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Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara Posted by MarcA on October 27, 2018, 12:25 pm The duchess has said she was given a choice: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6319905/Meghan-Markle-recalls-surreal-day-Queen-helped-pick-wedding-tiara-Buckingham-Palace.html So what do we think were the other choices? I must admit I'm a bit stumped. I'd have though the fact that the DoC wore the scroll would have knocked that out of the selection. So maybe the palmyrete (please someone give me the right spelling) or the Empress Marie sapphire bandeau or both.

Re: Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara Posted by Franck on October 27, 2018, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara" Dear MarcA, Indeed it is an excellent question ! To my own list, we have on least in the vault : - The double greek tiara (with no information about this tiara) ; - The lozenge tiara (worn by Princess Margaret in 1965 - information given by royal sartorial splendor) - The Strathmore tiara (I do not understand why this tiara is not worn) ; - the small scroll tiara worn by Princess Anne to mark her 21 birthday in august 1971 ; - Maybe an other diamond tiara inherited from Mrs Ronald Greville. Maybe she had a choice between the Strathmore and the lozenge...we will never know. - The sapphire and diamond tiara worn by Queen Mary and Princess Margaret ; - The pearl, ruby and diamond indian tiara ; .....and maybe the 2 sapphire unseen tiaras !!! Franck Previous Message The duchess has said she was given a choice: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6319905/Meghan-Markle-recalls-surreal-day-Queen-helped-pick-wedding-tiara-Buckingham-Palace.html So what do we think were the other choices? I must admit I'm a bit stumped. I'd have though the fact that the DoC wore the scroll would have knocked that out of the selection. So maybe the palmyrete (please someone give me the right spelling) or the Empress Marie sapphire bandeau or both.

Re: Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara Posted by Dave on October 28, 2018, 1:04 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara" What about the turquoise tiara owned by the late QEQM and worn by PM. That too is also a strong contender and fitting for a bridal headwear. The base of the Girls of Ireland and Britain tiara, and the other tiara supposedly in the collection of the late PM which some believe may have been retuned to the main vaults. I contend the reasons for HM not ever speaking about her jewel collection is due to the fact that it could bring about a kinda revolt at the high numbers she may indeed have. Regards, Dave. Previous Message Dear MarcA, Indeed it is an excellent question ! To my own list, we have on least in the vault : - The double greek tiara (with no information about this tiara) ; - The lozenge tiara (worn by Princess Margaret in 1965 - information given by royal sartorial splendor) - The Strathmore tiara (I do not understand why this tiara is not worn) ; - the small scroll tiara worn by Princess Anne to mark her 21 birthday in august 1971 ; - Maybe an other diamond tiara inherited from Mrs Ronald Greville. Maybe she had a choice between the Strathmore and the lozenge...we will never know. - The sapphire and diamond tiara worn by Queen Mary and Princess Margaret ; - The pearl, ruby and diamond indian tiara ; .....and maybe the 2 sapphire unseen tiaras !!! Franck Previous Message The duchess has said she was given a choice: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6319905/Meghan-Markle-recalls-surreal-day-Queen-helped-pick-wedding-tiara-Buckingham-Palace.html So what do we think were the other choices? I must admit I'm a bit stumped. I'd have though the fact that the DoC wore the scroll would have knocked that out of the selection. So maybe the palmyrete (please someone give me the right spelling) or the Empress Marie sapphire bandeau or both.

Re: Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara Posted by MarcA on October 28, 2018, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Sussex's choice of wedding tiara" With no evidence whatsoever lol I would imagine the queen would only offer a choice diamond or diamond and pearl tiara's. I see these as the traditional wedding tiara's unless the only other option is one with coloured stones. I'd also maybe add a fringe into the loop along the palmytre (I going to try every spelling for that name bar looking it up lol). So perhaps there was a choice of three, sounds like a reasonable number. Interestingly I've wondered about the Greville emerald on the Princess Eugenie. Was it a part of a selection that got offered to her to choose from or was it maybe that Eugenie knew about it? Perhaps she had seen it at a private family event? Previous Message Dear MarcA, Indeed it is an excellent question ! To my own list, we have on least in the vault : - The double greek tiara (with no information about this tiara) ; - The lozenge tiara (worn by Princess Margaret in 1965 - information given by royal sartorial splendor) - The Strathmore tiara (I do not understand why this tiara is not worn) ; - the small scroll tiara worn by Princess Anne to mark her 21 birthday in august 1971 ; - Maybe an other diamond tiara inherited from Mrs Ronald Greville. Maybe she had a choice between the Strathmore and the lozenge...we will never know. - The sapphire and diamond tiara worn by Queen Mary and Princess Margaret ; - The pearl, ruby and diamond indian tiara ; .....and maybe the 2 sapphire unseen tiaras !!! Franck Previous Message The duchess has said she was given a choice: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6319905/Meghan-Markle-recalls-surreal-day-Queen-helped-pick-wedding-tiara-Buckingham-Palace.html So what do we think were the other choices? I must admit I'm a bit stumped. I'd have though the fact that the DoC wore the scroll would have knocked that out of the selection. So maybe the palmyrete (please someone give me the right spelling) or the Empress Marie sapphire bandeau or both.

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