Yes she was known to be a kleptomaniac take things and she too advantage of the monarchys that were invaded and bought the jewels cause they needed money on exile...I saw on her documentary. 17:02
@@maryhirsch7170 - Queen Mary is probably the main reason, but certainly not the only reason why they have a marvelous collection. They have some significant items from Queen Victoria and a couple from Alexandra. The Queen Mother inherited the very valuable Greville collection, and during her long life Queen Elizabeth II acquired a huge amount of jewels as gifts.
There is a strong artistic streak running through that family. Both Victoria and Albert were artistic and passed it on. Both Prince Philip and King Charles were/are excellent painters.
@@barbraseville8984 too right. After meeting Wallis Simpson, the Duke of Windsor focussed his entire life on buying her affection. There was no flair, artistry or imagination involved in his choice of jewellery for her. I have no doubt that she told him what she wanted and he bought it for her with money he had conned out of British people through lying to his brother George VI or pimped off his rich friends. He was lazy and stupid. Apparently, his brother Prince George was just as bad. In spite of all those rocks he created a living hell for his wife with his shenanigans. He was also believed to be a German spy. Windsor was a Nazi sympathiser and so was Wallis. He said that Hitler should bomb the hell out of London on the promise that she would be made queen and presumably have all the royal jewellery to herself. This was an informative piece but the politics and characteristics of those involved is also interesting and would make the rest of us feel less like wide eyed plebs.
James Pope Hennessey's official biography of Queen Mary is wonderful, and this program is remarkably accurate. QM really put the royal family on good footing . She was a surprisingly excellent and intelligent Queen. She and King George V were a good couple who loved each other very much.
Loved seeing pictures of Catherine Kent ,such a lovely genuine lady who quietly devoted her life to duty and others and best of all she's a Yorkshire girl❤
@@watthaile2053 Everything is not about jealousy! Such an ugly word. No matter how glorified a thing or state, it could never be everyone's cup of tea. The RF is not everyone's cup of tea.
❤ beautiful elegance ❤ thank you, I really enjoy these fabulous fashions of years past. We don't see many displays of family sharing and traditional hand-me-down treasures ❤
Yes, when I read her letters it’s cleared she deeply regretted ever getting involved with him; and wanted to remain with her first husband. Sometimes, I believe she was a foreign asset and it went horribly wrong for her.
Wallis never wanted to be Queen and did not want Edward to abdicate for her. She wanted to remain his mistress but his childlike and petulant nature was his way or the hightway. Horrid man!
Some of the best tiaras are in the Gloucester collection, the Duchess of Gloucester had an amazing tiara and jewels on at the state Banquet for the Emperor and Empress of Japan this week.
@@watthaile2053 It wouldnt need to be done if people did their research correctly, Fun has nothing to do with it. People should be happy to be corrected, There is no shame in making a mistake but there is shame in arrogantly resisting facts and spreading lies in their place
It is common for nobility to be casually addressed according to their title, the fictional Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham for example, usually called Robert Grantham in informal setting. Occasionally, the practice would extend to the family members, though much for daughters much less often.
@@SwimmerPrince It would *never* happen. Male holders of titles might use the titles in lieu of a surname..A.Armstrong Jones signed himself "Snowdon" and his son signed himself ""Linley" as his title was Viscount Linley, but Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones had no title of her own beyond being the daughter of an Earl, She was always Armstrong Jones, and then Chatto purely as surnames
Mary was quite a character. If she saw a piece of jewelry, she liked on one of the aristocracy, she would drop huge hints that she would like that piece. She was also known to pocket stuff while staying at various grand homes.
No wonder Queen Elizabeth only gives marrying in women 'permanent loan' of the jewellery, so when they die, it comes back to the royal house, as so much has been gifted away, then they give to their daughter, who marries elsewhere and it goes with them and is lost the the Queens collection forever!!
Also, when the Russian Imperial family members had to sell jewelry to meet their expenses, Queen Mary bought them from her relatives as "discount" prices. As such Queen Mary was very keen to see these pieces NOT go elsewhere and to stay in the Family. This is why QEII only permanently loaned the pieces to her female royal relatives so that they would not be "cast out" again.
An omission can be seen at 1:07 where the Queen Mother wears the Duchess of Teck diamond crescent tiara. Queen Mary gave her this tiara and also the Duchess of Teck diamond circles necklace after the abdication. The necklace is now owned by princess Margaret’s son, while the tiara is part of Queen Elizabeth II’s collection inherited by King Charles.
Lady Sarah Chatto, styled as a daughter of the first Earl of Snowdon, takes her surname from her husband, Mr Daniel Chatto. Snowdon - the earldom of which is now the title of her brother, has never formed part of her name, which was Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones prior to her marriage - Armstrong-Jones being her father's surname. Neither is she "of Snowdon," in the way that Prince Andrew's daughters were "of York," prior to their marriages, nor "of Sussex," in the way that Prince Harry's children now are or indeed, Lady Louise Windsor would now be "of Edinburgh," of she chose to use her princely style and titual dignity of HRH.
you're right about everything else except about Lady Louise, our late Queen put a note in Letters Patent and it was agreed in 1999 that any children of Edward and Sophie's would not have royal styles and titles and would have the courtesy titles as sons and daughters of an Earl (now a Duke) and theres been no such thing as being able to choose to use a royal title later if she had a royal title it would have been hers and also james from birth the press didn't like it at the time
@@lsmith9249 I had wondered why 'of Edinburgh' had not been added to Lady Louise's name after her father became Duke of Edinburgh. That would be in line with Prince William's children's name being changed from 'of Cambridge' to 'of Wales.' It occurred to me while reading your comment that she has never been known as Lady Louise of Wessex. Suddenly, the lack of that of that phrase made sense, it's a royal style rather than showing she is the child of a person with a particular title. Lady, of course, is a courtesy title to daughters of Earls and Dukes (among others), so that custom won't change unless further Letters of Patent are drawn up in the future.
You’re incorrect. They were given HRH Prince/Princess at birth. Edward and Sophie chose not to use them, instead allowing their children to choose when they’re adults. Hence the use of Lady and Viscount. Any child of a monarch, will use Prince/Princess. But their kids (monarch’s grandchildren) only get the Prince/Princess title if they are from the male heir. So Princess Ann refused titles but Peter and Zara would not have been Prince/Princess. QEII would have given them other titles. I hope that helps.
@@ukmary1968 I'm pretty sure that's what I said - I certainly intended to! But not to worry - we're of a like mind! It is unlikely that Peter and Zara would have been given personal titles by HM though - the mechanism would have been to create an Earldom for their father. It is the titles of children of an Earl (and now Duke), that Louise and James have - though Louise has (and James will have on his birthday next year) the choice to add HRH and Princess/Prince, should they wish to. The real test might be how Louise's occupation is described on her marriage certificate, if that becomes applicable. I'm sure their York and (then) Wales cousins were described in the traditional wordings.
This was a very excellent post! I had never heard that Queen Mary had given any jewels to Wallis Simpson. Queen Mary was so proper that I've no doubt she felt it was her duty to send a gift, even though she sent it indirectly. Ostensibly, she gifted the necklace to her son, but both of them knew it was meant for Wallis. I was wondering about the Kent festoon tiara that Princess Michael wears and which I thought was also a gift from Queen Mary, but you didn't mention it. Maybe it was given to Princess Marina later on during her marriage and not at the wedding? I don't think that was the tiara given to her by the City of London because I thought that was a fringe tiara and the one I'm thinking about its more of a festoon.
Yes, you are right. The Fringe Tiara was given as a wedding gift from the City of London. However, the origin of the Kent Festoon Tiara is shrouded in mystery. It does not appear to have been a wedding gift. I also could not find any information suggesting that it was a gift from Queen Mary. There is speculation that it might have been a gift from the Duke, but it is unknown exactly when the tiara was given. As far as I have been able to find, the Tiara first appeared at the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
@@JewelryJourneys-lq1jl Could she have borrowed it from her mother, GD Elena Vladimirovna, for the coronation and then later on inherited it? I don't think Prince George ever had enough money to gift his bride such a tiara, plus it'd be strange for her not to wear it during his lifetime. They were very active social butterflies! Then, after his early death, Princess Marina didn't have any money. She pretty much depended on the largesse of the monarch, so I doubt she could have bought it. What do you think?
Queen Mary left that little necklace to Edward/Wallis in her will, so the Duchess started wearing it after 1953. Considering the priceless jewelry in huge diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc. which Queen Mary left to her other daughters-in-law and granddaughters, this necklace was a trifle. But, without a doubt, it was a gesture.
Very well done and wonderful photos. One thing: it is not correct that Queen Mary a the Duke of Windsor communicated only twice after the Abdication. They wrote to each other very regularly.
I am surprised there is no mention of major jewels that would inevitably have been given or bequeathed to Queen Mary’s daughter, Princess Mary, the princess royal.
Just my personal opinion royal jewelry are historic, antique beautiful creations. But Wallus Simpson collection just the most beautiful collection of all. The most iconic mist recognizable designed stunning pieces that are simply stunning ( panther pieces, cross bracelets, flamingo brooch)
I wonder what pieces of jewellery the late Queen Elizabeth left her female family members. Of course all the major pieces and sets go to King Charles but I feel sure she would have left small pieces of her personal jewellery to Anne, Sophie , Sarah and her granddaughters Zara, Beatrice, Eugenie and Louise. Probably also the great granddaughters and her niece Sarah Chatto. Anne received some lovely pieces during her mother's lifetime and the late Queen gave pearl and diamond earrings to several family members, including Meghan. I don't suppose we will ever know.
The Fringe Tiara givted to Queen Elizabeth and worn at her wedding was not only loaned to Princess Anne for her wedding, but also loaned to Princess Beatrice for hers.
Marina Duchess of Kent was praised for her exceptional elegance and beauty, but I think her sister in law Alice Duchess of Gloucester was much more attractive. Yes I’m that superficial.
The Duke of windsor and queen mary wrote constantly! And the pearls were a wedding gift, queen mary was much too correct etiquette wise so she simply couldnt just not send a gift, it was a kindness they didnt deserve from her.
I am pretty sure that in Queen Mary’s day, the women didn’t own the jewels. They were given to the men to be inherited by their eldest son, and on through the generations.
Not the wedding gifts. And I think it was QM that established the royal trust collection that passes from monarch to monarch so they won’t be subject to inheritance taxes. Not everything falls into the trust but the bulk of it does.
From the journals of family, friends, and acquaintances, Queen Mary would use coercion to obtain jewelry from those she thought less-worthy of the pieces or having hardship, such as her Russian relatives. She also had “sticky fingers” and was not above taking what she wanted. Both she and her husband were cold and non-responsive in affection for their children. Poor Duchess Marina had to put up with a loveless marriage with Duke George and his bisexual relationships. While the jewelry is magnificent, the narrative and suggestions that the Queen Mary was a loving mother-figure is not historically accurate.
I think wallis has more integrety than megan has in her little finger and wallis certainly didnt have that much . At least she knew when to shut her mouth 😅
Queen Elizabeth B/L was in love with someone else…that’s the reason she said “No” so many times…the moms had the love of her life kicked out of the country
Well, when we look at it we were saved a weak king. The fact that Edward was a tad too comfortable with Hitler. So, Wallis could have received it for our thanks.
I just wonder how the dozens of the Jewelry chests gone when British invaded my country, Myanmar.... The Last Queen Mother of Myanmar entrusted those chests to the British Officer in Charge then they lost forever..... Some of the Jewelries are very precious as Burmese owned the biggest empire in mainland Southeast Asia and our Kings collected them through generations....
Excuse me, in historical writings the king to be who abdicated was considered a weakling by his parents. They deemed him unfit long before he met Simpson and long before his father died. The mother said she wished that her second son would take the throne, but he was the second son and that was wishful thinking on her part. Little did she know that her wish would become reality. These narrators are always trying to make Simpson the reason he abdicated, it was the easiest way out for him and if he hadn’t Hitler, Phillip and Mountbatten would have taken the United Kingdom to hell in a basket.
i think Wallis was a very convenient excuse by the government of the day to remove a king who was a nazi sympathizer, although popular with some of the masses he was completely unsuitable to reign over us in any way shape or form and his father, HM King George v knew it we should be thankful that some higher power sent that rather awful woman to seduce the then Prince of Wales so we could have a truly good and great King to lead the empire through the war
When he initially abdicated he had hoped there still might have been a chance of being returned to the throne. He must definitely was a pain to his brother King George after abidication by phone calling him and interfering with royal and government affair. This continued until then King refused to take his calls any longer and banned any of the royal firm from speaking with him. That was I have read so he was out but was until Then Nazi files were found that his was all the out.
Didn’t the Duke of Windsor run off with a bunch of jewellery that he’d inherited as the next monarch but wasn’t public property- so basically he went off to France with anything available to him at the time that wasn’t owned by the public & that was where Wallis got a lot of her jewellery & they started selling it off once they got short of cash. That could just be gossip though
I don't think he was that smart considering she could talk him out of being king. Which is a good thing . Britain needed a stronger man to lead the kingdom.
Rift? The BRF were pretty much united in their distaste for Wallis. Why? George V and Mary had discreet inquiries made on Wallis's background, especially her sojourn in China as a "hostess" in a brthl. PLEASE read King of Fools. PLEASE.
Gostei muito deste vídeo ficou impressionada com a história da famílias reais,gosto muito mesmo e incrível como o tempo passa rápido e vai acontecendo a história do passado ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Care and affection she showed her own children? Prince John who had autism was sent away to live in isolation and his only royal visitor until his death was his Grandmother Queen Adelaide, that doesn't show much maternal care and affection to me. Queen May of Teck was a cold and distant mother to all her children.
Born in 1905, Prince John lived with his family for most of his life until his epilepsy became very severe and he went to live at Wood Farm with his governess, Charlotte "Lala" Bill in 1916. Queen Mary visited him whenever she could and arranged for local children to be playmates for him at Wood Farm. Queen Mary ensured he spent Christmas 1918 with her and the rest of the family at Sandringham. He died the next month at Wood Farm after a severe seizure. His maternal grandmother, Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, could not have visited him. She died in 1897, eight years before Prince John was born.
I thought that when Edward VIII abdicated he ran off with a bunch of jewelry that wasn’t tied to the royal estate, which is why these days most of it is in a single estate that Camilla is just borrowing out of
Queen Mary is the reason the royals have the marvelous jewels they have now.
Yes she was known to be a kleptomaniac take things and she too advantage of the monarchys that were invaded and bought the jewels cause they needed money on exile...I saw on her documentary. 17:02
Agreed! Queen Mary was the relative to know, surely.
@@maryhirsch7170 - Queen Mary is probably the main reason, but certainly not the only reason why they have a marvelous collection. They have some significant items from Queen Victoria and a couple from Alexandra. The Queen Mother inherited the very valuable Greville collection, and during her long life Queen Elizabeth II acquired a huge amount of jewels as gifts.
She used to go to friends houses and would go home with loads of stuff,her way of asking for things she liked,her hosts couldn't say no.
@@stephengoddard5093 hey, if it worked, why not? LOL
❤ seeing the ladies wear their royal jewels is a real treat, for sure. The top three were deserving, Simpson should have remained outside the loop.
She did. Mary never acknowledged Wallis' existion.
Don't need the music its very distracting, turning off unfortunately.
I am fascinated that the men in the royal family take an interest in designing jewelry for their women.
I Know and they have a good eye. The jewelry looks magnificent on them. Like it’s Tailored to them in a sense.
Prince Phillip had a great eye for jewels and design 💜
Literally, what else do they have to do?
There is a strong artistic streak running through that family. Both Victoria and Albert were artistic and passed it on. Both Prince Philip and King Charles were/are excellent painters.
@@barbraseville8984 too right. After meeting Wallis Simpson, the Duke of Windsor focussed his entire life on buying her affection. There was no flair, artistry or imagination involved in his choice of jewellery for her. I have no doubt that she told him what she wanted and he bought it for her with money he had conned out of British people through lying to his brother George VI or pimped off his rich friends. He was lazy and stupid. Apparently, his brother Prince George was just as bad. In spite of all those rocks he created a living hell for his wife with his shenanigans. He was also believed to be a German spy. Windsor was a Nazi sympathiser and so was Wallis. He said that Hitler should bomb the hell out of London on the promise that she would be made queen and presumably have all the royal jewellery to herself. This was an informative piece but the politics and characteristics of those involved is also interesting and would make the rest of us feel less like wide eyed plebs.
James Pope Hennessey's official biography of Queen Mary is wonderful, and this program is remarkably accurate. QM really put the royal family on good footing . She was a surprisingly excellent and intelligent Queen. She and King George V were a good couple who loved each other very much.
Yes, it’s a great book. I’ve got it on Audible and the narration is very good.
Loved seeing pictures of Catherine Kent ,such a lovely genuine lady who quietly devoted her life to duty and others and best of all she's a Yorkshire girl❤
It's actually spelled Katharine.
@positivepessimist6853 Thank you, I didn't realise.
I am fascinated the royal jewelry collections!
Blood stones
@@doublerainbow8169jealousy is such an unbecoming trait ....
@@watthaile2053
Everything is not about jealousy! Such an ugly word.
No matter how glorified a thing or state, it could never be everyone's cup of tea.
The RF is not everyone's cup of tea.
@@watthaile2053 Krvav je to nakit to nije ljubomora več činjenica
Stunning jewelry! Enjoyed the history
I thought I was the only person who found stuff like this interesting
Yes, because _nobody_ loves fine jewelry, lol!
There’s a lot of us around!!
@@vivs3189 I think I’m turning into old lady
@@voraciousreader3341 yeah really not the point
I've been in love with the crown jewels since a child. AREN'T they fabulous ❤?@jessejacobs9856
❤ beautiful elegance ❤ thank you, I really enjoy these fabulous fashions of years past. We don't see many displays of family sharing and traditional hand-me-down treasures ❤
Wallis wanted to leave Edward ( uncle David ) he wouldn’t accept it ,
Her diary’s make extremely extraordinary reading
@@janesteinberg2713 yes it does.
Yes, when I read her letters it’s cleared she deeply regretted ever getting involved with him; and wanted to remain with her first husband. Sometimes, I believe she was a foreign asset and it went horribly wrong for her.
Wallis never wanted to be Queen and did not want Edward to abdicate for her. She wanted to remain his mistress but his childlike and petulant nature was his way or the hightway. Horrid man!
@@lovinglife419her second husband.
A quite enjoyable video, it is clear you have done your research, and it is refreshing to hear words correctly pronounced. Thank you for this!
I love that they hand things to family ❤. Such historical significance.
Some of the best tiaras are in the Gloucester collection, the Duchess of Gloucester had an amazing tiara and jewels on at the state Banquet for the Emperor and Empress of Japan this week.
Its a pity that you didnt have coloured photos of the jewels....good video 😍🇬🇧
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Check your history DATES😂😂😂
Fantastic. I like the way you present. Thanks for sharing.
Extremely interesting and exciting video. Will be watching more.
Lady Sarah Chatto was Lady Sarah Armstrong- Jones before marriage, "Snowdon" has never been a part of her name despite her father's title
It's such great fun to correct others, isn't it.??
@@watthaile2053 It wouldnt need to be done if people did their research correctly, Fun has nothing to do with it. People should be happy to be corrected, There is no shame in making a mistake but there is shame in arrogantly resisting facts and spreading lies in their place
@@ludovica8221
Leave it to title-loving Americans to muddle things up.
It is common for nobility to be casually addressed according to their title, the fictional Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham for example, usually called Robert Grantham in informal setting. Occasionally, the practice would extend to the family members, though much for daughters much less often.
@@SwimmerPrince It would *never* happen. Male holders of titles might use the titles in lieu of a surname..A.Armstrong Jones signed himself "Snowdon" and his son signed himself ""Linley" as his title was Viscount Linley, but Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones had no title of her own beyond being the daughter of an Earl, She was always Armstrong Jones, and then Chatto purely as surnames
I love the royal husbands making beautiful jewelry for their wives thank you so much I love your news!
Excellant and informing video. It would be great if there were more close up shots of the jewels.
Mary was quite a character. If she saw a piece of jewelry, she liked on one of the aristocracy, she would drop huge hints that she would like that piece. She was also known to pocket stuff while staying at various grand homes.
No wonder Queen Elizabeth only gives marrying in women 'permanent loan' of the jewellery, so when they die, it comes back to the royal house, as so much has been gifted away, then they give to their daughter, who marries elsewhere and it goes with them and is lost the the Queens collection forever!!
Also, when the Russian Imperial family members had to sell jewelry to meet their expenses, Queen Mary bought them from her relatives as "discount" prices. As such Queen Mary was very keen to see these pieces NOT go elsewhere and to stay in the Family. This is why QEII only permanently loaned the pieces to her female royal relatives so that they would not be "cast out" again.
Loved it thank you, more please.❤😊
Enjoyable, as always. Thank you.
An omission can be seen at 1:07 where the Queen Mother wears the Duchess of Teck diamond crescent tiara. Queen Mary gave her this tiara and also the Duchess of Teck diamond circles necklace after the abdication. The necklace is now owned by princess Margaret’s son, while the tiara is part of Queen Elizabeth II’s collection inherited by King Charles.
Lady Sarah Chatto, styled as a daughter of the first Earl of Snowdon, takes her surname from her husband, Mr Daniel Chatto. Snowdon - the earldom of which is now the title of her brother, has never formed part of her name, which was Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones prior to her marriage - Armstrong-Jones being her father's surname. Neither is she "of Snowdon," in the way that Prince Andrew's daughters were "of York," prior to their marriages, nor "of Sussex," in the way that Prince Harry's children now are or indeed, Lady Louise Windsor would now be "of Edinburgh," of she chose to use her princely style and titual dignity of HRH.
you're right about everything else except about Lady Louise, our late Queen put a note in Letters Patent and it was agreed in 1999 that any children of Edward and Sophie's would not have royal styles and titles and would have the courtesy titles
as sons and daughters of an Earl (now a Duke)
and theres been no such thing as being able to choose to use a royal title later
if she had a royal title it would have been hers and also james from birth
the press didn't like it at the time
@@lsmith9249 I had wondered why 'of Edinburgh' had not been added to Lady Louise's name after her father became Duke of Edinburgh. That would be in line with Prince William's children's name being changed from 'of Cambridge' to 'of Wales.' It occurred to me while reading your comment that she has never been known as Lady Louise of Wessex. Suddenly, the lack of that of that phrase made sense, it's a royal style rather than showing she is the child of a person with a particular title. Lady, of course, is a courtesy title to daughters of Earls and Dukes (among others), so that custom won't change unless further Letters of Patent are drawn up in the future.
You’re incorrect. They were given HRH Prince/Princess at birth. Edward and Sophie chose not to use them, instead allowing their children to choose when they’re adults. Hence the use of Lady and Viscount. Any child of a monarch, will use Prince/Princess. But their kids (monarch’s grandchildren) only get the Prince/Princess title if they are from the male heir. So Princess Ann refused titles but Peter and Zara would not have been Prince/Princess. QEII would have given them other titles. I hope that helps.
@@ukmary1968 I'm pretty sure that's what I said - I certainly intended to! But not to worry - we're of a like mind! It is unlikely that Peter and Zara would have been given personal titles by HM though - the mechanism would have been to create an Earldom for their father. It is the titles of children of an Earl (and now Duke), that Louise and James have - though Louise has (and James will have on his birthday next year) the choice to add HRH and Princess/Prince, should they wish to. The real test might be how Louise's occupation is described on her marriage certificate, if that becomes applicable. I'm sure their York and (then) Wales cousins were described in the traditional wordings.
@@paulharvey9149 my apologies if I misunderstood. I have a bad habit of commenting while I watch so I don’t forget.
Thank you for this interesting video.
Do you know what jewels queen Mary offered her daughter princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood ?
Beautifully narrated and brilliantly researched. The illustrative photos and videos are top knotch.
This was a very excellent post! I had never heard that Queen Mary had given any jewels to Wallis Simpson. Queen Mary was so proper that I've no doubt she felt it was her duty to send a gift, even though she sent it indirectly. Ostensibly, she gifted the necklace to her son, but both of them knew it was meant for Wallis. I was wondering about the Kent festoon tiara that Princess Michael wears and which I thought was also a gift from Queen Mary, but you didn't mention it. Maybe it was given to Princess Marina later on during her marriage and not at the wedding? I don't think that was the tiara given to her by the City of London because I thought that was a fringe tiara and the one I'm thinking about its more of a festoon.
Yes, you are right. The Fringe Tiara was given as a wedding gift from the City of London. However, the origin of the Kent Festoon Tiara is shrouded in mystery. It does not appear to have been a wedding gift. I also could not find any information suggesting that it was a gift from Queen Mary. There is speculation that it might have been a gift from the Duke, but it is unknown exactly when the tiara was given. As far as I have been able to find, the Tiara first appeared at the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
@@JewelryJourneys-lq1jl Could she have borrowed it from her mother, GD Elena Vladimirovna, for the coronation and then later on inherited it? I don't think Prince George ever had enough money to gift his bride such a tiara, plus it'd be strange for her not to wear it during his lifetime. They were very active social butterflies! Then, after his early death, Princess Marina didn't have any money. She pretty much depended on the largesse of the monarch, so I doubt she could have bought it. What do you think?
Queen Mary left that little necklace to Edward/Wallis in her will, so the Duchess started wearing it after 1953. Considering the priceless jewelry in huge diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc. which Queen Mary left to her other daughters-in-law and granddaughters, this necklace was a trifle. But, without a doubt, it was a gesture.
@@mercedesscholl5551What became of that pearl necklace?
@@witchhazel4135 It was auctioned off.
Thank you it is so good getting correct information excellent video.
Very well done and wonderful photos. One thing: it is not correct that Queen Mary a the Duke of Windsor communicated only twice after the Abdication. They wrote to each other very regularly.
And the Duke of Windsor periodically would come to visit his mother. It was low key and not in public, but he did visit her.
No, I love the Royal. I love everything about the Royals.
The tiarra also worn by the great granddaughter Princess Beatrice😊
Fascinating saga
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Seems Queen Mary is very passionate person n loving personality she hv
Fabulous video! Thank you!!!
A great channel - very interesting and it must have taken a lot of hard work to pull all that information together - Thank you
King George XI was such a handsome man. I believe he would've been so proud of his daughter. Prince William reminds me so much of him.
George VI
@@davidrubin8228 oh, my mistake George VI
I am surprised there is no mention of major jewels that would inevitably have been given or bequeathed to Queen Mary’s daughter, Princess Mary, the princess royal.
Queen Mary, was the keeper of the jewels
Just my personal opinion royal jewelry are historic, antique beautiful creations. But Wallus Simpson collection just the most beautiful collection of all. The most iconic mist recognizable designed stunning pieces that are simply stunning ( panther pieces, cross bracelets, flamingo brooch)
Fantastic video. Very interesting.
Thanks again ❤😊
Excellent information. Very interesting.
I wonder what pieces of jewellery the late Queen Elizabeth left her female family members. Of course all the major pieces and sets go to King Charles but I feel sure she would have left small pieces of her personal jewellery to Anne, Sophie , Sarah and her granddaughters Zara, Beatrice, Eugenie and Louise. Probably also the great granddaughters and her niece Sarah Chatto. Anne received some lovely pieces during her mother's lifetime and the late Queen gave pearl and diamond earrings to several family members, including Meghan. I don't suppose we will ever know.
I know catherine got her Japanese pearl choker!
@@Arielsfork Nice.
@Arielsfork she was also gifted her 2 row string pearl necklace. And several brooches that she wore during the official mourning period.
I thought that it went to KC and PC !?? I thought I’d heard nothing was given to mm or nothing of value!
Personal jewelry is also owned by King Charles. The ones she had gifted would be given back to Crown after the person’s death..
Absolutely fascinating...... I have now subscribed to your channel.
Didn’t Princess Beatrice also wear the Fringe Tiara for her wedding?
I believe so.
@@sharonlopez4706Yes she did. The youtuber has not done a proper job.
The Fringe Tiara givted to Queen Elizabeth and worn at her wedding was not only loaned to Princess Anne for her wedding, but also loaned to Princess Beatrice for hers.
Marina Duchess of Kent was praised for her exceptional elegance and beauty, but I think her sister in law Alice Duchess of Gloucester was much more attractive. Yes I’m that superficial.
YOU ARE FANTASTIC ! THANKYOU !
This was wonderful, thank you!
Very interesting to learn how jewellery crosses centuries.
The Duke of windsor and queen mary wrote constantly! And the pearls were a wedding gift, queen mary was much too correct etiquette wise so she simply couldnt just not send a gift, it was a kindness they didnt deserve from her.
I would have thought Wallis would be fortunate not to have received a pipe bomb in the mail.
ROTFLMAO
I am pretty sure that in Queen Mary’s day, the women didn’t own the jewels. They were given to the men to be inherited by their eldest son, and on through the generations.
Not the wedding gifts. And I think it was QM that established the royal trust collection that passes from monarch to monarch so they won’t be subject to inheritance taxes. Not everything falls into the trust but the bulk of it does.
Love the twin pearls so elegance by Wallis Symson during 19
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From the journals of family, friends, and acquaintances, Queen Mary would use coercion to obtain jewelry from those she thought less-worthy of the pieces or having hardship, such as her Russian relatives. She also had “sticky fingers” and was not above taking what she wanted. Both she and her husband were cold and non-responsive in affection for their children. Poor Duchess Marina had to put up with a loveless marriage with Duke George and his bisexual relationships. While the jewelry is magnificent, the narrative and suggestions that the Queen Mary was a loving mother-figure is not historically accurate.
It's shame we can't see these in colour.
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Check your history DATES😂😂😂
@@PippaRilleyHaha, of course I know that at the time there was no colour TV. But many historical TV footages have been coloured afterwards. 🙂
Why would anyone get rid of those jewels? I'm stunned
I think wallis has more integrety than megan has in her little finger and wallis certainly didnt have that much . At least she knew when to shut her mouth 😅
Wow! What a beautiful piece of history! Thank you for this video!
Love this.
Queen Mary seemed to be a lovely and kind lady.
Not really. She had a bad habit of asking for precious things from other people even the poor if she took a fancy to something.
@@elizabethnuttall5374 So she was a wise lady as well.
Nice.
EBL refused him 3x becaused she was in love with someone else Queen Mary had him banished
Apart from the jewelries queen mary acquired during her time, was there any new jewelry added after her passing?
Queen Elizabeth B/L was in love with someone else…that’s the reason she said “No” so many times…the moms had the love of her life kicked out of the country
i LOVE 💘THE REAL JEWELERY💍THiS iS WHAT i WOULD LOVE 💘 TO GiVE MY DAUGHTER'S iN LAW TOO THE REAL THiNG ONLY.
It's beautiful
Hello, do you have a reference please for Queen Elizabeth's quote re: Queen Marys death? Thank you!
Princess Marina ❤
Well, when we look at it we were saved a weak king. The fact that Edward was a tad too comfortable with Hitler. So, Wallis could have received it for our thanks.
Marina survived the Greek uprising and revolution….
I just wonder how the dozens of the Jewelry chests gone when British invaded my country, Myanmar.... The Last Queen Mother of Myanmar entrusted those chests to the British Officer in Charge then they lost forever..... Some of the Jewelries are very precious as Burmese owned the biggest empire in mainland Southeast Asia and our Kings collected them through generations....
All of them belong to Queen Camilla now
@@fahimfaisalmahir567 All of them are LOANED to Camilla
I can't imagine being rich enough to go to places where I could wear something like that!
KGVI did not HAVE to propose three times. He proposed three times.
Very prettyBrigett
This is a good video and a different spin on royal jewelry. Most of these women needed jewlery, it was more beautiful than them.
Sarah Chatto does not use her maiden name of Snowdon and has not since she married Daniel Chatto many years ago.
And Royal Germs have Camilla and Charles two deplorable at the helm of this grotesque family - Diana RIP
gt over it, most of us have moved on from 30 years ago
God Save King Charles and Queen Camilla.
true love.
Wow
Depending on personal taste, I think princess Marina looks better, has more elegance than princess Alice.
Excuse me, in historical writings the king to be who abdicated was considered a weakling by his parents. They deemed him unfit long before he met Simpson and long before his father died. The mother said she wished that her second son would take the throne, but he was the second son and that was wishful thinking on her part. Little did she know that her wish would become reality. These narrators are always trying to make Simpson the reason he abdicated, it was the easiest way out for him and if he hadn’t Hitler, Phillip and Mountbatten would have taken the United Kingdom to hell in a basket.
He was also said to be sterile, which is why they were afraid he would marry and Wallis would try to fake a pregnancy.
Twiggy Twang ... Would that be with or out the hand.??
i think Wallis was a very convenient excuse by the government of the day to remove a king who was a nazi sympathizer, although popular with some of the masses he was completely unsuitable to reign over us in any way shape or form and his father, HM King George v knew it
we should be thankful that some higher power sent that rather awful woman to seduce the then Prince of Wales so we could have a truly good and great King to lead the empire through the war
When he initially abdicated he had hoped there still might have been a chance of being returned to the throne. He must definitely was a pain to his brother King George after abidication by phone calling him and interfering with royal and government affair. This continued until then King refused to take his calls any longer and banned any of the royal firm from speaking with him. That was I have read so he was out but was until Then Nazi files were found that his was all the out.
The Duke of Kent is still alive
The current Duke is Queen Mary’s grandson.
@@catherinemansfieldyes he is and is still alive. The video said otherwise.
@@IntellectualCuriositythe video refers to the death of prince George, the duke of Kent, queen Mary's son and the current duke's father.
Didn’t the Duke of Windsor run off with a bunch of jewellery that he’d inherited as the next monarch but wasn’t public property- so basically he went off to France with anything available to him at the time that wasn’t owned by the public & that was where Wallis got a lot of her jewellery & they started selling it off once they got short of cash. That could just be gossip though
I don't think he was that smart considering she could talk him out of being king. Which is a good thing . Britain needed a stronger man to lead the kingdom.
Rift? The BRF were pretty much united in their distaste for Wallis. Why? George V and Mary had discreet inquiries made on Wallis's background, especially her sojourn in China as a "hostess" in a brthl. PLEASE read King of Fools. PLEASE.
United in their distaste for her or not, and in spite of her stint as a 'hostess' in a 'brthl', even if true, a king still abdicated for this woman.
@JanJan-pq4im "Even if...?" Ribbentrop ring a bell? Jimmy Donahue? Wallis was a wh*re. Read King of Fools.
@@JanJan-pq4imDoesn't say much at all for David of Windsor.😊
My Mum always said Wallis had HRH on her linens but she never got that title.
Maria Feordovna passed away in 1928
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At least she never give out information from the royals like Meghan
What happened to Wallis' pearl necklace?
Probably auctioned off with the rest of her jewels.
Calvin Klein and his wife purchased the necklace at the famous 1987 Sotheby's Geneva auction.
Gostei muito deste vídeo ficou impressionada com a história da famílias reais,gosto muito mesmo e incrível como o tempo passa rápido e vai acontecendo a história do passado ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What Did Queen Mary “Give”. What Did Queen Mary “Give”, not “Gift”! Whoever began using this word this way needs to be punished!.
Modern day Wallis Simpson, Meghan Markle 😂
True !!!!😊
Wallis Simpson never pulled the crap that nutmeg is doing
I would put Wallis Simpson above Meg Markle any day,in every way.
Methane holds on tight to the royal title she got from the rf despite accusing them of many things together with her traitor husband and mother.
A hole
Care and affection she showed her own children? Prince John who had autism was sent away to live in isolation and his only royal visitor until his death was his Grandmother Queen Adelaide, that doesn't show much maternal care and affection to me. Queen May of Teck was a cold and distant mother to all her children.
Born in 1905, Prince John lived with his family for most of his life until his epilepsy became very severe and he went to live at Wood Farm with his governess, Charlotte "Lala" Bill in 1916. Queen Mary visited him whenever she could and arranged for local children to be playmates for him at Wood Farm. Queen Mary ensured he spent Christmas 1918 with her and the rest of the family at Sandringham. He died the next month at Wood Farm after a severe seizure. His maternal grandmother, Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, could not have visited him. She died in 1897, eight years before Prince John was born.
I thought that when Edward VIII abdicated he ran off with a bunch of jewelry that wasn’t tied to the royal estate, which is why these days most of it is in a single estate that Camilla is just borrowing out of
They were all good daughters-in-law...
except the miserable Simpson...
There is no such thing as a queen camilla
Whether you like it or not she is Queen Camilla. Your denial of the fact doesn’t change that.