On May 19, Meghan Markle married Prince Harry and got to partake in one of the greatest
perks of being a royal: wearing a tiara.
In honor of the occasion, take a look back at 23 of the most gorgeous royal wedding tiaras
of all time.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Wedding date: April 26, 1923.
For her bridal portraits, Queen Elizabeth's mother wore the Strathmore tiara, which was
a wedding gift from her father, the Earl of Strathmore.
The tiara likely dates back to the late nineteenth century, and it features a garland of roses
set with rose-cut diamonds.
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.
Wedding date: November 29, 1934.
Princess Marina was given this diamond fringe tiara by the City of London on her wedding
day, when she married Prince George, Duke of Kent.
The tiara has since earned the name Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, and has also been
worn by Marina's daughter, Alexandra, and daughter-in-law Marie-Christine on their wedding
days.
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
Wedding date: November 06, 1935.
Alice didn't actually wear a tiara to her royal wedding to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
Instead, she wore a crystal head dress that attached to her tulle veil.
The wedding was an unexpectedly somber occasion because Alice's father died only weeks before
the ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth.
Wedding date: November 20, 1947.
Queen Elizabeth wore Queen Mary's Russian Fringe tiara on her wedding day.
The piece of jewelry was made for Queen Mary, the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth, in 1919
and can be worn as a necklace or atop the head.
Elizabeth's tiara famously broke on her wedding day, but was quickly repaired.
Princess Margaret.
Wedding date: May 6, 1960.
Margaret wore the Poltimore Tiara on her wedding day, which was purchased as Margaret's engagement
to Antony Armstrong-Jones was announced.
Garrard created the tiara in the 1870s for Lady Florence Poltimore.
Sadly, the gorgeous piece was sold after Margaret's death at auction in 2006.
Katharine, Duchess of Kent.
Wedding date: June 8, 1961.
Katharine, Duchess of Kent wore the Kent Diamond and Pearl Fringe Tiara when she married Prince
Edward, Duke of Kent.
The tiara had been given to her by her mother-in-law, Princess Marina, and she wore it often.
Princess Alexandra of Kent.
Wedding date: April 24, 1963.
Princess Alexandra of Kent wore the Kent City of London Fringe tiara on her wedding day,
which she borrowed from her mother Princess Marina.
The stunning tiara was given to Marina, on her wedding day in 1934.
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
Wedding date: July 8, 1972.
Interestingly enough, Brigitte didn't wear a jeweled tiara on her wedding day to Prince
Richard of Gloucester.
Instead, she wore a crown of flowers in her hair to secure her veil.
Princess Anne.
Wedding date: November 14, 1973.
Queen Elizabeth's only daughter chose a particularly meaningful tiara for her wedding to Mark Phillips:
Queen Mary's Russian Fringe tiara, which the Queen also wore on her wedding day.
The tiara contains 47 diamond bars along with smaller diamond spikes and was made by Garrard.
Princess Michael of Kent.
Wedding date: June 30, 1978.
Princess Michael, also known as Marie Christine, only wore a tiara to a ball held after her
wedding, not at her actual marriage ceremony.
She chose the Kent City of London Fringe tiara for the celebration, a piece which was originally
given to Princess Michael's mother-in-law, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent by the City
of London on her wedding day in 1934.
The tiara was left to her husband, Prince Michael, when Princess Marina died in 1968.
Princess Diana.
Wedding date: July 29, 1981.
Princess Diana wore her family tiara, the Spencer tiara, when she married Prince Charles.
A combination of many pieces of jewelry, the center of the tiara was a gift from Lady Sarah
Spencer to Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer on her wedding day in 1919.
It was remounted with new elements made by Garrard in 1937.
Diana's sisters, Lady Sarah and Jane, also wore the tiara on their wedding days, as did
Victoria Lockwood, who married Diana's brother Charles in 1989.
Sarah, Duchess of York.
Wedding date: July 23, 1986.
Sarah wore a diamond and platinum tiara for her wedding to Prince Andrew, the Queen's
second son.
The tiara, which is often called the York Diamond Tiara, was purchased by the Queen
and Duke of Edinburgh from Garrard.
It is part of a necklace, earring, and bracelet set given to Sarah by the Queen and Prince
Philip as a wedding gift.
Lady Helen Taylor.
Wedding date: July 18, 1992.
Taylor, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, chose the Kent Diamond and Pearl
Fringe Tiara for her wedding day.
Her mother Katharine also wore the gorgeous tiara to her wedding.
That tiara is believe to be a modified version of a bandeau tiara that once belonged to Queen
Mary.
Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon.
Wedding date: October 8, 1993.
Serena married David Armstrong-Jones, the son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones,
wearing the Lotus Flower Tiara that belonged to Margaret.
The diamond and pearl tiara was given to Princess Margaret by her mother in 1959.
Lady Sarah Chatto.
Wedding date: July 14, 1994.
Princess Margaret's daughter wore the Snowdon Floral Tiara on her wedding day.
The tiara is comprised of three diamond floral brooches Antony Armstrong-Jones gave to Princess
Margaret as wedding presents in 1960.
Margaret wore the brooches on their own, but they weren't turned into a diadem until Sarah's
wedding in 1994.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
Wedding date: June 19, 1999.
Sophie married Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, in an intimate royal wedding
at Windsor Castle in 1999.
Sophie's diamond tiara was a gift from the Queen.
It was remodeled for Sophie by the crown jeweler, and was created out of four pieces of a crown
that once belonged to Queen Victoria.
Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster.
Wedding date: June 22, 2002.
While little information about Claire Windsor's wedding jewelry is known publicly, the all-diamond
diadem is believed to be one of the six tiaras owned by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,
Claire's in-laws.
Laura Lopes.
Wedding date: May 6, 2006.
Laura Lopes, the daughter of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and her first husband Andrew Parker
Bowles, wore a family heirloom, the Cubitt-Shand tiara, on her wedding day.
The tiara once belonged to Camilla's grandmother, Sonia Cubitt, and later to Camilla's mother,
Rosalind Shand.
The floral tiara was also worn by Camilla at her first wedding in 1973.
Lady Rose Gilman.
Wedding date: July 19, 2008.
Lady Rose wore the Iveagh Tiara on her wedding day.
The tiara was given to Queen Mary as a wedding gift from Lord and Lady Iveagh, also known
as Edward and Adelaide Guinness, and it was eventually passed on to Lady Rose's mother,
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
Autumn Kelly.
Wedding date: May 17, 2008.
Autumn married Peter Phillips, Princess Anne's son, wearing the Festoon tiara, which was
given to Anne in 1973 by the World Wide Shipping Group.
Anne wears the delicate diamond tiara often, and lent it to her new daughter-in-law on
her wedding day.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Wedding date: April 29, 2011.
Kate wore the Cartier Halo Tiara, also called the Cartier Scroll Tiara, for her wedding
to Prince William in 2011.
It was loaned to the Duchess by Queen Elizabeth II.
The tiara was purchased by Elizabeth's father, King George VI, for his wife, the Queen Mother,
in 1936.
The Queen Mother then gave the gorgeous tiara to Elizabeth on her 18th birthday.
Zara Tindall.
Wedding date: July 30, 2011.
Zara wore a Greek key-patterned tiara.
The diadem, which is in Princess Anne's collection and is one of her favorites, once belonged
to Prince Philip's mother, Princess Andrew of Greece.
It's often called Princess Andrew's Meander Tiara.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Wedding date: May 19, 2018.
Meghan wore the stunning Queen Mary's bandeau tiara for her wedding day.
The Queen Mary's bandeau tiara belonged to the Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary.
The center stone is a brooch featuring 10 diamonds that were gifted to Mary of Teck
in 1893.
In 1932, the diamond and platinum bandeau tiara was made to accommodate the brooch.
The tiara was bequeathed to Elizabeth when Queen Mary died in 1953.
Meghan reportedly picked out the tiara for her wedding day with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham
Palace.