The Kokoshnik Tiara
The Kokoshnik Tiara was made by Garrard.
Princess Alexandra received the tiara as a gift on her Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1888 from 365 peeresses of the United Kingdom.Alexandra had requested that the tiara be in the fashionable design of a
Russian girl’s headdress, a kokoshnik.
The tiara consists of 61 platinum bars and 488 diamonds.
The Kokoshnik Tiara is one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite tiara.
