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Camilla and Her Diamond Tiara
The Duchess of Cornwall arrived at Buckingham Palace last night wearing her first royal tiara.
The diamond head piece, loaned to her by the Queen, was the tiara previously worn by Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar to celebrate the coronation of King George V.
It was last worn in 1947 by the Queen Mother for an official visit to South Africa.
The circle of brilliant-cut diamonds mounted in gold and set in platinum was made by Garrards in 1911 and Queen Mary wore it in Delhi to mark the start of King George V's reign as King and Emperor of India.
It was lent to the Queen Mother for her visit to South Africa and remained with her but she is not believed to have worn it subsequently.
The tiara previously included five of the Cambridge cabochon emeralds and also was occasionally worn with two diamonds from the Cullinan stone. But the emeralds were removed by Queen Mary and made into another tiara now owned by the Queen - the diamonds were kept separately as a brooch.
Looks like he should be wearing the Tiara, don't you think? Cheers, Mate!
