Queen Mary, like the rest of the royal family, likes have designer to restyle her jewelry when she likes to try new looks.  The fringe style was a very popular style at the beginning of the twentieth century, inspired by the outline of the halo shape of the Russian Kokoshnik crown, so this fringe style is also known as the kokoshnik crown. Overall, this design is more figurative and avant-garde than the style of scrolls, ribbons, curtains, leaves and florets on the crowns of most of the British royal family's collection.  

According to Sir Hugh Roberts, Honorary Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art and author of The Queen's Diamonds, the jewel features 47 graded tapered stems set with brilliant rose-cut natural diamonds, 46 pointed and 9 progressive brilliant cut natural diamonds, the natural diamonds on the crown are set in silver coated yellow gold and measure approximately 6.35cm x 19.05cm.

On November 20, 1947, Queen Elizabeth II wore this natural diamond tiara at her Royal Wedding with Prince Philip held at Westminster Abbey in London; but with a little drama. This jewellery, convertible from necklace to a tiara, almost caused her from arriving at the wedding punctually.

On July 17, 2020, Queen Mary's fringed tiara once again witnessed a royal wedding. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi married in a small private ceremony at Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor. In tribute to her grandmother Queen Elizabeth, Princess Beatrice wore the Norman Hartnell gown worn by the Queen at the opening of Parliament in April 1966, paired with the century-old tiara. The dress and Queen Mary's fringed crown set off each other, as a captivating fairy tale.