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Every Time The Royal Family Have Turned To Queen Elizabeth's Vintage Wardrobe

From wedding gowns to jewel-adorned tiaras - by Grace Back
  • 05 Apr 2021
Every Time The Royal Family Have Turned To Queen Elizabeth's Vintage Wardrobe

When you're a member of the Royal Family, it's expected that you're going to wear some of the family's archived jewels for major royal occasions. And when you're the head of the Royal Family, in Queen Elizabeth II's case, you're going to allow your own vintage pieces to be worn for said occasions. 

From pieces that were passed down to Her Majesty from fellow kings and queens to gifts from world leaders, the royal jewellery collection is one of the world's most spectacular (and something to be admired). Luckily her relatives get to try on these stunning pieces, too.

Below, royals who have looked to the Queen's vintage collection for their own use. 

Princess Beatrice

For her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Beatrice chose two of her grandmother's archived pieces. The royal opted for a short-sleeved gown, a vintage design from Norman Hartnell, that originally belonged to Queen Elizabeth II. 

She paired the dress with a mid-length veil and the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, which the Queen wore to her own wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, and to various royal events over the course of her life.

Princess Beatrice Wedding Dress

Princess Diana

King Khalid of Saudi Arabia gifted this diamond and platinum necklace to Queen Elizabeth in 1979, and she's worn it frequently. While pregnant with Prince William, Princess Diana attended an event at the Barbican Centre in 1982 wearing the loaned piece. 

Princess Diana Queen Elizabeth Necklace

Princess Anne

The Cartier Halo Tiara is one of the families most well-known pieces. It was made in 1936 and purchased by King George VI for his wife just before her took the throne. The iconic tiara was designed by Cartier and the diamond ‘halo’ is made up of 16 graduated scrolls, set with 739 brilliants and 149 baton diamonds. While Queen Elizabeth has never worn it in public, it has been worn by many other royal women—including Princess Margaret, Kate Middleton on her wedding day and Princess Anne. 

Princess Anne tiara

Kate Middleton 

The Duchess of Cambridge regularly turns to Queen Elizabeth's jewels for major royal occasions, including the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace. Per HELLO!, "The Nizam of Hyderabad, then one of the richest men in the world, gave the Queen the ultimate wedding gift: anything she wanted at Cartier. That included a floral tiara and necklace to match. Kate got to wear the dazzling piece at a National Portrait Gallery event in 2014. 

Kate Middleton Queen Elizabeth necklace
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