A wonderfully original story, spanning Victorian to Edwardian Royals. A mixture of intrigue and amusing 'Courtly' cavorting. Philip of Spain brought his bride Mary Tudor, Queen of England, an ivory casket containing the finest gift in the world-the holy and miraculous diamond earrings. Decreeing that the Queen should wear them on their wedding night; as the wear of such miraculous jewels would bear him a son, would bring England back to the faith. Meanwhile others including Princes Elizabeth were worrying about the diamonds becoming holy relics, should the Queen become pregnant, and the earrings would be forever out of reach. Many years later a widowed Queen Victoria was also worrying about those diamonds; as her the late Albert had designed the Tudar Tiara and had Mary's earring set in it. Kept safe in the Tower with the other Crown Jewels; until she sent her secretary for it so that she could wear it at a banquet. Enter Bertie, the Prince of Wales and his thoughts of the Tiara and all his debts. Bibliography to rear. Tan cloth boards and spine, red lettering to spine. DW not price clipped, black illustrated. Mild rubbing of spine ends, crease upper flap inside edge front, lower flap inside edge rear. Upper front corner bumped. Mild yellowing of flap edges. Previous owners initials to corner of e.p. All else clean, tightly bound. First U.S. Edition, 8 vo 215 pp

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