Lover's Knot Tiara - Blog Posts

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Duchess of Cambridge (1818 - 1843): A Wedding Gift from Augusta's Family.

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1843 - 1899): Wedding Gift from The Duchess of Cambridge.

♕ Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro (1899 - 1946): Wedding Gift from her grandmother Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 

♕ Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil (1981 - 2017): Purchased at an Auction.

♕ Mathilde von Waldburg zu Zeil (2017 - ???): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1913 - 1953): A Copy was created by the House of Garrard for Queen Mary.

♕ Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 1981): Added to the Royal Family Tiara Collection after the death of Her Majesty Queen Mary.

♕ Diana Princess of Wales (1981 - 1997): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Queen Elizabeth II.

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2015 - Present): Handed down to her by Queen Elizabeth II

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

♕ Original: The Tiara first made an appearance in 1818, by Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Tiara was given to her as a wedding gift from her family.  

♕ The New Tiara: Designed in 1913 by Her Majesty Queen Mary but was created by The House of Garrard. 

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara features a Diamond and Pearl tiara with Lover's Knot Motifs. The lover’s knot motif was very popular in the nineteenth century; the knots are the pretzel-like elements at the top of the tiara - the part from which the pendant pearls are suspended. Originally Mary’s Tiara was topped with a row of upright pearls, which made the tiara taller & grander than the version we currently see on the current Duchess of Cambridge. The pearls are the same pearls that once sat on The Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara, but they could removed off the Lover’s Knot. When Queen Mary died, the upright pearls were removed off the tiara. Lovers Knot bows were part of the design of the tiara, which was repeated along the entire length of the tiara, and from which originated two drop-shaped pearls, one hanging down and the other rising up like a spike.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1830: La Belle Assembleé Magazine Illustration (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1858: The Marriage of Victoria The Princess Royal Portrait (Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)

♕ 1927: Queen Mary’s Portrait by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (Queen Mary)

♕ 1954: Event at The Ethiopian Embassy in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1955: Dinner with Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1958: Dunkirk Film Premiere at The Empire Cinema in Leicester Square in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1960: India Visit (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1981: Auction at Christie's in Geneva. (Purchased by Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil)

♕ 1981: State Opening of Parliament in London (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1983: Farewell Banquet at the Government House in Auckland, New Zealand (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1985: Embassy Dinner in Washington, D.C. (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1988: France State Visit during a Banquet in the Élysée Palace in Paris (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1989: Opening Ceremony of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre during the Hong Kong Tour (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1991: Tamaraty Palace in Brasília, Brazil during the Brazil State Visit (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 2015: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2016: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2017 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Spanish State Visit & 2. Annual Winter Party at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2018 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Netherland’s State Visit & 2. A Reception Honoring Members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2019: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The United States of America State Visit (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ It is Kate’s most worn Tiara for Royal Events. Her second favorite is the Lotus Flower Tiara, which she has worn 2 times. 

♕ Diana was not allowed to keep the Tiara after her divorce from Charles. She did get to keep all of her other jewelry gifts though.

♕ Before the Original Lover’s Knot Tiara was bought at an auction in 1981, no one knew what happened to the tiara after Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro died. It is believed she sold it to a jewelry company right before she died. 

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