What Would Princess Margaret Wear?

One of the
more enigmatic members of the royal family, Princess Margaret is a fan
favourite in The Crown, where her antics provide a foil for her sister's
austerity. Both the actresses who have
portrayed Margaret (Vanessa Kirby and Helena Bonham-Carter) have done a
fantastic job at bringing the so-called “rebel royal” to life. She certainly comes across as someone who
wears her jewellery, rather than it wearing her. We can't wait to watch all 4 seasons again
before Easter and we'll certainly be trying to match our jewellery to that of
our favourite member.
In real life
her most well-known piece of jewellery was the Poltimore Tiara, which she
purchased at an auction in order to have something showy that was hers and hers
alone, rather than being part of the royal treasure trove. This huge tiara, which was auctioned off
after her death fetching nearly £1m, could be worn as eleven separate brooches
or one statement headpiece. She wore it
for her wedding and many other notable occasions (including the infamous
bathtub photo), and the piece looked heavenly on her – you need a big
personality to be able to pull off this look and she certainly did.
In The Crown
we often see her, as a younger woman, wearing pearl stud earrings and we think
our Catch A Star pearl studs would have been a staple of her look. One scene in The Crown shows her wearing what
look like clip on pearl studs that are very similar to our Dewdrop clip on pearl
earrings. These comfort backed earrings
would have given her lobes a break from the heavy, diamond encrusted earrings
we're so used to seeing the royals wearing, and the pretty cubic zirconia studded
mount is in keeping with her style.
Margaret was
a fan of wearing matching sets, like most of the royals, as she could pick and
choose from a huge collection of pieces.
One well known look was the turquoise tiara, earrings and necklace which
she teamed with matching eye shadow and a dress the same colour. She was also well known for her love of
Mustique, the private Caribbean island where she owned property and spent a lot
of time out of the public eye, and away from the prying lenses of the
paparazzi, for the most part. We think
she'd have embraced the modern, sleek styles we're so used to wearing now and
would have wanted to keep up with the times.
While professing her adoration of the Caribbean, our larimar items of
jewellery, the Caribbean Delight studs and Blue Ice necklace, would have been
right up her street. Larimar is a
precious stone found only in the Dominican Republic and it is this rarity and
connection with the area she spent so much time in, that would make it such a
special stone in her eyes.
Princess
Margaret's engagement ring from Antony Armstrong-Jones was a real stunner, a
ruby surrounded by diamonds in a design inspired by a rose, in tribute to her
middle name. Our Ruby Classico ring is
similar in style, albeit scaled down to a size that anyone could wear as an
everyday piece. Our Cherry Bomb garnet
ring is also similar in design, following that cluster style which is so
popular for engagement rings and fancy jewellery in general.
Margaret's
style was showy in a refined sort of way – the Poltimore Tiara and her state
occasion looks were her most extravagant, but she did prefer an understated
elegance in her day-to-day jewellery.
We'd like to think if she was still with us today that she'd be an
ardent admirer of our jewellery.
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