on January 15, 2019, 5:56 am
Below is the Mountbatten tutti frutti bandeau, purchased from Cartier, London, in 1928.
The bandeau can be divided into 2 bracelets.
The photo below shows where one of the joins is located.
I have never seen an image of Edwina Mountbatten wearing the jewel as a bandeau; however, there are photos of her wearing it as a bracelet.
Today the tiara is owned by the Bollingers who lend it to the V & A. Apparently the first time the jewel was allowed to leave the UK (after it was sold) was for the 2018 Cartier Exhibition. See https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-23/the-cartier-tutti-fruitti-and-the-glamourous-woman-behind-it/9578104
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