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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Cambridge Sapphire Parure

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ 1818 - 1843: Her Royal Highness Augusta The Duchess of Cambridge: The Duchess received the Cambridge Jewels when she married her husband His Royal Highness Adolphus The Duke of Cambridge.

♕ 1843 - 1916: Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: The Grand Duchess was passed down these jewels through her mother Her Royal Highness Augusta The Duchess of Cambridge when she married her husband His Royal Highness Friedrich The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

♕ 1916 - 1934: Her Majesty Queen Mary: The Queen inherited these jewels through her aunt Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 

♕ 1934 - 1968: Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent: The Duchess was passed down these jewels through her godmother Her Majesty Queen Mary when she married Mary’s son His Royal Highness George The Duke of Kent.

♕ 1968 - ???: Her Royal Highness Katharine The Duchess of Kent: The Duchess inherited these jewels through her mother-in-law Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent when she Duchess Marina died as her husband is the duchess’s son His Royal Highness Edward The Duke of Kent.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

The oldest parts of this tiara are from the 1800′s. The Current Duke & Duchess created another Cambridge Sapphire Tiara called the Sapphire Button Tiara.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The oldest parts of this tiara are from the 1800′s. The set included a Tiara, a Necklace, & a Stomacher (this could be separated into 3 different brooches). Her Majesty Queen Mary added to the rest of the set, which increased the flexibility of the set. The tiara consisted of a tiara of graduated sapphires & diamond clusters that sit on top of sapphires & diamond scrolls. The number of sapphire elements have changed over time though. This tiara can be worn with a pair of earrings, a long necklace or a shorter choker necklace, a stomacher, smaller brooches, & bracelets. Some other pieces to be worn with the tiara include detachable pendants. 

The new Sapphire Button Tiara was created from the original necklace using the five large sapphire & diamond clusters from the long necklace & were arranged on a button style frame. The tiara can be worn with a shorter necklace, earrings, & a brooch. 

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1861: A Portrait of Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

♕ Date Unknown: A Portrait of Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz wearing the tiara as a necklace.

♕ 1920′s: A Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary

♕ 1935: A Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary

♕ 1939 : A Portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent wearing the full parure: the original tiara, the long necklace, two brooches and two bracelets, a stomacher, & a pair of earrings

♕ 1960: Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent wore the tiara to the State Opening of Parliament.

♕ July 10th, 1962: Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent wore the tiara to a dinner at Buckingham Palace in London, England

♕ 1963 : A Portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent wearing the full parure: the original tiara, the long necklace, two brooches and two bracelets, a stomacher, & a pair of earrings

♕ April 1984: Her Royal Highness Katharine The Duchess of Kent wore the tiara to a State Banquet at The Guildhall in London, England.

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ Katharine & Edward eventually sold the tiara after Katharine had inherited it from her mother in law. It went on the market as a necklace with seven tall sapphire elements. No one has an idea about the tiara/necklace’s whereabouts.

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