1936 Cartier Halo Tiara
This tiara was purchased by The Duke of York (later George VI) for his Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) three weeks before he succeeded his brother as King. It is a rolling cascade of scrolls that converge in a central ornament surmounted by a brilliant diamond.
The tiara was borrowed by the Queen's daughter, Princess Margaret, before the Queen gave Margaret the Persian Turquoise Tiara. Princess Margaret wore the Halo Scroll Tiara to the 1953 Coronation.
The tiara was then presented to Margaret's sister, Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II), by her mother on the occasion of her 18th birthday. Elizabeth II later lent the tiara to her daughter Princess Anne before she received the Greek Meander Tiara from her mother in 1972.
The Halo Scroll tiara was lent to Catherine Middleton for her wedding to Prince William on 29 April 2011.
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