A Guide to Princess Anne’s Favorite Tiaras

Emily BurackSat, March 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC

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At 75, Princess Anne has attended her fair share of events that require her to wear a tiara. Despite being the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth and only sister of King Charles, however, she has only worn five tiaras publicly during her lifetime. As a well-known outfit repeater, it’s not surprising that she’s stuck to the same jewels over the decades. Here, a guide to Princess Anne’s favorite jewels:

1. Princess Alice’s Meander Tiara

L-R: 2026, 1988, and 1970.Getty Images (3)

One of the Princess Royal’s most frequently worn tiaras—which she sported last week at the Nigerian state banquet—is her great-grandmother Princess Alice’s Meander Tiara. The diamond bandeau features a geometric Greek “meander” pattern and was given to Alice upon her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903; Alice was first photographed in it in 1914 in a series of portraits.

In 1947, Princess Alice—the mother of Prince Philip—reportedly gave the tiara to her daughter-in-law Princess Elizabeth (soon to be Queen Elizabeth), who never wore it publicly. However, starting in the late 1960s, the Meander Tiara was given to Princess Anne, who wore it frequently.

Zara on her wedding day.Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images

In 2011, Princess Anne’s daughter Zara wore the Meander Tiara at her wedding to Mike Tindall.

2. Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara

Princess Anne on her wedding day.Evening Standard - Getty Images

On the occasion of Princess Anne’s 1973 wedding to Captain Mark Phillips, she borrowed Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara, which was created by Garrard in 1919. Queen Elizabeth, too, wore the tiara on her wedding day, as did Princess Beatrice in 2020. Anne only wore this tiara once.

As T&C Editor in Chief Stellene Volandes wrote, “The Queen Mary Fringe tiara began as a necklace given to Queen Mary by Queen Victoria—one of England’s most beloved Queens and one half of its most enduring and love filled marriages. Mary, as was her way, transformed it into a tiara and wore it often. She was stern, but strong.”

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She continued, “And it was this woman’s legacy that Queen Elizabeth herself chose to telegraph when she selected the Fringe to wear at her own wedding to Prince Philip in 1947. And yes it snapped the morning of (it was originally meant to be a necklace after all) but the crisis was averted and the monarchy carried on, as did this royal marriage. The Queen’s daughter Princess Anne also chose to wear it to her own wedding—a clear and direct line to the official love of her own parents. (Anne’s marriage to Captain Mark Phillips did not have the same luck, but no matter.)”

3. Festoon Tiara

In 2017, left, and 1974, right.Getty Images (2)

Another one of Princess Anne’s frequently worn tiaras is the Festoon Tiara, also called the Diamond Festoon Tiara. It was given to the Princess Royal in 1973 by the World Wide Shipping Group. The antique tiara’s origins are unknown, but it has remained in Princess Anne’s personal collection and she’s turned to it throughout the years.

4. Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara

Anne attending state banquets in 2025, 2019, and 2015.Getty Images (3)

The Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara is another tiara belonging to Anne personally. In 1948, King George VI gave his wife Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) the tiara, which features aquamarines, and she wore it twice publicly. Upon her granddaughter Princess Anne’s wedding, the Queen Mother gave it to her, and Anne has worn it throughout the years.

In the 90s, Anne remodeled the tiara, removing the central gem to turn it into a brooch. She also removed two aquamarines; one became a pendant, which Anne wears on a string of pearls—and the other became the new center of the tiara. Notably, the Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara went on display in the Cartier Exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2025.

5. Halo Scroll Tiara

Anne in 1969.Mirrorpix - Getty Images

When she was younger, Princess Anne often wore the Cartier Halo Scroll tiara, a piece now perhaps best known as Kate Middleton’s wedding tiara. King George VI (then the Duke of York) purchased the tiara, made by Cartier, in 1936 as a gift for his wife. In 1944, Queen Elizabeth gave the tiara to her daughter, then-Princess Elizabeth, for her 18th birthday. The soon-to-be Queen Elizabeth II never wore the tiara in public, instead loaning it to Princess Margaret, who notably wore it at Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation. In 1967, Princess Anne stepped out in the tiara for the first time, but after her wedding six years later, she never wore it publicly again.

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