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| Princess Margaret and her Turquoise parure tiara. Image sources: Getty Images/Europe’s Royal Jewels Tumblr. |
In the Royal Family’s stupendous tiara collection, there is
only one turquoise diadem, and that came into the possession of Princess Margaret. The Triumph of Love tiara,
also known as the Persian Turquoise parure tiara was originally purchased by
Queen Mary but she was never seen or photographed wearing it.
It gets the name The Triumph of Love thanks to the lover’s
knots and laurel wreaths in the design, as well as the turquoise, which is a
symbol of love.
In 1923, King George V and Queen Mary gave it as a gift to
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (future Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) on her
wedding to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI). The
tiara was originally in the kokoshnik style, but Elizabeth had it altered by
removing the top row of diamonds.
The Duchess of York did wear the piece, but it was never one
of her favourites. So in 1951, she gave it to her second daughter Princess
Margaret as a 21st birthday present.
This turquoise and diamond parure was worn by both the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret https://t.co/T0QOEwOyyi pic.twitter.com/Cvc4quTpUk
— The Court Jeweller (Lauren Kiehna) (@courtjeweller) April 19, 2020
A Persian turquoise parure was given to Princess Margaret on her 21st birthday .
It was made by Garrard and purchased in 1923 by George V & Queen Mary as a wedding gift to their daugther in law & new Duchess of York , Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon pic.twitter.com/gHApUGAdcw— 🇲🇾MyStory🇵🇸 (@Swindler2022) October 2, 2019
Princess Margaret, wearing the full turquoise parure pic.twitter.com/RjlgPhhbmC
— Ahmet Öztürk (@Ahmetozturkmahi) March 16, 2022
Though the Turquoise Parure tiara would not become a signature piece like the more iconic Poltimore Tiara in her collection, Princess Margaret did make good use of her
turquoise jewels. She also alternated this tiara with the Poltimore when
attending high-profile events, like the 1967 royal premiere of Taming the
Shrew. She would also wear pieces of the set without the tiara and added other
turquoise jewels to her jewel box over the years.
Princess Margaret passed away in 2002, and while some of her
other turquoise pieces were sold at auction after her death, the Persian
Turquoise Parure tiara was not, although it was never seen in public since then.
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