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As Princess Elizabeth was getting dressed at Buckingham Palace before leaving for Westminster Abbey, the tiara snapped. Luckily, the court jeweller[who?] was standing by in case of any emergency, and was rushed to his work room by a police escort. The Queen Mother reassured her daughter that it would be fixed in time, and it was. She lent it to her granddaughter, Princess Anne, for her wedding to Captain Mark Phillips in 1973. It was later loaned to Princess Beatrice for her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020. It was put on show at an exhibition with a number of other royal tiaras in 2001.
Necklaces & Jewelry Of The British Royal Family
As Princess Elizabeth was getting dressed at Buckingham Palace before leaving for Westminster Abbey, the tiara snapped. Luckily, the court jeweller[who?] was standing by in case of any emergency, and was rushed to his work room by a police escort. The Queen Mother reassured her daughter that it would be fixed in time, and it was. She lent it to her granddaughter, Princess Anne, for her wedding to Captain Mark Phillips in 1973. It was later loaned to Princess Beatrice for her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020. It was put on show at an exhibition with a number of other royal tiaras in 2001.