Transforming the kokoshnik tiara at Kensington Palace

[@Cheste969]

Wow. I’ve always wanted to find out how this turned into a necklace then back to a tiara.

[@힐만94]

yess, been looking into how the mechanism works, especially when you read this tiara was broken before QE2 wedding, and fixed by royal jeweller within seconds before she walked down the aisle...

[@OLIWIA647]

Ale to rosyjskie carskie klejnoty kupione ale to ROSJA

[@richardjones4080]

Many older pieces of jewelry were indeed convertible such as is the case here and other ways also including pendants and broaches etc

[@nicoler3499]

So cool!

[@Lost_liath]

I want to see them

[@carollo3848]

The reason I have been looking for brooches they are hard to find the ones made of silver and gold, that's why I collect silver brooches, I'm gonna pass it down to the next generation.

[@livewellwitheds6885]

thats so interesting and practical

[@englishruraldoggynerd]

Fascinating, more please, a commentary about it, it’s maker, showing the mechanism more clearly too would be fantastic.

[@theresa42213]

WOW! This is REALLY great! l've wondered how they turn tiaras into necklaces, and l'm actually surprised they showed it. lt would be great to see a few others!

[@LolaSteiningerGaming]

So, you could also wear it on your neck?? I am LOVING this so much!! 🥰

[@Yeesha0000]

Yeah, you absolutely could, it was meant to be convertible into a necklace. I find it absolutely gorgeous either way and brilliant altogether!

[@princesskyrie]

There are a lot of tiaras that are convertible - many convert into necklaces, some have detachable pieces so that the tiara can be worn several different ways (and some of those have elements that can detach and be worn as brooches), and even a few have interchangeable stones (for instance, Queen Elizabeth II's Vladimir Tiara has interchangeable pendants - it can be worn with emerald drops or pearl drops, or with no drops at all).

[@elizabethreed5178]

If you look at old pictures of Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary they often wore the necklaces as belts! And they pinned brooches all the way down their dresses.

[@Bunefoo401]

That is very cool, indeed, to see the beautiful tiara transformed into a necklace and back again

[@darlenevm]

Thank you for the video! I’ve been wanting to see how the tiaras can be disassembled. This was great❤️

[@robynwright520]

The craftmenship of these old pieces is astounding. Beautiful

[@Veronica-dc5ms]

Yess!! ~ I like how it serves more than 1 purpose :) ~ I love how the tiaras can be changed into necklaces ~ and with some you can extract a small portion of the end diamonds to create earrings.

[@elisedismore5486]

One of the most beautifull tiaras

[@sarahjwilloughbygreene]

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@mariadele9346]

Stunning jewel. Nowdays they don't make this kind of jewellery any more.... Thanks for sharing

[@ahoweO7]

Well yea, I'd imagine this would cost a million dollars atleast

[@mscott3918]

They can be made but it would be hugely expensive. Just as an example, some years ago I took a cigarette case made for my great grandmother to Garrard, who had made it in 1911. They said that if it was being made, rather than repaired it would be £50,000.

[@mariadele9346]

@@mscott3918 thank you for your comment. Wowww it must be a wonderful piece.

[@mariadele9346]

@@ahoweO7 yes I agree with you.

[@mscott3918]

@@mariadele9346 It's quite pretty. Silver gilt with an unusual hinge that slides up to open.

[@donnalayton6876]

How exciting it was to see and then know how this is accomplished. Thank you for the knowledge.

[@Usercantwelve]

Of all the Tiara's this is my No#1

[@IDEALEGACY59]

Love it😊

[@jazziered142]

This is my favorite tierra. I just love it.

[@StonedandRolling]

wow. i was desperately looking for its pics when it was worn as a necklace. but now can figure it out, thanks.

[@rosemarymonty5399]

Amazing piece of Jewelry.

[@LotusLady9]

Beautiful!

[@ableadelaide5893]

These fringe type tiaras are much more delicate and pretty up close than they appear. I've always thought they looked very stiff and clunky whenever I see them worn. I still think one of the grandest tiaras is the Fife Diamond, but such a shame the greedy government took it as a tax payment. Now more and more such lovely pieces are stored in a box somewhere and never seen being worn, such a shame.

[@04nbod]

Better in a museum than sold off to people who don't care about its history and cannibalise it for diamonds. Where did the Politimore go?

[@jennifernunez1443]

Is this the same fringe tiara that Nicholas’s mother wore in so many pictures and paintings?

[@milliegrace5216]

No it’s not I believe. I think it was made for Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward the 7th (I forgot what the number is) or it was made for Queen Mary wife of George the 5th to resemble the tiara worn by Empress Maria Feodrovna of Russia.

[@elise85391]

It's not the exact tiara. But I believe Queen Alexandra was the sister of Nicholas's mother, and she had the tiara created to look just like that one. So in a way, yes

[@milliegrace5216]

@@elise85391 Yes Alexandra and Maria were sisters!

[@mariafranca9391]

Beautiful tiara

[@gagagaggagaga9659]

Tchenks. SUPER.

[@Asigedge]

I thought this was considered a fringe tiara (See the King George III tiara the Queen worr on her wedding day). The kokoshonik was the one that the Queen wears that was fashioned from the Russian Court Dress Headpiece worn by Queen Alexandra's sister Empress Maria (nee Princess Dagmar of Denmark)

[@tiaramania1835]

It's a fringe tiara and a kokoshnik tiara. Fringes are a type of kokoshnik so all fringes are kokoshniks but not all kokoshniks are fringes if that makes sense. Most royal jewel watchers call this tiara the Fife Fringe Tiara, Duchess of Fife's Fringe Tiara, or Princess' Louise's Fringe Tiara. Any of those options are more descriptive that just the kokoshnik tiara.

[@Canerican.]

Me too!!

[@maikeliRAIWALUI]

Its russian fringe tiara princess elizabeth on her wedding day wore i instantly recongized it because of the center spoke is slightly off center

[@TeeBoyd88]

I never knew. 🤩

[@mlady204103]

Perfect tiara for a gardener as it looks like a jeweled picket fence.

[@lindak8664]

I’ve seen vids on this tiara a few times now. The resemblance to a picket fence never occurred to me, but now I can’t unsee it 😆

[@DavidFD-B]

Its not Kokoshnik Tiara, its Fringe Tiara, both are alike but its diffrent at all

[@Kimberly-cx9uv]

I wonder if the elastic band has always been part of the tiara design?

[@davidheatherly171]

200 years. 😁⚡😁 in 2 days.

[@thirstaefortae5057]

Wow!

[@saidameziani7297]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤algrienne et france sid prive

[@trojanette8345]

Considering how de ate and thin of nature this beautiful tiara, is makes me wonder how often (IF ever) Princess Louise and later wearers would convert it. In other words were wearers constantly 'fiddling with it' or did they tend to leave it in one particular form most of the time?

[@saritshull3909]

It's just a few screws and the setting is gold it should be robust enough to handle it. Maybe if they found the tread was stripping they might have replaced the bolt with platinum or steel since gold is a bit soft for a working application. But otherwise with proper maintenance ...

[@maryharvey6909]

Maybe they have a royal jeweler whose job it is to convert it and other pieces so you won’t have random princesses messing with it and their mothers, sisters, ....

[@saritshull3909]

@@maryharvey6909 they definitely don’t do it themselves I’m sure.

[@MysteryFanGirl]

I think I like it better as a Tiara 👸🏻

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

A lot of those "convertibles" are, unfortunately, only a success in ONE of the options. And some poor dears just don't look right no matter what is done. However, there are some truly amazing ones that work well either way. ☺👍

[@1brickrow]

Why wear the white gloves first for then to take them off to handle the tiara?

[@ButterflyGhostBFG]

The gloves were worn while it was cleaned. Plus, I imagine it's more fiddly to reattach it to the tiara base and doing it without gloves is easier.

[@mscott3918]

@@ButterflyGhostBFG Gloves lessen the sensitivity of the hands, making it easier to drop it. Fibres can also catch on the frame and cause damage. Gloves are generally only worn if oils might damage a delicate surface like silver gilt. Generally clean dry hands are safer.

[@catherinejulca9755]

😍❤💎💎💎

[@angelamckean9103]

This is not the kokosnik this is queen Mary’s fringe tiara

[@jtidema]

Right

[@josepsendrasendra9575]

Very interesting

[@nakaharaindria]

I'm curious, why did the person who disassemble the tiara wear gloves but the person who re-assembled it didn't? I kinda assumed that you have to always wear gloves to handle old jewelry. By the way, thank you for the video!

[@charleslayton9463]

Is it platinum? If it is platinum or white gold, I don't think touching it is going to hurt the metal, and it certainly won't hurt the diamonds. Gloves would just be for keeping fingerprints off of it so it doesn't need to be cleaned as often?

[@lindastricker2642]

That looks more like the fringe tiara

[@jtidema]

Yes, this is not the Kokoshnik Tiara.

[@susanheath5467]

Why gloves on to take apart, then off to screw back together?

[@raulvizcaino5534]

Hola tengo unas imágenes que pueda que les interese son de la Reina Isabel y otra de Napoleón Bonaparte Entre otras gracias espero su respuesta???

[@Canerican.]

Is this the Queen Mary fringe tiara?? If it’s not then is it just lying around in a vault or display case somewhere when it would look marvelous on the Duchess of Cambridge’s or Sussex’s dark hair?? Or why can’t the Princesses Beatrice or Eugenie wear this?? Come on QEII ,break out these diamonds !! I’d wear it!, I’d wear it everywhere I went like yoga or the supermarket!! It’s fabulous!!

[@cmstevens]

This fringe tiara (called "the" kokoshnik here which confuses me) is owned by the Fife line of the royal family. The current Duke of Fife has loaned it for display along with the magnificent Fife Tiara and Queen Victoria's emeralds.

[@reneenicolegray_]

This is not the same Queen Mary fringe tiara worn by Elizabeth II on her wedding day. You can tell the difference in the length of the spokes from the center.

[@jonesnori]

I thought it seemed short. Thank you!

[@sedekiman]

Actually it is the diamond fringe tiara.

[@milkweed697]

Wait ... This not the Kokoshnik Tiara!

[@karljameslee3279]

This is queen marys fringe tiara

[@mscott3918]

No, it's similar, but The Queen has Queen Mary's.

[@simonzambra359]

But this is not kokoshnik tiara, this is a fringe tiara 🤔 yes or no?

[@jtidema]

This is incorrect - this is Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara, not the Kokoshnik Tiara.

[@kithraholmes6088]

I loved it, but the last part had me screaming WHY AREN'T YOU WEARING GLOVES

[@mscott3918]

Very often it is easier to hold delicate items like this without gloves.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

Because they do more damage? Do you not think that given the sheer expertise available to Her Mag. that it’s likely they would hire someone who knows what they’re doing? Or is that just a little bit too logical?

[@incognito9718]

Finally I’m sure now that they are not two different pieces. 😅

[@mariateresarinaldi5335]

Le tiare sono patrimonio degli inglesi, non sono personali.

[@ryvr2037]

was this piece one of the tiaras queen mary stole from the russian royal refugees?

[@mscott3918]

Queen Mary didn't steal anything. King George V also gave Royal Russian refugees homes and income. For example, Grand Duchess Xenia, sister of the last Tsar had a 20 room house opposite Hampton Court Palace and an income of £2,500 a year.

[@ryvr2037]

@@mscott3918 I didn’t say anything about anyone but Mary so your explanation is bizarre at best and does nothing to refute what i said. Even royals have publicly stated if Mary wasn’t a kleptomaniac it was simply because you didn’t call a queen that. Her belief was that if she admired something, that object should be given to her. As for your contention that George was so good as to house and pay allowances to his russian cousins, why then did Grand Duchess Olga die penniless in a small room over a hair salon in Toronto, Canada? And why are so many pieces of the British crown jewels of Russian origin.

[@brittneywilliams8497]

@@ryvr2037 The Grand Duchess Olga health was deteriorating and moving back to Europe probably wasn't a good option. Also, the British are not completely obligated to support the Royal Russian Refugees. The crown Jewels that are of Russian origin were either bought from the Russian Royal Family. Mary of teck bought the Vladimir tiara from Elena Vladimirovna. Elena Vladimirovna sold the tiara to better her financial situation. Crown jewels were bought and used as dowry for weddings.

[@ryvr2037]

@@brittneywilliams8497 you give weird explanations that don’t refute anything i’ve said. what does Olga returning to Europe have to do with the fact that she spent her last days in a run down flat in crummy second floor flat? And it was never Mary of Teck, it was May of Teck who became Queen Mary. I’m not saying the British were responsible for the Russian exiles. I’m saying certain British royals enriched themselves on the misfortune of others. Crown jewels used as dowry’s , hardly. Used as rent more like.

[@johanottosson1240]

According to preserved receipts, Queen Mary paid what was then market value, or even more, for the jewels she bought from the exiled russin royalties.

[@vandapurik-jarvinen9802]

Romanovite kokoshnik!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-----Kuidas????

[@cathiestead5549]

Didnt look any cleaner

[@anacletwilliams8315]

This is such a lovely tiara. I wear it as often as I can.

[@mscott3918]

Don't you find it gives you a headache? My mother always said that she had a heading within half an hour of putting hers on.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

@@mscott3918 Oh dear, on the contrary! When I wear it, I feel as radiant as a diamond.

[@MrBrownnn696]

Image breaking it

[@kendalbraa8722]

This is the spike tiara. Get your fact straight

[@spiritcreek9813]

Ouch no wonder they hurt your head. Beauty though. 🫅

[@drsaimagillani6318]

Looks exactly same either way. 🤔

[@empice2k]

Transforming it into what? A CLEAN tiara? 😳

[@mscott3918]

No, a necklace

[@kristinajackson5862]

Great Russian work. Shame it's not in it's home country.

[@easyfoodchannelsa]

I don't like it, I it is serpose to be something beautiful maybe it's got a history because it was made years ago