I have a number of cuttings from searches on newspapers I did a few years ago -- but I will need time to go back to analyse it all again (and perhaps do more searches).
My recollection is that I didn't then think that Augusta, Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, was given the complete parure (tiara, necklace etc) as a wedding present as both she and her mother, Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, were sometimes described for many years in the British press as wearing sapphire jewels simultaneously at court events. In particular, the mother, Augusta of Cambridge, was said to have worn a grand sapphire necklace and stomacher at various court events.
None of that helps us resolve the questions 992234177 has asked!
Did Queen Mary inherit only the tiara? I strongly suspect that Augusta Mecklenburg Strlitz inherited her mother's necklace and other sapphire jewels, because (a) there is evidence that Augusta Cambridge had significant sapphire jewels, and (b) there is evidence that Mary Adelaide was not given so much jewellery because the family had paid so much of her debts before their mother's death. (The will of Augusta of Cambridge is available and makes for interesting reading - even though the jewels are not specifically mentioned)
I'll try to sort out what I have in the coming days -- but, unfortunately, I have a busy schedule and it may be a few days before I can sort it all out.
I have no real information about what Queen Mary may have added to the parure. My only comment on this is -- it may not be as much as people suspect.
I think that the necklace as worn by Augusta Mecklenburg- Strelitz is probably the same one which Queen Mary gave to Princess Marina.
This necklace is not the tiara
Obviously, Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz owned, at one stage, both the necklace and tiara. Her mother, Augusta of Cambridge was also reported as wearing a necklace and a stomacher of sapphires and diamonds. I do not have images of her with these, but it allows for the possibility that they formed part of the parure, probably given to her over a period of time, and eventually inherited by Queen Mary. I suspect that, at least, the basis of the stomacher/brooches and probably the bracelets came directly from Augusta Cambridge. Perhaps Queen Mary made some changes, but as Queen Mary was so assiduously attached to items from her own royal family ancestors, I wonder how many changes she would have made?
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