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QuoteDiamonds and pearls: Tiara of '19th century Britain's wealthiest woman' to go under the hammer for £1.5m

Well-to-do fans of Kate Middleton's wedding day tiara will be pleased to discover they can get their hands on a more extravagant version - for a cool £1.5million.
The pearl and diamond tiara, belonging to a 19th century woman once known as Britain's wealthiest, is due to go for auction next month.
The Victorian tiara was among the most important jewels owned by Hannah Primrose, a socially and politically active heiress whose husband Archibald Philip would eventually become prime minister.


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What a beautiful set!

I wish I could afford to buy it!  :laugh:

I think its so beautiful, if I were the BRF, I'd buy the set for the crown jewel collection.