Queen’s jewelry is most looked upon by the ladies in the royal family. Her necklaces, rings, earrings and even tiaras are borrowed or passed on to the succeeding ladies. Princess Eugiene’s tiara on her wedding was borrowed from Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth II inherited this beautiful Emerald and Diamond tiara in 2002 which contain 93.70 carats of emerald. The Greville emerald kokoshnik tiara was originally made for Margaret Greville and it is in royal hands since 1942 when Mrs. Greville died.
Princess Eugiene is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and the third amongst the four granddaughters of Queen Elizabeth II.
When Princess Eugiene’s Tiara was revealed?
She chose to wear the enchanting Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara on her wedding with Jack Brooksbank in 2018. She is the first member of the royal family to flaunt it in public.
None of Sarah Ferguson’s daughters wore the famous York Tiara which she wore on her wedding in 1986.
Who wore the Greville emerald Kokoshnik tiara?
The GREVILLE Emerald Kokoshnik tiara holds special importance as it had been with the Queen since 1942 but no one had ever worn it before in the royal family. It is made of platinum paved with rose-cut diamonds and six emeralds on either sides weighing 100 carats. The emeralds alone weighed upto 93.70 carats.
Princess Eugiene of York wore the tiara impressively while holding a bouquet of white British flowers and green foliage of amber trees matching the tiara on her wedding. The lustrous emerald tiara also complimented her blue green eyes. She looked flawless while walking down from St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Did Meghan want to wear Princess Eugenie’s tiara?
Meghan reportedly wanted to wear Emerald green tiara on her wedding as her first choice on her Givenchy white gown. Meghan and Harry’s wedding was also six months earlier than Eugiene’s in 2018. But Queen selected another beautiful Diamond tiara for her which was worn by Queen’s grandmother, in 1932. Meghan finally got to wear the Queen Mary bandeau tiara but customized it by swapping the blue sapphire with a diamond in the center.
What was Princess Eugenie’s wedding tiara worth?
Princess Eugenie’s tiara was among the priciest tiaras inherited by her grandmother Queen Elizabeth. It is worth £10million which is pricier than Meghan and Kate’s wedding tiaras. It was her first time wearing any tiara on her wedding and she has not been seen in tiaras after marriage as well.
Meghan wore a first ever tiara on her wedding worth £2 million. Whereas, Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton wore a tiara worth £1 million. Kate’s tiara was a gift to Queen Elizabeth by her parents on her 18th birthday. It was so precious that it was not seen in public before on any other royal member before Kate.
All the tiaras borrowed by the royal family members to wear on special occasions are returned to the Queen after wearing as they belong to her inheritance.
