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During the war years, Cartier designed a brooch in 1942 of a caged bird to mark the Nazi occupation of France. Following France’s liberation, the design was changed in 1944. Called Free as a Bird, the brooch shows a chirping bird, bearing France’s distinctive red, white and blue colours, spreading its wings as it flies out of its cage. The exhibition also explores the long-standing ties between the French house and the British royal family, which date back to the early 1900s. In 1904, King Edward VII officially appointed Cartier as jewellers to the monarchy — a title it retains to this day. This includes the Halo Tiara ordered by Queen Elizabeth II’s father, George VI, for his wife, the late Queen Mother. Imbued with almost 800 diamonds, it was worn by Princess Margaret to the 1953 coronation of her sister Elizabeth, and later to hold the veil of Kate Middleton at her marriage to Prince William in 2011.
From Agence France-Presse
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