By 1926 and the death of her mother Toria’s court days were now really effectively over. So another major piece not required.
Still a bit on an ignominious end to her mother’s primary wedding present and obviously a favourite. Previous Message
We can be certain that Queen Alexandra's wedding gift tiara is no longer in the main line of the British royal family because of the information supplied by Hugh Roberts in The Queen's Diamonds page 84, footnote 4 which states --
It is a guess on my part that the tiara was probably broken up for its diamonds.
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