Thank you Beth!
I do recall, now that the stones from queen Victoria's circlet were used which came from Queen Adelaide grand circlet, which came from queen Charlotte's grand stomacher. Plus some extra diamonds after the hannoverian claim.
Then another question... Where did the stones for queen Mary's consort crown come from? When it was made Queen Alexandra was still alive, so not from her crown. But for queen Elizabeth's coronation they could have used some stones from QAlexandra's crown... I think today all the stones in QAlexandra's crown are paste stones.
A very interesting question Csaba!
I have never delved into the details of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's crown. According to the Royal Collection site, Queen Victoria's Regal circlet was dismantled and the diamonds used in QEQM's crown.
RC site https://www.rct.uk/collection/31703/queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mothers-crown
When I looked closely at QEQM's crown I noticed that the diamonds in the band are set slightly differently from those in Queen Victoria's Regal circlet. Whereas in Queen Victoria's circlet the larger diamonds in the band are set horizontally, in QEQM's crown they are positioned vertically.
QEQM's crown
Queen Victoria's Regal circlet (frame)
The band from QEQM's crown
The band from Queen Victoria's Regal circlet
I strongly suspect that the larger diamonds in both bands are the same; just set differently.
What do others think?
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