The Queen Mary Fringe Tiara got another outing on Nov. 14, 1973, when Princess Anne chose it for her first wedding to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. Anne created a lovely family tradition by choosing the same tiara her mom had used as well as providing a link to Mary, the great-grandmother who died when she was just 3.
Anne's choice of the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara was also the perfect complement to her groundbreaking wedding dress, designed by Maureen Baker, with its simple lines and Tudor inspiration. And as well as ticking the something borrowed box for Anne, it also covered something old pretty well, too, as it had first been turned into a tiara in 1919. Practical and very princessy: Anne to a T.
