Elizabeth II owned a jaw-dropping collection of jewels – one of the largest in the world. A firm favourite was the iconic ‘Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara’, previously owned by the late Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary, which is why it was affectionately called Granny's tiara.
The latest collaboration between The National Portrait Gallery and Licensed to Charm, the Jubilee Crown Collection, launches on 13th October in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee year and the life of our much-loved monarch. It takes inspiration from the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952, one of the series of the monarch wearing the ‘Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara' taken shortly after the accession.