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Floral Tiara Tournament: Sirkit’s Floral Bandeau vs Burmese Ruby

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Two modern ruby floral tiaras are matched up in this round!

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Queen Sirikit’s Ruby Floral Bandeau vs. The Burmese Ruby Tiara
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This royal tiara from Thailand, as the name suggests, is a bandeau of stylized diamond flowers. The center of the tiara features a large, blossoming element, set with a central ruby. The bandeau was one of Queen Sirikit’s glittering companions during the lengthy foreign tour she undertook with King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1960.
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When Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom needed a ruby tiara in the 1970s, she had diamonds from the dismantled Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara combined with a cache of Burmese rubies to create this distinctive sparkler. The piece features bold Tudor-style roses in its design, and the Queen often pairs it with various ruby and diamond pieces from her collection.

Floral Tiara Tournament: Naasut vs Ogilvy

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It’s time for the first contest from our stylized region!

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The Naasut Tiara vs. The Ogilvy Tiara
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One of the newest sparklers in the Danish collection, this gold tiara was Greenland’s Ruby Jubilee gift to Queen Margrethe II in 2012. The tiara and its coordinating earrings were designed by Nicolai Appel and made from melted-down Greenlandic coins. The name of the tiara, Naasut, translates roughly to “flowers from Greenland.” It has become a favorite of Margrethe’s in recent years.
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Sir Angus Ogilvy commissioned this diamond floral sparkler for his new wife, Princess Alexandra of Kent, in the early 1960s. Collingwood made the tiara using a set of diamond flowers that have interchangeable center stones, allowing the tiara to be worn in pearl, sapphire, or turquoise settings.