#queen mary of the united kingdom

[empress-alexandra]

Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, consort of Kind George V, when she was Princess of Wales, on the occasion of King Edward VII's coronation, 1902.

[loiladadiani]

Queen Mary, Queen Mother Alexandra and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna

I had never seen this picture before. Alexandra, next to Xenia, looks the same age as Xenia and younger than Queen Mary (have I misidentified her?) If I am not mistaken, the young man wearing a suit to the right - back of the picture is Xenia's youngest child, Vasily.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Queen Marie of Romania, King George V of the United Kingdom, King Ferdinand I of Romania, and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, 1924

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Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed Întregitorul ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 1914 until his death in 1927.

Marie (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I.

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936, as the wife of King-Emperor George V.

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Their Majesties, Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary of The United Kingdom being greeted by a young girl

[princessvictoriamelita]

Princess Mary, Then Duchess of York, late 1890s.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Evening Dress & Coat worn by Queen Mary of Teck

c.1930s

Fashion Museum Bath via Twitter

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[crownedlegend]

Little Queen Elizabeth with her grandmother Queen Mary

[tiaramania]

The Consort Crown & Coronation Jewels

Queen Camilla has a lot of options for the jewelry that she will wear to her husband's coronation on May 6th. My predictions are based on the jewelry worn by Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and are pretty safe choices. Other than a crown and the ring all of this jewelry is optional and Queen Camilla may decide not to wear all of it or to wear different pieces altogether.

The jewels used in the coronation are some of the most controversial ones the British Royal Family possess. I won't get into their history or what should be done with them here because plenty of others have already covered it. They have already decided to not use the Koh-i-Noor diamond but there are a few others that go along with it that are not as well know that I think should also be set aside this time around.

Queen Mary's Crown

The last few consorts have had new crowns made for them but Queen Camilla has decided to reuse Queen Mary's Consort Crown. It was made in 1911 by Garrard using over two thousand diamonds set in silver and gold. Instead of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, Queen Camilla is using the Cullinan V diamond in the center of the crown like Queen Mary did for her son's coronation in 1937. She is also going to use only four of the eight arches bringing it more in line with the other crowns used in the ceremony. All of the alterations were already possible, they just haven't been used in this exact configuration before.

The Coronation Earrings

The focus is usually on the Koh-I-Noor diamond itself but going with it are the Coronation Earrings. Queen Victoria had them made using the pear shaped diamonds from the sides of the Koh-I-Noor armlet in 1858. It's sometimes a bit confusing because Queen Victoria did not wear them to her coronation but they got the name Queen Victoria's Coronation Earrings later after being worn by Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II at their coronations. Hugh Roberts wrote that Queen Mary also wore them for her husband's coronation but in the pictures it looks like she is wearing her Diamond Collet Earrings made from extra diamonds taken from the Coronation Necklace not these. She could have worn different earrings for the pictures or just worn the tops of the earrings. I think Queen Mary's Diamond Collet Earrings are the better choice but another possibility is that Queen Camilla will wear an entirely different pair of earrings. She doesn't have pierced ears so it may be decided not to alter such old earrings.

The Coronation Necklace

The necklace was made in 1858 by Garrard using diamonds taken from unused garter badges and a sword hilt and can be worn with the Lahore Diamond as a pendant. Like the Coronation Earrings, Queen Victoria didn't actually wear this necklace at her coronation but it has been worn at every one since. Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth II used the pendant but Queen Alexandra and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, did not. I think it's best to not use the Lahore Diamond this time because it’s from the same collection of jewels as the Koh-i-Noor. Queen Elizabeth II regularly wore the Coronation Earrings and the Coronation Necklace with the Lahore Diamond without anyone saying anything or connecting them with the Koh-i-Noor but if there is a chance to avoid controversy they should take it.

Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Necklace

In addition to the Coronation Necklace I would like Queen Camilla to wear Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Necklace. It was a gift from King George VI to his wife for their coronation in 1937 and was worn by her along with the main coronation necklace. Queen Camilla has already worn this necklace and had is shortened from 40 to 31 diamonds. It may need to be lengthened a bit again in order to lay right with the other necklace.

The Buckle Bracelets

Queen Mary had these bracelets made for the 1911 coronation using two diamond and enamel buckles that belonged to King William IV attached to four rows of diamonds each. According to The Queen's Jewels by Leslie Field, one buckle features the cypher of King William IV and the other of Queen Adelaide. Queen Mary also wore them for a few portraits and Queen Elizabeth wore them for her husband's coronation in 1937 but I haven't been able to find any pictures of them being worn since then.

The Diamond Cockade Brooch

This brooch has been worn by the last three Queen Consorts. Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary both wore the full brooch but Mary turned the side sections up so it was V shaped. Queen Elizabeth only wore the central section and I think that's probably how it will be worn by Queen Camilla since the whole piece is pretty massive.

The Consort Ring

This ruby and diamond ring was made for Queen Adelaide to wear to her husband's coronation in 1831 and has been worn by every Queen Consort since. The ring is actually part of the ceremony and will be placed by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Queen Camilla's right hand.

I can’t wait to see what jewels Queen Camilla will wear! What are your predictions?

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❤ Queen Alexandra with her grandchildren ❤

Edit made by me using CapCut!

[empress-alexandra]

Queen Mary of United Kingdom, consort of King George V, when she was Princess of Wales, 1901.

[loiladadiani]

A Brief History of the Vladimir Tiara (and a little survey about who has worn it best)

The "Vladimir Tiara" was commissioned by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (younger brother of Alexander III) from Bolin (Romanov's court jeweler) around the time of his wedding to his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the elder (also known as Grand Duchess Vladimir.) Vladimir and Miechen, as she was known, was a formidable couple who ran a rival court to that of Nicholas II.

When the end came and the Grand Duchess had to flee Saint Petersburg, the tiara was left in a safe well hidden in her Moorish boudoir in her palace in Saint Petersburg. It was later smuggled out of the palace by her son Boris and a British art dealer (that in itself is a whole saga,) taken out of Russia and deposited in a bank in England. The Vladimir Tiara was inherited by Miechen's only daughter, Grand Duchess Helena Vladimirovna (Princess of Greece through marriage.) When Helena was ready to sell it, Queen Mary of the United Kingdom was ready to buy it. The jewel needed repairs which its new owner quickly executed. When Queen Mary died, her grandaughter, Elizabeth II of England, inherited the piece. To judge by the many times she has worn it, it was one of her favorites.

Grand Duchess Helena, Princess of Greece, does not seem to have worn her mother's famous tiara. I have not found any photographs of the Queen Mother, Princess Diana of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge, or Camilla, Queen Consort, wearing the Vladimir Tiara. The tiara that I have seen on Diana, Cate, and Camilla, which is somewhat similar, is the "Lovers Knot" (I made an error and described Diana wearing the Vladimir, when she was, in fact, wearing the Lover's Knot, and had to correct this note.) Let's see in whose head this beautiful tiara alights next!

Thank you so much for answering the following survey (entirely for fun.)

[iloveunitedkingdom]

Rare photos of King George V and Queen Mary

I found these two photos in a site called "Royal Collection Trust" and now I can't find these photos on my computer, so I will post them in this other blog of mine.

By the way, I think that in the two photos the two people are Queen Mary and King George V. Mary is easier to recognize, however here in these photos since they are very blurry George is not easily recognizable.

[worldoftheromanovs]

Photograph of NAOTMAA and their British relatives at Barton Manor in 1909

Standing at the back, from left to right, are: Prince Edward of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor), Queen Alexandra, Princess Mary of Wales, Princess Victoria, and the Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana.

Sitting, from left to right, are: the Princess of Wales (later Queen Mary), Tsar Nicholas II, Tsesarevich Alexei, King Edward VII, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and the Prince of Wales (later King George V), sharing a chair with the Grand Duchess Maria.

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Happy 97th birthday to heaven, Your Majesty!🖤

[Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (1926-2022)]

[royal-confessions]

“if people go nuts with RBF's "scandals" and "messes" imagine they dealing with the RBF of Victorian times, if Q. Victoria was the living monarch in 2022! Like, (Let's forget about the constant occurring incest) we would see: The Queen's russianphobia, Wilhelm II being a pain in ass, Princess Charlotte being a bitch and abandoning her own child, Edward VII cheating Q. Alexandra with 44 mistresses, Q. Alexandra hatred against germans, George V being a bad father, Q. Mary's kleptomania, the falling of Russian Empire and Alix's family assassination, Ducky and Ernie's horrible divorce, Ena's husband (Alfonso) wanting to cheat her with her cousin Beatrice, Marie Alexandrovna hating the UK, Helena marrying her sister-in-law's "enemy", Alexandra calling Helena's daughter "Snipe" just for being mean, Beatrice's husband, Henry cheating her with Beatrice's sister, Louise.” - Submitted by Anonymous