Duchess of gloucester tiara

At Tuesday evening's state banquet at Buckingham Palace, the Duchess of Gloucester gleamed in antique diamond and emerald jewels. Today, let's talk a little bit about the history behind some of these incredible antique pieces,

It was a low key royal wedding, set against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935,...

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Made in 1850, The future Queen Mary received the Teck Turquoise Tiara and its accompanying parure as a wedding gift from her parents. She gave the parure to her daughter-in-law Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester (left), as a wedding gift in 1935. Alice passed the parure on to her daughter-in-law, Brigitte, the current Duchess of Gloucester (right).

If the ladies of the royal family are known for anything (aside from having perpetually glossy blow-outs and a seemingly endless rotation of nice coats), it's tiaras. Here, we look at 40 of the most exquisite tiara's—decked out in crown jewels—that are currently owned by the British Royal Family.

British Royal Jewels on Instagram: "Last night The Duchess of Gloucester also attended the State Banquet and pulled out some major jewels! The Duchess wore her Cartier Tiara that was left to The Duke of Gloucester by Queen Victoria’s granddaughter Princess Marie Louise (thank you @mslaurenmaxwell for sharing her amazing photo of the tiara with me!). Around her neck she wore two diamond rivière necklaces with a pearl and diamond brooch/pendant that belonged to Queen Mary. Her large diamond…

Princess Anastasia of Greece’s Cartier Tiara was the iconic Cartier Jewel of the wealthy American Millionaire who married a Greek Prince

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This is the Surrey Fringe Tiara, or the County of Surrey Tiara, if you're feeling wordy. It was a wedding gift given to Princess Mary of...