Lady Sarah Keswick’s Diamond Fringe Tiara

Happy Birthday to Lady Sarah Keswick, who turns 80 today! The daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie and an old friend of the King and Queen, Lady Sarah Keswick, who celebrates her 80th Birthday today, has worn this spectacular Diamond Fringe Tiara in her role as a ‘Queen’s Companion’ in recent years!

The second daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie and Margaret Stirling of Keir, Lady Sarah Ramsay grew up at the family seat of Brechin Castle while her father served as the Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1957 and 1963. In 1966, Lady Sarah married John Chippendale “Chips” Lindley Keswick, a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson. The couple had three sons and Sir ‘Chips’ was knighted for services to banking in the 1993 New Year Honours before becoming the chairman of Arsenal Football Club. Lady Sarah has been a friend of King Charles and Queen Camilla for decades, thus she was chosen as one of the six ‘Queen’s Companions’, being present for several court occasions.

The exact origin of this striking Diamond Fringe Tiara is unknown. Lady Sarah’s mother, the late Countess of Dalhousie, wore a Sapphire Tiara which was later auctioned, so it is likely that this Tiara is an heirloom of the Keswick Family or could be a loan from a close Noble Family, maybe even the Harewood Fringe Tiara, which could have been loaned to Lady Sarah by the Duke of Westminster.

Lady Sarah Keswick publicly debuted this Diamond Fringe Tiara when she, along with the Marchioness of Lansdowne, accompanied the King and Queen for the State Opening of Parliament in the Chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in 2023.

Later that month, Lady Sarah wore the Diamond Fringe Tiara again for the Korean State Banquet at Buckingham Palace.

Last year, the Diamond Fringe Tiara was again worn by Lady Sarah for last year’s State Opening of Parliament in the Chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, paired with a Victorian Diamond Fringe Necklace.

Lady Sarah also wore the Diamond Fringe Tiara for the State Banquet held by the British Royal Family for French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at Windsor Castle in July, and with another State Visit coming up, there is no doubt this Diamond Fringe Tiara will be worn for years to come!

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