Mountbatten Star Tiara

Made by chaumet or cartier around 1910 the mountbatten tiara featured diamond scroll motifs topped with diamond trefoils and is thought to have been acquired by the then lady louis mountbatten who was a wealthy heiress in the 1930s. The current lady brabourne wearing the mountbatten star tiara in 1996 for king carl xvi gustaf of swedens 50th birthday celebrations the tiara has become a bridal tiara for countess family. Mountbatten star tiara.
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The tiara dates from the 1830s tiaras have always been considered.

Mountbatten star tiara. It was worn by the first countess mountbatten of burma to the many formal events she attended as a relation by marriage to george v george vi and elizabeth ii and the duke of edinburgh. Royal crown jewels. The mountbatten tiara was made c. More recently the mountbatten pearl star tiara was worn by the hon.

1910 french of platinum millegrain setting diamonds. Designed around leaves and small daisies. Now lady alexandra knatchbull the only daughter of the current earl and countess mountbatten for her wedding to thomas hooper at romsey abbey in 2016. Her daughters joanna and amanda both wore it for their weddings as did her daughter in law penelope the current lady brabourne.

Her second son lord louis mountbatten offered it to his bride edwina when they married. Patricia mountbatten wears the mountbatten star tiara on her wedding day and that brings us to the point where todays tiara enters the story. More about the wedding. She had also reportedly worn the tiara at hereditary grand duke guillaumes pre wedding gala in 2012.

According to the official gift list published in the times 18 july 1922 the tiara was a gift of lord louis mountbatten to his bride. Princess louise duchess of argyll princess victorias aunt and godmother decided that her niece needed a replacement sparkler after her other jewels had been lost. The first was the diamond star with pearl centres tiara which was originally the property of her mother in law princess victoria grandchild of queen victoria. The new tiara was the most important jewel that princess victoria had left after the war.

It is described as a diamond tiara of five stars with pearl in the centre of each. Closeup of the 5 star pearls and diamond tiara belonging to the mountbatten family through princess victoria of hesse granddaughter of queen victoria who became princess louis of battenberg. The battenbergs anglicized to mountbatten in 1884. It was given to her by lord louis mountbatten born a prince of battenberg and according to a contemporary news report was identified as such by a tag from dickie to edwina.

Mountbatten tiara at the 1937 coronation. When her younger son lord louis mountbatten married edwina ashley in 1922 victoria gave him the new star tiara to present to his bride as a wedding gift. Womens jewelry and accessories.