The Northumberland Strawberry Leaf Tiara

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King George IV presented the 3rd Duke of Northumberland with a ceremonial sword inlaid with diamonds.   
These diamonds were later used by the Northumberland family to create the tiara. The tiara featured strawberry leaf motifs.   


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Helen Percy, wife of the eighth Duke of Northumberland, wore the Northumberland Strawberry Leaf Tiara to the 1937 coronation and to the 1953 coronation.