Queen Elizabeth may have had more access to the glittering tiara than her sister, but 1 of Princess Margaret's headpieces are now at the heart of an incredible mystery. The first tiara Margaret ever wore appeared on the head of a Malaysian royal bride at her recent wedding after many assumed it was lost forever.

The Cartier Tiara in question, known as Queen Mary's diamond rhombus Bandeau, was commissioned by Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth's grandmother) and worn before being passed on to Princess Margaret in the 1930s. When the princess first wore the tiara in 1948, this was the work of her choice, but it was last seen in 1965, according to Royal watcher Saad Salman.

At one point, the tiara was "carefully sold off" and was never seen again. In the words of my favorite Kris Jenner meme, "This is the FBI case."Or in this case the Royal Jewelry FBI.

Salman told Marie Claire that she had "been friends with the Queen of Malaysia for several years at the time" because of her "shared love of jewelry" and had noticed that one of her diamond tiaras shared some similarities with Queen Mary's long-lost design, which she had never seen before.1

"Last month, when I was attending the wedding of the Queen's son in Malaysia, the bride wore the same diamond bandeau," royal experts say, referring to Natasya Adnan, who wore a glittering design with three snowflake-style brooches attached.

Salman added that he could not resist asking His Majesty "about the turnip" and had several pictures of the tiara worn by Queen Mary and Princess Margaret.

Salman "had a similar design and probably expected the same manufacturer," but he was shocked. The tiara "seemed to be a perfect match," and Queen Azizah invited Salman to join her in the palace to inspect the tiara.

He told Marie Claire that after "a close examination of the work against photography and some important identifying factors" the pair came to the conclusion that the tiara was the same

But their discovery would not have been realized without a little drama. "Interestingly, in our excitement, the tiara fell to the floor and was slightly damaged, but it will be repaired soon," Salman says. Oops

He found out that Queen Aziza "acquired the tiara from New York in 1988 on the advice of Princess Chulaborn of Thailand" and that he was "unaware" that it once belonged to Queen Mary and Princess Margaret until Salman told her.

The royal blogger shared that it was "a very big discovery in the world of royal jewellery" and added that it was "an honour" for Queen Aziza to "trust him to reveal it to the world."

Indeed, it's not every day that part of history appears like this, but last year, on May 11, Princess Kate went up to a state banquet with a Strathmore Rose Tiara, a piece that had not been seen publicly for nearly 100 years.

As for Queen Mary's bandeau, Stephen Stone jeweler jewelry expert Maxwell Stone told Marie Claire, "It is almost impossible to put a price on such a historical and exquisite piece, but after careful consideration of the tiara, I can estimate its value to be about 5.5 million dollars." It would be."Certainly the lucky royal bride.