The centerpiece of the show is a display of more than 20 tiaras, including the Scroll tiara from 1902, worn by Winston Churchill’s wife Clementine Churchill and Rihanna.
Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them.
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