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Duchess of Wellington Tiara Posted by 992234177 on July 19, 2024, 12:41 am Antonia Duchess of Wellington wearing a second Wellington Tiara at yesterdays state opening of Parliament. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=f02841e37ea244c6825a12dfbb2e3eaa&mediatype=photo It looks like the one Kathleen 4th Duchess wore as a devant de corsage in 1915. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw185198/Kathleen-Emily-Bulkeley-ne-Williams-Duchess-of-Wellington?LinkID=mp19692&role=sit&rNo=3

Re: Duchess of Wellington Tiara Posted by Dave on July 19, 2024, 5:55 am, in reply to "Duchess of Wellington Tiara" Some years ago I had come across the picture of Kathleen in the link you posted and had queried about the corsage of diamonds on her dress and thought it did look like a tiara. I believe I also did a post on it as well. But it is good now to see it being worn as a tiara and both that and the brooch are really outstandingly beautiful. Regards, Dave. Previous Message Antonia Duchess of Wellington wearing a second Wellington Tiara at yesterdays state opening of Parliament. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=f02841e37ea244c6825a12dfbb2e3eaa&mediatype=photo It looks like the one Kathleen 4th Duchess wore as a devant de corsage in 1915. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw185198/Kathleen-Emily-Bulkeley-ne-Williams-Duchess-of-Wellington?LinkID=mp19692&role=sit&rNo=3

Re: Duchess of Wellington Tiara Posted by 992234177 on July 19, 2024, 9:26 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Wellington Tiara" Here’s the link to your earlier post about the Wellington Floral Tiara https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1568237550.html It’s interesting to think that the Wellington family might have one of the best ducal jewel collections outside of Westminster and Buccleuch. Their jewels are better than Northumberland, Marlborough, Rutland and Bedford and maybe better than Devonshire. It does make you wonder what else they have, do they have the brooches that match the main tiara, do they have the necklace of alternate diamonds and coloured stones worn by Kathleen.

Re: Duchess of Wellington Tiara Posted by Dave on July 19, 2024, 11:13 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Wellington Tiara" Hey 992234177, thanks for pulling up the records. I read sometime ago about the Marlborough jewels having been sold off by an earlier Duke to settle debts but further on in that same article was a reading which claimed that a subsequent Duke had gone all over Europe and rebought lots of the famed Marlborough jewels some of them being rumored to be an entire collection of colored diamonds. But the Londonderry's had a fabulous collection as well and I believe have loned out their remaining jewels to the V&A museum. You see unless their is another traditional coronation these families won't have reason to show case what they still have or any new acquisitions which is such a shame. King Charles really disappointed in not at least having a close as possible traditional coronation as it relates to jewelled head Gare and robes etc. No wonder the government is always tinkering with removing the Hereditary house of lords/ peers because the royal house is moving too far left. Regards, Dave. Previous Message Here’s the link to your earlier post about the Wellington Floral Tiara https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1568237550.html It’s interesting to think that the Wellington family might have one of the best ducal jewel collections outside of Westminster and Buccleuch. Their jewels are better than Northumberland, Marlborough, Rutland and Bedford and maybe better than Devonshire. It does make you wonder what else they have, do they have the brooches that match the main tiara, do they have the necklace of alternate diamonds and coloured stones worn by Kathleen.

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