Notable appearences include the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh and the Wedding of Princess Margaret. However, Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace became a firm favourite of the Queen Mother after the War and the death of her husband, when she frequently paired it with her Greville Tiara, a piece she had inherited during the war, and she thus wore that combination for decades at all manner of events. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images In the years before WWII, the necklace was frequently paired with the Fringe and with the Teck Circle Tiara. The necklace however, was among a variety of jewels, including Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara, that was given to Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) by Queen Mary after her husband’s accession in 1936. After her death in 1925, the Tiara went to her daughter, Princess Victoria, who ‘disposed of it’ while the rest of the Parure went to her daughter-in-law, Queen Mary, with the earrings and brooch being inherited by the Queen in 1953, and rarely worn. Later, Queen Alexandra wore the Diamond Chandelier Earrings now worn by Queen Sonja of Norway as additional pendants on the Wedding Necklace, and even used the pearl and diamond clusters to ornament her gown at her Coronation in 1902. Princess Alexandra first wore the Necklace, Earrings, and Brooch of the Parure on her Wedding day itself, and the Tiara continued to be her most prominent diadem until she received her Kokoshnik Tiara on her Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1888. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images In 1863, the Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII, commissioned a Parure from Garrards, consisting of a versatile Diamond Tiara, a grand Pearl and Diamond Necklace (more commonly known as the Rundell Tiara), Pearl and Diamond Cluster Earrings, and a Triple Pearl Drop Brooch, which he gave as a wedding gift to his bride, Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Grace Kelly - Princess Grace of Monaco - Bains de Mer Tiara - Royal Jewels Documentary Embed from Getty Images
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