The jewel was likely commissioned in connection with the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 and later achieved particular prominence at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, wore it in her role as Mistress of the Robes.
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