Amongst the gifts from Queen Alexandra there was a "diamond pin" and someone else gave her a diamond ring, but jade ornaments seem to have been Princess Patricia's favourite item at the time.
Photos and the auction of Princess Patricia's jewels after her death give some clues to what jewels she inherited from her mother after the latter's death in 1917. The Duchess of Connaught also left Princess Patricia a large sum of money, so either the tiara could have been one belonging to the Duchess or Princess Patricia may have purchased it herself or been given it as say a 21st birthday present. She definitely was wearing a tiara before her wedding.
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