Diana, Princess of Wales, Jewellery, Part 2 - Page 3

**Warren** · #41 09-03-2005, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Serena

Does she just had two different tiaras?!

Actually, Diana had just the one tiara, the Lover's Knot, which was a gift from The Queen. The tiara she wore the most often is the Spencer Tiara, which Diana borrowed from her brother the Earl Spencer. She found it lighter and more comfortable than the Royal tiara. Plenty of people have commented it was 'odd' that Diana only had the one tiara; we don't know the reason.
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Lady Jean · #42 09-03-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Squidgy

Do you ever recall seeing the princess wear it?

Diana's grey pearls:

I think Diana wore the grey pearls on at least two occasions, and I believe it was a mix of white and very dark grey, even black pearls. The events I'm thinking of are: the time she was photographed in the black and white coatdress with the Vienna Choir Boys in 1985, and an evening function in '85 when it looks like she wore the Emmanuel black strapless gown again, but the neckline was much highter and tighter on her.

Serena · #43 09-03-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Warren

Actually, Diana had just the one tiara, the Lover's Knot, which was a gift from The Queen. The tiara she wore the most often is the Spencer Tiara, which Diana borrowed from her brother the Earl Spencer. She found it lighter and more comfortable than the Royal tiara. Plenty of people have commented it was 'odd' that Diana only had the one tiara; we don't know the reason.
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Aaah, I see, thank you! :) I think it`s weird that she only had the one tiara as well ... I thougt as a princess you have "a few". So it`s not usual?!

Squidgy · #44 09-03-2005, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jean

Diana's grey pearls:

I think Diana wore the grey pearls on at least two occasions, and I believe it was a mix of white and very dark grey, even black pearls. The events I'm thinking of are: the time she was photographed in the black and white coatdress with the Vienna Choir Boys in 1985, and an evening function in '85 when it looks like she wore the Emmanuel black strapless gown again, but the neckline was much highter and tighter on her.

I must admit that when I heard "grey pearls" the ones you refer to Lady Jean, are the ones that came to my mind. I believe that they were the only pearls that Diana had that weren't white. I'm also sceptical that she received them as a wedding present from Charles, since she didn't wear them for the first time until many years into her marriage.

Here are pictures from the two functions you mention Lady Jean, and also a picture from 1987 when she wore them to a funeral.

It's so frustrating that there is so much mystery behind her jewels ...

Photos: Royalty magazine/Daily Mail/Majesty

Squidgy · #45 09-03-2005, 04:55 PM

I found a picture of Diana wearing the amethyst (or purple sapphire) bracelet that goes with the necklace and earrings. I really do believe that she wore the set as she received it. For this set of jewellry, I don't think she dismantled a bracelet to make a necklace, etc.

Also, one magazine article I read stated that the strands of the bracelet and necklace are made of strings of small amethysts, which I think is entirely plausible.

Photo: Hello magazine

wymanda · #46 09-03-2005, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Warren

Actually, Diana had just the one tiara, the Lover's Knot, which was a gift from The Queen. The tiara she wore the most often is the Spencer Tiara, which Diana borrowed from her brother the Earl Spencer. She found it lighter and more comfortable than the Royal tiara. Plenty of people have commented it was 'odd' that Diana only had the one tiara; we don't know the reason.
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Maybe it was because there was the understanding that Charles would inherit the jewels from the Queen Mother through an informal arrangement that was additional to her will which left everything to the Queen so that death duties were not applicable. IMTS, the Queen Mum had the Boucheron, the Strathmore Rose, the Diamond Scroll and heaven knows how many others we haven't seen in years! :)

branchg · #47 09-04-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wymanda

I really wonder if these "gifts" could be considered as Diana's "personal" possessions? Surely they were given to The Princess of Wales, that is the position not the woman. I think it rather bad form to have reset them and would have thought that they should be set aside for future Princess's of Wales ie Williams wife.

According to Leslie Fields, all gifts of jewelry to members of the royal family from private individuals, companies or heads of state are considered to be their personal property. Gifts of jewelry from the Sovereign are considered to be "loans" that return to the Crown after the death of the royal, unless the Sovereign agrees they may remain in the possession of the family line of the late royal. Most of Diana's jewels were her personal property and were left to Princes William and Harry.

The jewels Diana received from the Queen and the Queen Mother were retained by the Princess as part of her divorce agreement with the proviso she could not sell or lend them during her lifetime. These pieces were returned to the Queen and will be given to Prince William when he marries.

branchg · #48 09-04-2005, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Warren

Actually, Diana had just the one tiara, the Lover's Knot, which was a gift from The Queen. The tiara she wore the most often is the Spencer Tiara, which Diana borrowed from her brother the Earl Spencer. She found it lighter and more comfortable than the Royal tiara. Plenty of people have commented it was 'odd' that Diana only had the one tiara; we don't know the reason.

Diana was quoted in the late 80's in Vogue that she did not particularly care for tiaras because of the terrible headaches they gave her. She preferred the Spencer tiara because it was much lighter and more comfortable than the Lover's Knot. She rarely wore them unless it was a state occasion where she had no choice.

Squidgy · #49 09-06-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jean

Excellent job Squidgy! Thanks for posting the pictures!

You are welcome ... thank you for the references.

I love the necklace and can't understand why she didn't wear it more often. Also, I meant to point out, that the earrings that she wore with it were quite interesting - one was white, the other dark grey.

Photo: David Levenson

Squidgy · #50 10-01-2005, 12:43 PM

While going through some of my old "Diana" clippings, I came across a May 16 1994 article from Today newspaper showing Diana wearing the saphire ring she received as a wedding present from the Crown Prince of Saudia Arabia. I'm sorry it's such a bad picture, but it is the only time I have seen the princess wear this ring. Does anyone have a better picture of her wearing it (or even know of other occasions when she wore it)?

Photos: Today

branchg · #51 10-01-2005, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Squidgy

While going through some of my old "Diana" clippings, I came across a May 16 1994 article from Today newspaper showing Diana wearing the saphire ring she received as a wedding present from the Crown Prince of Saudia Arabia. I'm sorry it's such a bad picture, but it is the only time I have seen the princess wear this ring. Does anyone have a better picture of her wearing it (or even know of other occasions when she wore it)?

Photos: Today

Diana had quite a few impressive jewels that she received as wedding gifts or personal gifts over the years from the Gulf state emirs and Saudi royals. She was quoted as saying they were "the rocks" but she often didn't wear the pieces. Diana often wore her favorite pieces (like the Sri Lankan sapphires surrounded by diamonds from the Queen Mother) as she was clearly fond of them.

corazon · #52 10-26-2005, 07:05 PM

diana with oter tiara, I don't knew the name, the photo are from 1986.
Source: photo 1, bbc
Source: photo 2, my personal collection.

CasiraghiTrio · #53 10-26-2005, 07:14 PM

Thank you, corazon. Please ignore my post in the Camilla thread. :o I posted it before you put these pictures up. Sorry. Thanks again. I do not like this "new" tiara of Diana's nearly as much as the Spencer tiara. I think the Spencer tiara is my favorite of all. It is so elegant without being gawdy at all. Some of the tiaras tend to be too much fuss. The Spencer tiara has just the right amount of glitz to make it beautiful, but still very tasteful.

Lady Jean · #54 10-26-2005, 07:15 PM

I think it's only a headpiece / headband made of cloth to match the gown. Beautiful pictures, though.

CasiraghiTrio · #55 10-26-2005, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jean

I think it's only a headpiece / headband made of cloth to match the gown. Beautiful pictures, though.

Hmm, maybe you're right it's not a tiara, but I don't think it's made of cloth. It looks like a twist of pearls to me. Maybe it was a gift from a visiting ambassador or one she was paying a visit to, so she wore it out of courtesy.
It can still be a tiara if it's pearls, right? I think not all tiaras have to have diamonds. There are some tiaras that don't have diamonds, I think.

Lady Jean · #56 10-26-2005, 08:04 PM

The gown and its matching hairband are in the auction book, item #26. The description reads, " A matching hairband is encrusted with simulated drop pearls, paste, and gold." The body of the hairband is probably silk satin like the dress, since it shines in the flash in the first picture.

Squidgy · #57 10-26-2005, 08:05 PM

They are nice pictures Corazon. Thank you.:)

I agree with Lady Jean - this is a headpiece, not a tiara. It is made of cloth with some fake pearls (or something else) sewn onto it.

Diana wore a similar headpiece a few months earlier in May 1986 in Canada.

Photo: Rex

Squidgy · #58 10-26-2005, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jean

The gown and its matching hairband are in the auction book, item #26. The description reads, " A matching hairband is encrusted with simulated drop pearls, paste, and gold." The body of the hairband is probably silk satin like the dress, since it shines in the flash in the first picture.

We were posting at the same time.

Thanks for the info. Lady Jean.