So by the time Alexandra Mary Cadogan married the 10th Duke in 1920 the jewel was already in a conventional tiara form.
Perhaps the pearls which Consuelo Vanderbilt gave to her daughter-in-law as a wedding gift were part of those from Boucheron. They were worn very frequently by Alexandra Mary Cadogan.
Tiara and pearls at the Opening of Parliament in 1924.
At the time many society ladies were wearing their tiaras over a fabric headband, and I think that this has created a different look to the tiara in the published photos. The Duchess, then the Marchioness of Blandford, was photographed with her sister who also wore a fabric headband.
According to the press, on her wedding day Alexandra Mary Cadogan wore the pearls given to her by Consuelo Vanderbilt.
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