I have read, listened to, and watched European history for over 40 years. Your documentaries are well researched and very enjoyable. You have a nice speaking voice, too. Looking forward to new docs. Thank you for your work.
@kildareire
3 жыл бұрын
This is like ‘The Red Violin’ for Tiaras. Fascinating. Well done! 👍👍
@GiftSparks
3 жыл бұрын
This is lovely- you have a great delivery. I sounds like you are telling us a secret.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I was nervous releasing this because (like most people) I hate the sound of my own voice. You just gave my confidence a boost, and I'm very grateful. :)
@mk-ki4ls
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGirlintheTiara are you serious?? You could do ASMR!!
@simplystreeptacular
3 жыл бұрын
I would literally listen to you read the phone book. Luckily, I get to hear all about Russian kokoshniki instead! Instant subscribe.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, thank you! It's funny - it took me a long time to work up the courage to narrate these videos, but I'm glad I did. Comments like yours have made me less nervous about it. Thanks again for the kind words. ❤️
@AvalonDreamz
2 жыл бұрын
Westminster Enamel Tiara was my favorite. I love the blue and platinum just looks amazing together.
@Carol-D.1324
3 жыл бұрын
So incredibly well done. I really enjoyed the whole thing, from beginning to end.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much - you brought a smile to my face today. :)
@BlkTzarina
4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel! Keep up the wonderful work!
@stacyrussell460
3 жыл бұрын
Princess Eugenie wore a the stunning Greville Emerald Kokoshnik for her wedding in 2018. Wonder if you could do a little backstory on this crown jewel & it's origins.
@jenniferdove9215
3 жыл бұрын
Eugenia didn’t wear the Grenville tiara the Granville tiara was worn by the queen mother and now camilla it’s not a kokoshnik
@stacyrussell460
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferdove9215 her name is Princess Eugenie, not Eugenia. And she did wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara on loan from her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara was created in 1919 by Boucheron for socialite Margaret Greville.
@stacyrussell460
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferdove9215 when Dame Margaret Greville passed away, the tiara was passed down to her dear friend the Queen Mother until her death in 2002, upon which the tiara went to Queen Elizabeth II. The tiara is not exactly a Kokoshnik, but styled as a Kokoshnik with stunning Pave cut diamonds. Princess Eugenie was expected to wear the York tiara, but opted for the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara specifically to honor her mother's Irish heritage.
@hippiebippie8870
2 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferdove9215 there are two tiaras, that we know of, that Lady Greville left to Queen Elizabeth Queen Mum. One is the Greville Bucheron Honey Comb tiara, an all diamond piece that was a favorite by the Queen Mum and now worn by Camilla... The other tiara is an emerald kokoshnik tiara that no royal member had worn in public before Princess Eugenie wore it on her wedding day. That emerald kokoshnik is called the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik. There was also a pair of earrings of mixed cut diamonds that was given to the Queen called the Greville Pear Drops and a ruby and diamond floral necklace called the Greville Ruby Necklace that she also received as a wedding gift that Kate has worn recently
@XenusMama
2 жыл бұрын
Princess Eugenie made many bold statements for her 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank. She wore a custom-designed Peter Pilotto wedding dress that showed off her childhood scoliosis scar; she didn't select a traditional long veil, as is customary for royal weddings; and she borrowed the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara from her grandmother, the Queen. Though ardent fans of the royal family are likely familiar with this tradition, it is still worth noting that the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara was the first one that Princess Eugenie had ever worn. In the royal family, tiaras are customarily reserved for married women.
@BeeKool__113
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore these surrounding these fabulous jewels. And, I also really enjoy the narrative in a way that I myself would explain it. Keep up the groovy work!!
@cherylkruisheer3365
3 жыл бұрын
The beauty and symbolism in each one gives hope for beauty going forward. I look at the most stunning paintings, and my breath is taken away. I look at the beauty of “jewelry “ and it’s even more breathtaking. Thanks to “God” for what artists can see and we don’t. Can you imagine the visions that they see?
@laxjetbear
3 жыл бұрын
Love the history that goes with these beautiful pieces. Please don’t take this as petty and pedantic; it’s said only with best intentions. Grosvenor is pronounced like grove-ner. The S is silent. Keep the vids coming.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! And no, that's not pedantic at all...I appreciate the correction. :)
@Carol-D.1324
3 жыл бұрын
Well explained.
@christineevans4408
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful voice clear calming and restful thank you loverly story’s
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much - you made my day. ❤️
@silverivy1313
2 жыл бұрын
Okay I was listening to this in the background when all of a sudden I hear "Libertyville, Illinois" and I instantly have to stop and go back because I'm from there. Sure enough, he was buried not even 15 minutes from the house I grew up in. Insane how things like that end up, wonder what made him pick Libertyville as his final resting place. Anyways, that was a crazy coincidence and I wanted to share lol
@TheGirlintheTiara
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's crazy. It's weird how our connections to history pop up in the weirdest places. I was working on my husband's family tree, and Libertyville popped up there, too...I was like, no way...I know what happened there! :P
@BTS_Jinnie_Lamp
3 жыл бұрын
Life is sadly not a fairytale even for those who own tiaras/кокошники. Very interesting video! Thank you
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
No, it's definitely not a fairy tale. These stories make me grateful to be a regular person! I'm glad you liked the video. :)
@cherylkruisheer3365
3 жыл бұрын
Tiara #5 OMG. Amazing. Can you send imagine just to touch let alone hold such a amazing thing?
@carolempluckrose4188
3 жыл бұрын
The 'Fringe' tiara worn by the then HRH Princess Elizabeth was loaned to her daughter, Princess Anne when she married Captain Mark Phillips. It's latest wedding outing, it was loaned to and worn by HRH Princess Beatrice at her wedding this year.
@Soda3000Pop
Жыл бұрын
I love tiara's, I will collect some soon!
@esse6449
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting information and I like the narrators voice. 👍🌺
@dawn-merikinion917
3 жыл бұрын
I was hooked from the first tiara. What an amazing story teller you are. I subscribed just to make sure I would not miss your next post.
@clmoss83
2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos! I hope you keep making them. Your voice is so relaxing.
@oliviag.6107
3 жыл бұрын
soft narrator voice: "when some asshole stole it"
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
They ruined our chance to ever see that tiara in person, but they can't ruin the narration. ;)
@oliviag.6107
3 жыл бұрын
The Girl in the Tiara damn straight
@kynurse67
3 жыл бұрын
13:40 i love this narrator
@parmawen8284
3 жыл бұрын
Ligit when looking for this comment after she said it.
@BluePenguin200
3 жыл бұрын
The Emerald tiara becomes strangely significant when you remember that Ella’s niece, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, the Tsar’s second daughter, was being considered as a bride for Alexander of Yugoslavia, and wrote letters to him during the war.. small royal world haha, and when you consider that Mignon’s older brother Carol was considered as a match for Olga
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
There's so much depth to that story - thanks for adding those details! I knew Carol and Olga were a possible match (which she scuttled when they visited the Romanian royal family in 1914). But I didn't know about Tatiana and Alexander of Yugoslavia - that's super interesting. Wow, very small royal world, as you said. :)
@BluePenguin200
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGirlintheTiara No problem!:) I’m already obsessed with your videos and cannot wait for more! Alexander’s father asked Nicholas II for one of the Grand Duchesses to marry Alexander, but Nicholas said he would let his daughters choose whom they would marry, but acknowledged that he noticed Alexander particularly gazing at Tatiana during family gatherings. I believe this was around 1914, or at least during the First World War, since they wrote letters throughout her captivity, and so it’s likely that she at least considered it. Just wanted to add some more! The Belgian and Danish Royal families around 1910 actually also hoped that either Maria or Anastasia would marry their heirs to their thrones, a fact which is quite forgotten too (due to the two being close in age to Leopold III and Frederick IX)
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
@@BluePenguin200 Thank you for all this additional detail - it's fantastic! Do you happen to remember which sources mentioned Alexander and Tatiana? If I don't have them, I need to add them to my collection. (Another Ikea bookshelf order will be placed in 5, 4, 3, 2...) ;)
@BluePenguin200
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGirlintheTiara Helen Rappaport I think at least briefly mentions Alexander in her book about the Romanovs sisters, stating: “Tatiana was also the object of an informal approach by Nikola Pasic, the Serbian prime minister, on behalf of the King, for his son Prince Alexander. “ I’m not sure if she mentions any more about him, since I don’t own that book, but it’s possible. James A. Moncure states in “Research Guide to European Historical Biography”: “As a young man Alexander showed no real interest in women […] but it was likewise rumoured that Tatiana, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, adored him.” Tatiana’s diary entry from January 17, 1914 also states: “Had lessons in the morning. Dined with Papà, Aunt Ella, Alexander P[etrovich] of Serbia (Ioannchik’s brother-in-law) and Kostya.” There may be more sources, some of them I believe are in Serbian, but I’m sure if you do enough digging you’ll find some:) There are possibly more diary entries to look into as well. It’s also said that Alexander was distraught over her assassination. There does exist a Draft Letter to the Tsar, from Serbia’s prime minister that mentions the negotiation of marriage, for one of the daughters of the tsar, and Nicholas’ written response was about how he’ll let his daughters choose, but that he noticed Alexander looking at Tatiana during family dinners:) I believe Alexander, Tatiana, and Nicholas’ Wikipedia pages have some sources in footnotes too
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
@@BluePenguin200 You're absolutely wonderful - thank you so much! I have to dig out that Rappaport book - I picked it up for my Kindle awhile back, but I'm ashamed to say I haven't read it yet. I'm in touch with a lady who helps Helen Azar translate and publish the Romanov girls' diaries, so I'll reach out to her and see if she can add any more info for us. I don't know why I'm so fascinated by the Tatiana/Alexander connection. And boy howdy, no one could blame Alexander for looking at her during those family dinners - she was gorgeous!
@carolbulmer8253
2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully told❤️
@angelcitygirl
3 жыл бұрын
Queen Mary's Fringe, the Lover's Knot and the Bandeau are my favorites. You should do the great tiaras of England. ❤❤❤❤
@elizabethlau3379
3 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! Ive been researching Luxmbourg history lately and was wondering which kokoshnik was in their possession!
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed the video! The connection to Luxembourg comes through Grand Duke Adolph's only daughter, Hilda. She had a kokoshnik tiara, which she wore as the Grand Duchess of Baden. So Hilda's kokoshnik never actually belonged to a reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - but they *do* have another tiara that might be of Russian origin (through Adolph's first wife) and has the familiar kokoshnik shape. That one's referred to as Grand Duchess Adelaide's tiara. You can see it here: www.luxarazzi.com/2012/10/the-grand-duchess-adelaide-tiara.html
@JGumaerTesta
3 жыл бұрын
Mingon's Grandmother was Marie Alexandrovna Grand Duke Sergei's sister.
@sifridbassoon
3 жыл бұрын
this is very off topic, but the info about the children in the concentration camps reminded me of it. The three children (two boys and one girl) of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (whose killing started WWI) were living in Austria when the Anschluss happened. The two men were openly opposed to Hitler, so he threw them into concentration camps. At the end of the war they were both freed, although they had health problems the rest of their lives. Ella and Sergei were unhappy because Sergei was cold, unemotional, archconservative, hyper-religious, and was yet another Romanov male who liked hanging out in the single-sex Russian banyas.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention the children of Franz Ferdinand - this morning, I just started reading a book about what happened to them (Hitler and Habsburgs). It's fascinating so far. According to the author, after the Anschluss, those two men were the first Hitler ordered into a camp. He was clearly making a statement with that order. I'm enjoying that book so far.
@82guerrero
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Houston . I didn't even know this is here. I'm going to the museum this weekend.
@louisedevillavie8334
3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you present these. Speaking of which, Princess Cecilie's tiara is surprisingly lighter than I expected when I was holding it during the sotheby's auction.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Oh, that's fascinating about Cecilie's tiara - and I'm more than a little jealous that you got to hold it. I don't suppose you also got to try it on? ;)
@louisedevillavie8334
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGirlintheTiara They allowed us to try it on. You can try going to the auction showcases once it's back to normal again as they'll let you try on the pieces such as the tiaras they have up for auction.
@hazeldecker622
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video!
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - I'm so glad you liked it! :)
@JGumaerTesta
3 жыл бұрын
Sergei's mother Czarina Marie Feodorovna was a Grand Duchess of Hesse & Rhine. Ella & Alexandra's Great Aunt.
@karenblack2869
3 жыл бұрын
Simply love these videos.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - I'm so glad I they're entertaining! :)
@Brembelia
3 жыл бұрын
This is more like it. 😃 Information express!!
@alexandramsh4740
2 жыл бұрын
Hello! I’ve been directed to your channel by another history nerd, like me 😍! I hope you are keeping well, you haven’t posted in awhile. My best to you. X 🌻
@kittykatz4001
Жыл бұрын
I love the balalaika music!
@lakegirl239
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Please consider releasing a version of this video without the competing music.
@thetawaves48
3 жыл бұрын
fascinating.
@janejdough2230
8 ай бұрын
Well done !
@dewrock2622
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why you separate the audio version from the video. It is really hard following the video with so much writings.
@carolempluckrose4188
3 жыл бұрын
The Rules of Westminster pronounce their surname as Grovener. Just a tiny thing but important.
@jeffcampbell1555
Жыл бұрын
"Stab a bitch..." I laughed out loud. And you're the first I've heard note the lack of Russian blood in the Romanovs. German prince Peter of Holstein-Gottorp's mother was a daughter of Peter the Great, making him the heir of the childless Empress Elizabeth of Russia. He was married to Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg who deposed him, murdered him, and became Catherine the Great. Peter had been sickly and alcoholic, tortured animals and was probably impotent. Their child, Paul, was likely fathered by a Polish count known to be Catherine's lover. I think I'm safe in saying each subsequent generation of the now Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov dynasty married protestant German princesses. Penultimate Tsar Alexander III married princess Dagmar of Denmark--her blood and royal house were also German. Despite all this...the Russian Imperials who disliked the last Tsarina, Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt, called her "the German." They were all German. Bizarre.
@tompommerel2136
2 жыл бұрын
Despite the information presented being well researched and delivered, the one MAJOR DISTRACTION is the incessant and monotonous music. I suggest that choosing alternatives for such repetitive background sounds would be a major improvement.
@maximhollandnederlandthene7640
Жыл бұрын
Grand Dutches Hilda looks like out former Queen Wilhelmina 🤗
@ladyloneill
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting; however, very difficult to hear narrative above too-loud music.
@carolempluckrose4188
3 жыл бұрын
Oops, the gremlins are at it again. I typed The Dukes of Westminster. I apologise.
@Akenaten1
3 жыл бұрын
You should do one on Princess Alice of Battenberg. She has an incredible story!!!
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
I do have a book on her - and yes, she does have an incredible story. I'll put her on my list. :)
@ladymeghenderson9337
3 жыл бұрын
It's pronounced Grovenor, the 'S' is silent.
@EnqlishRoses69
3 жыл бұрын
👍😍
@thetawaves48
3 жыл бұрын
You can do without the music - it drowns out the soft narration.
@jolumiga1404
3 жыл бұрын
Princess Ileana, daughter of Maria of Romania sent the tiara by mail from Argentina to the USA in a postal parcel
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes, I remember reading about that kokoshnik tiara in Ileana's memoir! That was a great tidbit. :) I believe that was a sapphire tiara - it looked very similar to Ella's emerald kokoshnik.
@jolumiga1404
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGirlintheTiara , yes, it was the shapphire Tiara royal-magazin.de/romania/sapphire-tiara-ileana.htm
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
@@jolumiga1404 I love that website - so many beautiful pictures and fascinating stories. :)
@ludovica8221
3 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so soft you really dont need backing music while you are speaking at all, and the music you're using is too loud and intrusive at all times, but mostly while you are speaking. It's very hard to hear the narration.
@ladymeghenderson9337
3 жыл бұрын
If he had know Coco Chanell was anti-semitic he may have decided to have nothing to do with her. I had a dress by Chanell, then I watched a documentary about her, and ditched it
@inaleyen2737
3 жыл бұрын
The /s/ in Grosvenor (which derives from the French and means "fat hunter") is silent. English names can be VERY tricky. Keep up the nice work and avoid using words like "assholes", which are not really appropriate for this type of video.
@winnieg100
3 жыл бұрын
Your sound is too soft
@annmolloy8600
2 жыл бұрын
It’s pronounced GROVENOR
@margiestuart965
3 жыл бұрын
I am most definitely not a fan of your Chosen Words, this would be better with no swearing
@mariau4369
3 жыл бұрын
Great job but please tone down the cussing.
@KHowardishereandthefunsbegun
3 жыл бұрын
Ditching your soon to be husband because he kicked a dog, then buying the dog? Don’t give me any ideas
@christinamurray2231
8 ай бұрын
This video was ruined for me because of the narrator’s unnecessary use of vulgar language.
@Goca-B
3 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so sweet & the presentation credible, then it’s all destroyed by the swear words you use. Very sad.
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback - I'll definitely take that into consideration for future videos. :)
@melindamillion1949
3 жыл бұрын
If the young lady narrating would clean up her vocabulary this would have been a wonderful and informative piece
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your feedback - I'll take that into consideration. :)
@BTS_Jinnie_Lamp
3 жыл бұрын
It's a wonderful and informative piece already. Be nice
@SarahGreen523
3 жыл бұрын
What? You're crazy! She does an excellent job and her vocabulary is fabulous. The snarky vernacular is the best! Don't you listen to her The Girl In The Tiara!
@TheGirlintheTiara
3 жыл бұрын
@@SarahGreen523 Aww, thank you! I'm smiling over here. ❤️
@simplystreeptacular
3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe you should learn to live in the real world. Just a thought.
@nopcspokenhere1235
2 жыл бұрын
Holy Mother of God is Mary our Queen. Your reference to her was not appreciated.
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