Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara

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In 1913, Queen Mary asked Garrard & Co. to make a copy of a tiara owned by her grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, using the queen's own diamonds and pearls. The tiara includes 19 lovers knot arches, 38 drop-shaped pearls, 19 of which swing from the arches and another 19 that are upright points which were eventually removed from the tiara.

Queen Mary passed on the Lover's Knot tiara to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II which she wore for multiple events. In 1981, the Queen lent the piece to Princess Diana, which is when the tiara gained popularity and familiarity. It was rumoured that Princess Diana didn't like the head piece, as it was very heavy and cause her to have painful headaches. After her divorce with Prince Charles, the tiara was handed back to the Queen. Then in 2015 it was loaned to the Duchess of Cambridge who has worn it on several occasions since then.

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