphire tiara this tiara is a small piece including sapphires and diamonds in a floral design with the heraldic symbol of the albanian royal house resting underneath the diamond and sapphire floral arch that symbol is a helmet topped by a ram's head and it is also the symbol of skanderbeg a 15th century warrior often referred to as albania's national hero king zog proclaimed himself king of the albanians in 1928 and claimed to be a successor of skanderbeg making this an important symbol for the royal house queen margarita's convertible tiara in 1904 to celebrate the birth of her grandson queen margarita the queen mother of italy sent a few pieces from her existing jewel collection to be crafted into a new diadem there are ear to nine possible settings the top arches are removable you can remove them all and use it like a button tiara leave the front arch or use all the arches when removed as a bundle put it all together and there's no doubt that this is one of the most convertible tiaras out there [Music] the stuart tiara the holland diamond is the main feature here the exact origins of the stone are a bit hazy but it comes into focus in 1690 when it was bought by william prince of orange and mary an heir to the british throne from the house of stuart mary had it fashioned into a pear-shaped rose quartz 39.75 carat form not only is it a large diamond it is also a pale blue color with a greenish sea tint a combination which makes it an incredibly rare and valuable stone the steward diamond was in england with the raining couple but was returned to the netherlands in 1702 where it was crafted into a tiara in 1800 the rondelle tiara queen victoria's son the prince of wales married princess alexandra of denmark in 1863 he gave his new wife an impressive star to her jewel collection a diamond tiara with a pearl and diamond necklace brooch and earrings the tiara is in the style of a coronet the base consists of two rows of diamonds with 10 large brilliant diamonds in between and smaller diamonds connecting their 10 larger stones screw motifs each featuring a large pear-shaped diamond extend up from the bears and a removable greek motif connects each one a runs ruby and diamond tiara emeralds are by far the most represented coloured stone in the abundant royal jewel collection once used by iran's former monarchy but when they did rubies they did them well pyramids of smaller rubies support clusters of large rubies surrounded by diamonds in this tiara which is also accented with marquees and round diamonds and topped by a graduated series of pear-shaped diamonds princess benedicto's floral tiara the three daughters of king frederick ix and queen ingrid of denmark each received a tiara for her 18th birthday benedict's present is made of diamonds set in gold and silver and the center storm can be swapped between an emerald a pearl and a diamond the alexandrine drop tiara it features gold hoops with numerous small dangling drops not so large the movement is distracting but enough to really play with the light this was made in paris around the turn of the last century for queen alexandrine of denmark wife of king christian the tenth the antique corsage tiara this diamond and pearl tiara has a history that passes it through the hands of queens from three different countries queen victoria of sweden under stomachache that could be used as a set of broaches this piece was inherited by queen ingrid of denmark who was victoria's granddaughter ingrid set the brooches up as a tiara and gave it to her daughter princess anne-marie as an 18th birthday present the dutch diamond bundle the dutch diamond bundle is really their simplest of pieces nothing but giant diamonds in a row on a thin platinum frame the tiara originates with a diamond collette necklace which was a wedding gift to queen emma e valdez piermont who married king willem iii in 1879. the diamonds themselves steered back even further the strand of diamonds was used as both a necklace and a dress ornament before it was converted into this tri and this concludes the video thank you very much for watching if you enjoyed this please click the like button give it a thumbs up and please subscribe for future videos thank you

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Length: 31min 54sec (1914 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 28 2020