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Re: Princess Marina Bow Brooch Rivieres Archived Message Posted by The Royal Watcher on August 27, 2018, 12:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara" I wrote an article on Princess Marina's Bow Brooch, HERE, to mark the 50th Anniversary of her Death, and I noticed that it has a few rows of collet diamonds suspended from it when worn by Princess Nicholas and when displayed with the wedding gifts, and removed when worn by the Duchess. Maybe these were worn as necklaces (two or even three)?? Previous Message I really don't know where to start in any reply Marc. It is a complicated matter. Every time I go back to research this tiara, I seem to get side tracked, so what I say may have little foundation. The earliest wearing of this tiara by the Duchess of Kent which I can find is at the coronation in 1953. That is why I say it did not appear until after the death of Queen Mary. I suspect that Queen Mary left the tiara to Princess Marina. I have also wondered if the tiara may have originally belonged to Queen Alexandra, who did have a diamond and pearl tiara -- but we have no photos of that. The other classic photo of Princess Marina wearing the tiara was not published in the press until the end of 1953. I think it is accepted that, after the death of the Duke of Kent, Princess Marina was short of money, so I cannot see that she would have purchased this herself as she had to sell furniture etc at various times. If Queen Mary left her a substantial amount of cash, perhaps she purchased it. But I am still inclined to the theory (and I stress it is just a theory) that Queen Mary left her this tiara. Unfortunately, I am not feeling 100% today but, if I am better tomorrow, I will upload the cuttings I have about Queen Alexandra's tiara. Message Thread: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - MarcA August 25, 2018, 4:39 pm Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - Beth August 25, 2018, 6:01 pm Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - MarcA August 25, 2018, 6:47 pm Queen Alexandra wearing pearl and diamond tiara - Beth August 26, 2018, 5:31 am Re: Queen Alexandra wearing pearl and diamond tiara - Dave August 26, 2018, 6:54 am Re: Queen Alexandra wearing pearl and diamond tiara - Beth August 26, 2018, 2:04 pm Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - Franck August 26, 2018, 5:47 am Re: Princess Marina Bow Brooch Rivieres - The Royal Watcher August 27, 2018, 12:19 pm Re: Princess Marina Bow Brooch Rivieres - Beth August 28, 2018, 6:14 am Re: Princess Marina Bow Brooch Rivieres - Franck August 28, 2018, 6:31 am Re: Princess Marina Rivieres - The Royal Watcher August 28, 2018, 4:30 pm Re: Princess Marina Rivieres - Beth August 28, 2018, 7:36 pm Re: Princess Marina Rivieres - The Royal Watcher August 28, 2018, 7:50 pm Re: Princess Marina Rivieres - Franck August 28, 2018, 10:54 pm Re: Princess Marina Rivieres - Dave August 29, 2018, 1:00 pm Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - 992234177 August 28, 2018, 2:01 am Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - Beth August 28, 2018, 6:20 am Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - interesting - Franck August 28, 2018, 6:27 am Re: Princess Marina Festoon Tiara - Dave August 28, 2018, 12:37 pm   Searching