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Queen Elizabeth II's secret childhood tiara moment?
17 Apr
Summary
- Princess Elizabeth wore a coronet at age 11 in 1937.
- Her wedding tiara famously broke before her 1947 ceremony.
- The tiara was later loaned to Princess Anne and Beatrice.
While etiquette suggests a royal's first tiara moment is their wedding day, Queen Elizabeth II might have made an earlier appearance. In 1937, at just 11 years old, the then-Princess Elizabeth was photographed on the Buckingham Palace balcony wearing a coronet following her father King George VI's coronation. This occurred a decade before her marriage to Prince Philip.
Princess Elizabeth's official wedding tiara, Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara, experienced a dramatic last-minute incident. Hours before her 1947 wedding, the tiara snapped while she was dressing and required urgent repairs. The Queen later recalled the alarming moment, noting she initially thought she had broken it, mistaking a necklace for part of the tiara.
This significant tiara was later loaned out by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1973, it was worn by her daughter, Princess Anne, and more recently, in 2020, by her granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, for their respective weddings, continuing its royal legacy.
