British Tiaras

[EllieCat]

So, a quiet day down here at the bottom of New Zealand, and I decided to amuse myself by doing a list of all the tiaras that I’ve seen members, and extended members, of the British Royal Family, wear. I’ve mainly started with Queen Victoria although I have included her mother and one of her aunts as the tiaras they wore are still worn by family members today. Going back further than that is tricky as pictures show many ladies with hair ornaments rather than what we would recognise as tiaras today which only really started kicking in the the 1800s or so. I have also not included any I wasn’t really too sure about, e.g. the one worn by Sophie, Lady Frederick Windsor, on her wedding day. Also, I haven’t differentiated in the tiaras being worn that are the lady’s own, or borrowed, just the amount of tiaras they’ve been photographed wearing.

And just out of interest, my favourites are the Gloucester Diamond Laurel Bandeau (only ever seen on Princess Alice, what a shame); the Fife Tiara; Princess Eugenie's wedding tiara; Duchess Sophie's aquamarine; and the Girls of Great Britain.

I can’t guarantee this list is totally accurate or complete, just accurate to my own personal knowledge. I also know the titles of the ladies aren’t always correct – yes, I know it’s not ‘Catherine, Princess of Wales’, it’s ‘HRH The Princess of Wales’, however I just put the names down as the easiest to recognise.

I’m sure it will come as no surprise that Queen Mary topped the list! I’m 100% sure Queen Camilla will start inching up, and probably hopefully the Princess of Wales, but this is how I see it as at January 2025.


Total Tiaras worn:

Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge 1
Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck 4
Margaret, Marchioness of Cambridge 2
Dorothy, Marchioness of Cambridge 1
Victoria, Duchess of Kent 1
Queen Victoria 7
Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven 2
Nada, Marchioness of Milford Haven 1
Lady Tatiana Mountbatten 1
Penny, Lady Ivar Mountbatten 1
Edwina, Countess Mountbatten 4
Patricia, Countess Mountbatten 2
Penny, Countess Mountbatten 1
Lady Alexandra Knatchbull 1
Melissa Knatchbull 1
Lady Joanna Knatchbull 1
Lady Amanda Knatchbull 1
Isabella Knatchbull 1
Lady Pamela Hicks 2
Edwina Hicks 1
Marie, Duchess of Edinburgh 2
The Princess Helena 2
Princess Helena Victoria 2
Princess Marie Louise 3
Louise, Duchess of Argyll 2
Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught 3
Lady Patricia Ramsay 1
Flora, Lady Saltoun 1
Katharine, Lady Saltoun 1
Lousie Nicholson 1
Helen, Duchess of Albany 2
Alice, Countess of Athlone 3
Lady May Abel Smith 1
Elizabeth Abel Smith 1
Anne Liddell-Grainger 1
Karen Liddell-Grainger 1
The Princess Beatrice 3
Irene, Marchioness of Carisbrooke 1
Queen Alexandra 4
Louise, Duchess of Fife 2
Alexandra, Duchess of Fife 3
Maud, Countess of Southesk 1
Caroline, (3rd) Duchess of Fife 3
Caroline, (4th) Duchess of Fife 1
Camille, Countess of Southesk 1
Princess Victoria (dau of EdwVII) 2
Queen Mary 18
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor 2
Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 5
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester 5
Lady Rose Windsor 1
Claire, Countess of Ulster 1
Marina, Duchess of Kent 7
Katharine, Duchess of Kent 6
Lady Helen Windsor 1
Sylvana, Countess of St Andrews 1
Paola, Lady Nicholas Windsor 2
Princess Michael of Kent 2
Lady Gabriella Windsor 1
Princess Alexandra of Kent 5
Flora Ogilvy 1
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood 4
Marion, Countess of Harewood 1
Patricia, Countess of Harewood 1
Andrea Lascelles 1
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 12
Princess Margaret 6
Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones 1
Serena, Viscountess Linley 1
Queen Elizabeth II 15
Sarah, Duchess of York 1
Princess Beatrice of York 2
Princess Eugenie of York 1
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh 5
Princess Anne 8
Zara Phillips 1
Autumn Phillips 1
Queen Camilla 9
Diana, Princess of Wales 2
Catherine, Princess of Wales 4
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 1


The League Table:

Queen Mary 18

Queen Elizabeth II 15

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 12

Queen Camilla 9

Princess Anne 8

Queen Victoria 7
Marina, Duchess of Kent 7

Katharine, Duchess of Kent 6
Princess Margaret 6

Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 5
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester 5
Princess Alexandra of Kent 5
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh 5

Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck 4
Edwina, Countess Mountbatten 4
Queen Alexandra 4
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood 4
Catherine, Princess of Wales 4

Princess Marie Louise 3
Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught 3
Alice, Countess of Athlone 3
Princess Beatrice (Battenberg) 3
Alexandra, Duchess of Fife 3
Caroline, (3rd) Duchess of Fife 3

Margaret, Marchioness of Cambridge 2
Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven 2
Patricia, Countess Mountbatten 2
Lady Pamela Hicks 2
Marie, Duchess of Edinburgh 2
The Princess Helena 2
Princess Helena Victoria 2
Louise, Duchess of Argyll 2
Helen, Duchess of Albany 2
Louise, Duchess of Fife 2
The Princess Victoria 2
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor 2
Paola, Lady Nicholas Windsor 2
Princess Michael of Kent 2
Princess Beatrice of York 2
Diana, Princess of Wales 2

Dorothy, Marchioness of Cambridge 1
Victoria, Duchess of Kent 1
Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge 1
Nada, Marchioness of Milford Haven 1
Lady Tatiana Mountbatten 1
Penny, Lady Ivar Mountbatten 1
Penny, Countess Mountbatten 1
Lady Alexandra Knatchbull 1
Melissa Knatchbull 1
Lady Joanna Knatchbull 1
Lady Amanda Knatchbull 1
Isabella Knatchbull 1
Edwina Hicks 1
Lady Patricia Ramsay 1
Flora, Lady Saltoun 1
Katharine, Lady Saltoun 1
Lousie Nicholson 1
Lady May Abel Smith 1
Elizabeth Abel Smith 1
Anne Liddell-Grainger 1
Karen Liddell-Grainger 1
Irene, Marchioness of Carisbrooke 1
Maud, Countess of Southesk 1
Caroline, (4th) Duchess of Fife 1
Camille, Countess of Southesk 1
Lady Rose Windsor 1
Claire, Countess of Ulster 1
Lady Helen Windsor 1
Sylvana, Countess of St Andrews 1
Lady Gabriella Windsor 1
Flora Ogilvy 1
Marion, Countess of Harewood 1
Patricia, Countess of Harewood 1
Andrea Lascelles 1
Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones 1
Serena, Viscountess Linley 1
Sarah, Duchess of York 1
Princess Eugenie of York 1
Zara Phillips 1
Autumn Phillips 1
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 1

 

[Silverpot]

Impressive work!
Isn't the Gloucester Diamond Laurel bandeau the one that can change the premiere stones to emeralds? I think the current DoGlo wore it not so long ago.

 

[EllieCat]

Impressive work!
Isn't the Gloucester Diamond Laurel bandeau the one that can change the premiere stones to emeralds? I think the current DoGlo wore it not so long ago.

Thank you

Yes, I know the one you mean but no, that's not it. Here's the link:

Duchess of Gloucester's Diamond Tiara

 

[Silverpot]

Ah, I see. I wonder where that one went. Very nice little thing.