Princess Charlotte will inherit Princess Diana's most precious tiara!

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00:00 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter Princess Charlotte will most likely inherit

00:04 a treasure trove of jewels and accessories when she's older, but one special family heirloom

00:09 that she could become the owner of is the exquisite Spencer tiara.

00:12 Her maternal grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales famously wore the tiara on her wedding

00:21 day in 1981, after it was also worn by her older sisters Baroness Jane Fellows and Lady

00:26 Sarah McCorkadale at their nuptials in 1978 and in 1980 respectively.

00:32 The tiara was inherited by their father John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer in the mid-70s and

00:41 according to Sotheby's Auction House, who are displaying the tiara in their power image,

00:46 Royal Aristocratic Tiaras Exhibition in London this week, the tiara is now set to be inherited

00:51 by Princess Charlotte.

00:54 The catalogue note reads, "Having been worn by Princess Diana at her wedding, the Spencer

01:02 tiara is one of the most famous diadems in modern history."

01:05 The tiara is reported to have been created originally in 1767 for Viscountess Montague

01:14 and remodeled by Gerard in the 1930s. The central motif was purportedly gifted by Lady

01:20 Sarah Spencer to Viscountess Althorp, the grandmother of Princess Diana, in 1919, after

01:26 which further motifs were added, resulting in the design we see today.

01:30 In the mid-1970s, John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer, inherited the tiara.

01:39 It was subsequently worn by all three of his daughters at their wedding. Lady Jane in 1978.

01:49 Lady Sarah in 1980, and finally Lady Diana the following year, in 1981.

01:54 The tiara was most recently worn by Celia McCorkadale, niece of the 10th Earl Spencer

02:04 Charles, at her wedding in the spring of 2018.

02:07 The Spencer tiara is now set to be inherited by Princess Charlotte.

02:16 Diana looked stunning when she wore the tiara on her wedding day to Prince Charles in July 1981.

02:22 The headpiece is designed in a garland style and features a central heart flanked by continuous

02:31 running scrolls, interspersed with star- and trumpet-shaped flowers.

02:35 It is set throughout with circular and rose-cut, cushion- and pear-shaped flowers.

02:43 The tiara is designed to be worn by the Queen of England, and is designed to be worn by

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