Princess Alice’s Aquamarine Tiara

Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Alice of Greece, who was born at Windsor Castle on this day in 1885! The deaf Battenberg Princess who married a Greek Prince before sheltering a Jewish Family from the Nazis, becoming a nun and the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Andrew possessed some spectacular jewels, which was headed by this Aquamarine Tiara and Parure!

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Thurn und Taxis Ruby Tiara

Happy Birthday to Gloria, the Princess von Thurn und Taxis, who turns 65 today! The impoverished Schönburg-Glauchau Countess became the extravagant ‘Princess TNT’ in the 1980s and, after being widowed young, she transformed into a successful businesswoman to save the massive family fortune, facilitated through the sale of some family jewels, but much of the collection remains intact, so to mark her birthday, we are featuring the Thurn und Taxis Ruby Tiara!

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Mountbatten Pearl Tiara

Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Edwina, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, who passed away on this day in 1960! The vivacious Heiress who married Prince Philip’s ambitious uncle and lived an uninhibited life before serving with distinction in the Second World War and becoming the last Vicereine of India, Lady Mountbatten had a fascinating life and quite a lovely jewellery collection, which included this spectacular Pearl and Diamond Tiara!

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