Did Queen Victoria wear the George III tiara?

10, February, 2010 Discuss it What they said

Janice writes: “Do you know if the tiara Emily Blunt wears [The Young Victoria] is a replica of the one … King George III gave to his wife Queen Charlotte? If so, do you know if Queen Victoria would have ever worn it?”

fringe tiara

The tiara worn by actress Emily Blunt in the film is indeed a replica of that fringe tiara. The real Queen Victoria wore the George III tiara for the famous Winterhalter portrait (seen below).

winterhalter

Thanks to Andrew Cusack, who explains it beautifully.

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  • Anonymous

    The tiara pictured above was made for Queen Mary in 1919 – please note the straight lines of diamonds between the *curved*  “blade” like protrusions that bear no resemblance to the *angled* protrusions of the one in the portrait.

    • mandysroyalty

      I found a reference to this tiara linking it with the Winterhalter portrait. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Personal_Jewel_Collection_of_Elizabeth_II#The_George_III_Tiara) which referenced Leslie Fields’ book about the Queen’s jewels (Fields, pp. 41–43.).

      I’m curious to know where you found your information? I love to discuss the royal jewels! They are fascinating.

      • Anonymous

        Closer inspection *does* reveal teeny little spiky bits between the “blades”, but, on pages 165/6, Munn states specifically that “Although the present example [of  the fringe tiara] may incorporate some of the stones
        from King George’s collection, it cannot be the same jewel as that
        associated with the early days of Queen Victoria’s reign. In fact it[the
        newer fringe] was made by E. Wolff & Co. to Queen Mary’s order in 1919…” Victoria’s was made by Rundell’s (p. 70).

         (Sorry I didnt have the chance to put the quote up when I made the original post)’
         

        • mandysroyalty

          By George, you’re right (ok, that was corny)! The tiara was crafted  from diamonds that were previously seen in a necklace given to Mary by Queen Victoria as a wedding present.

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