The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince of Greece and Denmark was almost thrown into jeopardy.
Every bride – whether they are royal or not – wants every little detail of their wedding day to be absolutely perfect, after all, it’s arguably the most photographed day of a woman’s life.
It is a day where everyone dresses up to the nines to watch the happy couple share their love for each other as they tie the knot in their memorable union.
And for most weddings, the beautiful bride decides to finish the look off with the all-important headpiece.
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Whether it be a beautiful flower crown or a jewelled tiara, the hair accessory is the final touch tying all the bridal elements together and it needs to be pristine.
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So you can imagine how Princess Elizabeth – as she was known back in 1947 – must have felt when her diamond tiara snapped in two just hours before she was due to walk down the aisle.
As Her Royal Highness was putting the final touches on her stunning ensemble, the diamond tiara she had planned to wear snapped into pieces as the hairdresser was securing it to her veil.
It’s fair to say the horrific accident would be enough to make any bride scream, especially with more than 200 million eyes and ears on the future Queen of England’s big day.
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The Fringe Tiara was intended to be Elizabeth’s ‘something borrowed’ from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother but the royal artefact originally belonged to Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth’s grandmother) who had commissioned it from the royal jeweller, Garrard in 1919.
The beautiful headpiece featured rows of diamond spikes placed in a fringe pattern which also meant the stunning piece could also be worn as a necklace.
A spokesperson at Diamondsbyme added: “It features 47 bars of graduated brilliant diamonds and rose-cut diamond tapering bars which are separated by 46 narrow spikes.
They added: “The tiara’s diamond bars give a modern, elegant and timeless style to whoever wears it. We value the tiara at £7.5million.”
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According to The Telegraph, when the accident happened the Queen Mother reassured her distraught daughter as she reminded her that they still had “two hours and there are other tiaras” to choose from.
Luckily, the royal jewellery house Garrad was on standby for her special day in case such an incident should happen, and managed to whisk the broken tiara over to the workshop through the centre of London accompanied by a police escort.
Her statement tiara was welded back together with just a slight gap between the middle diamond spike and the one next to it on the right which was barely noticeable to the untrained eye.
Just in the nick of time, the tiara was returned to the princess meaning she could wear the glistening headpiece as planned on her wedding day.
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Looking back at the pictures of her wedding day to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Her Majesty appeared calm and serene with not a hint of worry on her face despite the slight drama earlier in the day.
It was also worn by the Queen’s daughter Princess Anne when she tied the knot to Mark Phillips back in 1973 and then again to Princess Beatrice for her wedding in 2020.
Now the priceless tiara remains under the Crown’s ownership.
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