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Diamond Tiara Tournament: And The Winner Is…!

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The votes have been tallied, and we have a tiara tournament champion!

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It started off as a wedding gift from the young women of the nation to their future queen consort…
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…and then became part of one of the ultimate royal jewelry collections…
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…was given to a princess by her grandmother as a wedding gift…
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…and now graces the head of the Queen! (How appropriate that her favorite tiara is crowned the winner of our tournament on her accession day!)
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This vote was a landslide! Though 28.19% of you chose Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik, the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara won our Diamonds Are Forever Tiara Tournament with 71.81% of the vote!
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Thanks to all of you who played along, voted, and commented during our latest tiara tournament. I’ve got more jewelry contests planned for the future, but for the next few weeks, we’re turning our attention to some rather romantic royal jewels! Stay tuned!

Diamond Tiara Tournament: The Championship!

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It’s time to pick a champion in our Diamond Tiara Tournament! But first, we’ve got our Final Four results!

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This was quite a close one! Though the Stuart Tiara brought in a very respectable 47.52% of the vote, Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik was the winner with 52.48%! 
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This was a match-up of two tiaras with important symbolism! Though the Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara was selected by 31.35% of voters, the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara won the day with 68.65% of the vote.
…and that means it’s time for our final contest of the tournament!
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Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik vs. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
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This classic diamond tiara was inspired by a kokoshnik owned by Queen Alexandra’s beloved sister, Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia. Alexandra received hers as a silver wedding present from a group of aristocratic women. Later worn by Queen Mary, it’s graced the Queen’s head since 1953, and has been a fixture at galas and state banquets during her reign.
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One of the most classic and beautiful tiaras in the British collection, Queen Mary received this one as a wedding present in 1893. And although it is an all-diamond tiara today, it was originally topped by fourteen large pearls. Mary later had those pearls replaced with diamonds and used the pearls on her new Lover’s Knot Tiara. Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, as a wedding present, and it’s still one of the Queen’s most-worn tiaras today.

Diamond Tiara Tournament: Imperial Chrysanthemum vs Girls of Great Britain and Ireland

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Two floral sparklers face off in our second Final Four competition!

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The Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara vs. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
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This all-diamond tiara features one of the most important symbols of the Japanese imperial family: the chrysanthemum flower. The piece was a favorite of Michiko’s mother-in-law, Empress Nagako, who wore it on Akihito and Michiko’s wedding day in 1959. Michiko has often chosen this piece for banquets. She also wore the tiara on the wedding day of her younger son, Crown Prince Fumihito, in 1990.
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One of the most classic and beautiful tiaras in the British collection, Queen Mary received this one as a wedding present in 1893. And although it is an all-diamond tiara today, it was originally topped by fourteen large pearls. Mary later had those pearls replaced with diamonds and used the pearls on her new Lover’s Knot Tiara. Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, as a wedding present, and it’s still one of the Queen’s most-worn tiaras today.