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[[Image:Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.jpg|frame|[[Mary of Teck|Mary]] wearing the tiara]] |
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The ''''Girls of Great Britain and Ireland' Tiara''' was given to the future [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] as a wedding present in 1893. The [[diamond]] [[tiara]] was purchased from Garrard, the London jeweller, by a committee organised by [[Lady Eve Greville]]. In 1947, Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, the future [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]], as a wedding present. |
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The tiara was described by Leslie Field as "a diamond festoon-and-scroll design surmounted by nine large oriental pearls on diamond spikes and set on a bandeau base of alternate round and lozenge collets between two plain bands of diamonds". Queen Elizabeth II usually wears the tiara without the base or pearls. |
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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the tiara, designed by [[Arnold Machin]], has appeared on many [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] currencies, including those of [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Australia]], [[Jamaica]], [[Canada]] and [[Ceylon]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:British monarchy]] |
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