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George IV State Diadem

The diadem features 4 crosses alternating with national emblems: roses (England), thistles (Scotland), and shamrocks (Ireland).

It is set with 1,333 diamonds and pearls.

It was created in 1820 for the coronation of King George IV.

The George IV State Diadem, also known as the Diamond Diadem, was created for King George IV's coronation in 1821 (though commissioned in 1820).

It was designed by the famous jewelers Rundell & Bridge.

Although originally made for a king, it has been worn exclusively by queens regnant and queen consorts since 1830.

Queen Adelaide, Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth II all wore it regularly during their reigns.

Queen Elizabeth II famously wore it to the State Opening of Parliament.

This is also the exact crown she wears in her portraits featured on Commonwealth coins, banknotes, and postage stamps.

It is currently used by Queen Camilla.

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Queen Adelaide (1792-1849)

Artist: Sir Martin Archer Shee (Irish, 1769-1850)

Date: 1836

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792 –1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King William IV. Adelaide was the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her.

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♕ ♕ Royal Family Cyphers ♕ ♕

Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom

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The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal

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Adelaide Cottage is one of the most talked about buildings in the world this month but who is Adelaide herself? The property was named for Queen Adelaide, who was the Queen Consort of King William IV from 1830 until her husband’s death in 1837. Born in modern day Germany to a minor noble family, she married William after he had already had ten illegitimate children. A looming succession crisis meant he and his brothers had to rapidly marry and provide heirs, and the couple even had a joint wedding with William’s brother! William and Adelaide had a happy marriage despite their almost 20 year age gap but had no heirs, with their two daughters dying young. She struggled early in her husband’s reign due to perceived political interference, but came to be well liked by the public. The Cottage was built for her shortly after her marriage and has housed many other famous individuals, including Princess Margaret’s “one who got away” Peter Townsend. The Australian state of Adelaide is also named after her. She passed away in 1849, during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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Hello! May I know if the BRF still has other Fringe tiaras that QE2 has worn? I seem to remember that QE2 has another Fringe tiara?

There are several fringes in the British Royal Family.

The oldest is Queen Adelaide’s Hanover Fringe Tiara also called the George III Fringe Tiara.  It was most recently worn as a necklace by the Queen Mother but hasn’t been worn in a long time because the family has newer, nicer fringes to wear.

Then in 1919, Queen Mary had a new fringe tiara made from her own wedding tiara.  

These two are often confused.  On the left Queen Mary is wearing the Hanover and on the right is her new one.  See how the new one is more evenly graduated.

Queen Elizabeth II also has a fringe necklace that was given to her by the City of London in 1947.  It has never been worn as a tiara but it could potentially be put on a tiara frame.

On the left, the Queen Mother wearing Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara as a tiara and the Hanover Fringe Tiara as a necklace and on the right, Queen Elizabeth II is wearing Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara as a tiara and her own City of London Fringe Necklace as a necklace.

Then outside of the mainline of the family there are the ...

Kent Fringe Tiara

Harewood Fringe Tiara 

Fife Fringe Tiara 

Connaught Fringe Tiara

I guess Maria Alexandrovna’s Fringe Tiara is technically a British one too since her father gave it to her when she married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, but I never really think about it as being British.  Queen Victoria had a Sunray Tiara that went to the Battenburgs and Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is also a fringe but it’s a different style from these so we won’t include it in this discussion.  It was also rumored that Princess Victoria had a fringe tiara but I’ve never seen anything concrete about that.  So basically the BRF really love fringe tiaras.

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“You got love Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meinigen, even after losing 5 children, she still was kind to her step children and her niece the Queen Victoria. She must have been the only one who showed Victoria what motherly love felt like. She's an underrated Queen consort.” - Submitted by lady-june-love

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King William IV Diamond Brooch ♕ Queen Elizabeth II