Jewelry

Jewelry We Hope to See at the Royal Wedding — Straight From Queen Elizabeth's Collection - PEOPLE.com

This diamond-and-pearl tiara is a relic of a lost monarchy: It originally belonged to Grand Duchess Vladimir, the aunt of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was temporarily separated from the tiara after fleeing St. Petersburg during the Russian Revolution, but was reunited with the piece a few years later when a British Secret Intelligence Service member rescued her jewels from Russia. After all that, she gave the tiara to her daughter, Princess Nicholas of Greece, who sold it to Queen Mary after her mother’s passing. When Mary died, the Queen inherited it – and still wears it today.