One of the little-known gems of the British royal family’s jewellery collection is Queen Mary’s Town of Windsor Ring. It was a wedding present for the future Queen Mary from the town of Windsor in 1893. It was reset for her in 1924. It was bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1953 and [read more]
Queen Mary’s Kensington Bow Brooch is a “pavé-set bow in the form of a double ribbon, the larger two diamonds in cut-down settings, with pavé-set baroque pearl pendant.” Embed from Getty Images The brooch was given to the then Princess Mary of Teck by the inhabitants of Kensington to mark her wedding to the then [read more]
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary) from a committee headed by Lady Eva Greville, who later served as one of her ladies-in-waiting. It was purchased from Garrard’s. Embed from Getty Images Princess Mary later wrote to Lady Eva that the tiara [read more]
Princess Mary of Teck married the future King George V in 1893, and he succeeded his father as King in 1910. Their joint coronation took place on 22 June 1911. Queen Mary had not been looking forward to it and had written to her brother, “It will be a great ordeal & we are dreading [read more]
Queen Mary’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London for modification work ahead of the coronation. Queen Mary’s Crown will be used for the coronation of Queen Camilla. It is the first time in recent history that an existing crown will be used for the coronation of a consort. Some minor changes will [read more]
*contains affiliate links* The formidable Queen Mary was born Princess Mary of Teck on 26 May 1867 as the eldest child of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck, later Duke of Teck, at Kensington Palace. She would be known as May in the family, and after a tragic engagement with Prince [read more]
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