Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
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The 'Girls of Great Britain and Ireland' Tiara was given to the future Queen Mary as a wedding present in 1893. The diamond tiara was purchased from Garrard, the London jeweller, by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville. In 1947, Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, the future Queen Elizabeth II, as a wedding present.[1][2]
The tiara was described by Leslie Field as "a diamond festoon-and-scroll design surmounted by nine large oriental pearls on diamond spikes and set on a bandeau base of alternate round and lozenge collets between two plain bands of diamonds". Queen Elizabeth II usually wears the tiara without the base or pearls.
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the tiara, designed by Arnold Machin, has appeared on many Commonwealth currencies, including those of Britain, Australia, Jamaica, Canada and Ceylon.
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- ^ "BBC News - Palace to host diamond exhibition for Diamond Jubilee". bbc.co.uk. 2011-12-27. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16383561. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ Eleanor Harding (2012-01-03). "'Finest pink diamond in existence' to be highlight of dazzling display of Royal jewels at Buckingham Palace | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2081281/Finest-pink-diamond-existence-highlight-dazzling-display-Royal-jewels-Buckingham-Palace.html. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
