Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today, we are featuring all the Tiaras of Queen Elizabeth II!
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was Queen Mary’s emblematic wedding gift from the ‘Girls of Great Britain and Ireland’ which became the iconic jewel of her granddaughter, the oldest and longest reigning Sovereign in British History, and is now worn by Queen Camilla.
Vladimir Tiara
Grand Duchess Vladimir’s iconic Bolin Tiara was dramatically smuggled out of Russia and soon bought from her daughter by Queen Mary, who altered it to be worn with the Cambridge Emeralds, before it became a lifelong favourite (and the last Tiara) of the Queen.
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara was a spectacular Silver Anniversary Gift to the then Princess of Wales from 365 Feuding Peeresses, which was a lifelong favourite of the late Queen and has now been worn by Queen Camilla.
Belgian Sapphire Tiara
The Belgian Sapphire Tiara was the necklace of the disgraced Belgian Princess, an heirloom of the House of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, which was bought by the late Queen in the 1960s and turned into a Tiara. It has often been worn by Queen Camilla in the past few years.
Burmese Ruby Tiara
The Burmese Ruby Tiara was created for the Queen in the 1970s from a set of 96 Rubies given as a wedding gift from the people of Burma. After being worn twice by Queen Camilla, it is currently on display in the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara
The Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara and Parure were compiled by the late Queen over three decades from a Coronation Gift of Aquamarines from the people of Brazil. The Tiara is currently displayed in the ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ Exhibition.
Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara
Queen Mary’s Diamond Fringe Tiara was given to the Queen Mother and worn by the late Queen, Princess Anne, and Princess Beatrice at their Weddings. The Queen also wore the Tiara on a couple of occasions in the 2000s, and it is currently on display in the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara was created as replica of an heirloom which once belonged to her grandmother. Worn by the Queen in the 1950s and 1960s, it became an iconic jewel of the late Princess Diana and is now worn by the current Princess of Wales.
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara was Prince Albert’s magnificent design for Queen Victoria, which became an Heirloom of the Crown and a lifelong favourite of the Queen Mother, worn only once by the late Queen and has now recently appeared on the Princess of Wales.
Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara
Only three Brooches survive from the magnificent Cartier Diamond Tiara given as a Wedding Gift to the late Queen by the world’s wealthiest man, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, which was dismantled in the 1970s to create the Burmese Ruby Tiara.
Five Aquamarine Tiara
The striking Five Aquamarine Tiara was seen only once on the Queen, in Canada in 1970, and appeared on the Duchess of Edinburgh a few times in the past decade before being worn by Queen Camilla in 2024.
Plunket Tiara
After her Tiara own broke en-route to attend the Fanfare for Europe Gala to celebrate Britain’s entry into the European Union, the Queen borrowed the Plunket Tiara from her friend and courtier, Lord Plunkett. A few years ago, the Tiara was sold by a dealer in London.
