Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara

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In 1913, Queen Mary commissioned Garrard & Co. to create a replica of a tiara once owned by her grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, using her own collection of diamonds and pearls. The design features 19 lover’s knot arches and 38 drop-shaped pearls—19 suspended from the arches, and 19 that once stood upright like spikes, though these were later removed.

Queen Mary eventually passed the Lover’s Knot Tiara to Queen Elizabeth II, who wore it on multiple occasions. In 1981, Her Majesty loaned the piece to Diana, Princess of Wales, a gesture that brought the tiara to international prominence. Following her divorce from the then Prince Charles, the tiara was returned to the Queen.

The Lover’s Knot Tiara reappeared in 2015, when it was loaned to the Duchess of Cambridge, who has since worn the iconic piece at numerous formal engagements.

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