How many tiaras does the queen own

A formal procession to the House of Lords begins the Queen's role in the ceremony. Edward's Crown is worn once, by the sovereign at his or her coronation. There have been two versions of the crown. The first, used in the ninth and tenth centuries, was sold by Oliver Cromwell as a "detestable" symbol of the monarchy.

Upon the restoration of the monarchy in , a new version of the crown was made by Sir Robert Vyner, and is still in use today. The crown has been redesigned over the years. Prior to , jewels were hired for the crown then removed after a coronation.

At that time, the crown was set with precious and semi-precious stones, including aquamarines, 12 rubies, 7 amethysts, 6 sapphires - but no diamonds. At the same time, faux pearls around the bottom and along the arches of the crown were replaced with gold balls. Unlike crowns, which are worn for specific state occasions, tiaras are worn by the Queen, female members of the Royal Family, and some members of the titled aristocracy at a range of state or formal occasions.

For each occasion, the Queen selects a tiara that is either part of her own personal collection, or part of the Crown Jewels. Many of the tiaras in the Queen's personal collection have passed to her from other family members, and a few are gifts from family members or foreign heads of state. Tiaras that are part of the Crown Jewels belong to the Queen "in right of the Crown", in other words, as a right as the wearer of the crown.

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret also had tiaras that were their personal possessions. One of the Queen Mother's favorites, the Greville tiara, is now owned by the Queen, and frequently worn by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Occasionally, tiaras are sold and leave the larger Royal Family, such as both the Poltimore tiara worn by Princess Margaret at her wedding which was sold by her children to satisfy staggering death duties, and Queen Victoria's wedding tiara, which was recently sold to a foreign buyer by the previous owners, the Lascelles family.

Tiaras worn by the Queen and Royal Family are generally made or maintained by one or more firms designated Crown Jewellers. It is not uncommon that tiaras are remodeled over time, according to the needs and preferences of the wearer, and the dictates of fashion. She, in turn, lent it to Princess Elizabeth to wear on her wedding day. Queen Mary first had the tiara made up from a necklace she was given as a wedding present in Garrard created the new tiara, which could still be worn as a necklace.

The Queen Mother seldom wore the tiara, preferring two others, but again lent it to Princess Anne for her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips. On the Queen Mother's death, the Queen inherited it and began wearing it.

The fringe tiara originated in Russia, and is a common feature of many royal tiara collections. A fringe tiara consists of graduated diamond posts, the tallest in the center and descending in size, separated by narrower posts in a differing shape. The stones are closer together and have a dense, less lacy appearance than most tiaras. Believed by many to be the Queen's favorite tiara. The rubies are extremely rare and were banned in the U.

President Obama later lifted these sanctions and its subsequent ban on the rubies in According to the House of Garrard, the 96 rubies in the tiara have a symbolic meaning as in Burmese culture, the stones are said to protect against evil and illnesses.

Given the supposed meaning, the queen made headlines last year when she wore the tiara during a state dinner with then-President Trump at Buckingham Palace. The tiara was originally set with 10 large emeralds, but they were later removed in for other uses. Queen Elizabeth commissioned her Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara from the House of Garrard to match a diamond and aquamarine earring and necklace set that the people of Brazil gifted her for her coronation in The queen commissioned her sapphire tiara in to match a set of diamond and sapphire earrings and a necklace given to her by her father for her wedding.

Sign up for WWD news straight to your inbox every day. All Rights reserved. Fashion Moore From L. The art deco style has a flexible band of 11 sections with a centre brooch of 10 individual diamonds. It had been commissioned by King George VI for his wife as a wedding anniversary present in , and is made from brilliant and baton diamonds in a scroll pattern.

It has never been worn in public by the Queen, but she did lend it frequently to her sister Princess Margaret and her daughter Princess Anne. The Duchess of Cambridge borrowed it from the Queen on her wedding day in Another tiara that the Queen owns but has not worn in public is the Delhi Durbar Tiara. The current wearer: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The tiara: The Cartier Halo Tiara. The history: Made famous when it was worn by Catherine "Kate" Middleton on her wedding day to Prince William, this Cartier piece was originally created in It is made of diamond scrolls, hence why it's sometimes called the 'Cartier Scroll Tiara.

The history: Queen Mary of Teck was rumoured to have had this tiara created to house a brooch she was given the centre diamond.

The tiara is broken up into 11 sections, which make it flexible, and is set in platinum. Meghan Markle brought it out of the vaults after 65 years to wear it on her wedding day. The current wearer: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The tiara: Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara. The history: Another kokoshnik-style tiara, this fringe piece named because of its spires was made for Queen Mary of Teck.

The then-Princess Elizabeth wore it on her wedding day. It was also worn by Princess Anne for her wedding in and by Princess Beatrice for her wedding in The tiara: The Lotus Flower Tiara. The history: Made from a necklace given to the future Queen Mother, this tiara has a distinct 'lotus' motif. Both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret wore it regularly. It is now worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The history: Made for the Hon.

Ronald Greville in , she then passed it on to Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, sometime in the 40s. It went unseen for decades until Princess Eugenie of York wore it on her wedding day. It incorporates rose-cut diamonds in a kokoshnik-style arc with six emeralds. The centre emerald is rumoured to weigh 93 carats.

The current wearer: Princess Eugenie of York. The tiara: The York Diamond Tiara. The history: In a surprise move, the royal family had a brand new tiara made for royal bride Sarah Ferguson when she married into the family.

It was made by Garrard. The current wearer: Sarah, Duchess of York. The history: Created for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, this tiara is made up of 15 diamond circles interlinked. The hanging pearls can be swapped out for diamonds or emeralds. The tiara: The Burmese Ruby Tiara.