![]() It became a favorite of Princess Louise and she wore it both ways. Like most classic fringes, it can be worn either as a tiara or as a necklace. It’s the most classic of fringe tiara designs, in which the taller rays alternate with slightly shorter rays of a different design. Princess Louise wearing the Fife Fringe as a necklace Purchased at Hancock’s, the tiara includes graduated rays of pavé-set diamonds in white and yellow gold. The Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, gave this diamond fringe tiara to their daughter, Princess Louise, as a gift for her 1889 wedding to the Earl of Fife (who was made the Duke of Fife by Queen Victoria right after the wedding). ![]() The recently unveiled tiara display at Kensington Palace included a surprise bonus tiara, one that we haven’t covered in depth. ![]()
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