Best - Duchess of Gloucester Royalty Replica "Queen Mary's Honeysuckle Tiara" CZ Tiara Diadem, store Bridal, Wedding (Sparkle-3345)
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This beautiful cubic zirconia British Royal replica Duchess of Gloucester "Queen Mary's Honeysuckle Tiara" hairband features a cast rhodium plated piece attached to a flexible headband. The piece is totally encrusted with clear round brilliant cut CZs and a pear cut CZ in the centre. It can be carefully bent to the shape of your head. The hairband has round loops on either end to easily attach to your hair style with 3/8" satin ribbon in your choice of colour. Beautiful quality, very sturdy (not flimsy at all) and amazing sparkle!
History of the Honeysuckle Tiara: The tiara was made by E. Wolff and Co. on a commission from Garrard. They also made several other major tiaras for the family, including the Cambridge Lover's Knot, the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Connaught Diamond (now a part of the Bernadotte collection in Sweden). The original version of the honeysuckle tiara, completed in early 1914, featured a taller central element; Mary later had it shortened to its current iteration. The tiara also used some recycled royal diamonds, taken from the County of Surrey Tiara, which had been dismantled (and also used in the remodeling of the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara). Mary didn't really keep it all that long. In 1935, she offered the tiara to her new daughter-in-law, Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, when she married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. But before Mary gave the tiara away, she had a new diamond piece, which also features a honeysuckle design motif, created to fit the tiara's central space. Princess Alice eventually gave the tiara to her own daughter-in-law, Birgitte (the current Duchess of Gloucester), who has worn the sparkler in all of its forms for a number of years. Having the central element as a convertible piece is especially useful because it means the tiara can be coordinated with different colors of gala dresses; if you're worried that the pink kunzite in your tiara will clash with your red gown, you can always swap it out.
Your choice of ribbon from the pull-down menu.
Measurements: 14" L from end to end x 1-3/4" H in front centre
All pieces are clear CZ.
Why cubic zirconia? CZ is hard, optically flawless, usually colorless and is available in a variety of different colors. Because of its durability, and close visual likeness to diamond, synthetic CZ has remained the most gemologically and economically important competitor for diamonds since 1976.