The crown was the same one used at the coronation of Mary Queen of Scots.
The collection was presented within the walls of the 15th Century palace, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
Inspired by a 16th century portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, who wore it as a pendant to a brooch, Taylor commissioned Cartier to design a new mount of matched natural pearls and rubies, designed by Al Durante.
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The biography category features a diverse range of subjects including Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy and poet Stephen Spender by John Sutherland.
Adorning models, who stomped the courtyard like gawky adolescent gazelles topped by severe Marge Simpson hairpieces, there were tributes also to a romantic, earthy, wintry history of the West Lothian keep, where Mary de Guise gave birth to Mary Queen of Scots.
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In 1565, Mary Queen of Scots married her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
There's at least a subliminal link to Mary Queen of Scots, who was born in the palace.
In 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate and James VI became King of Scotland at the age of one.
On 2 September 1561, Mary Queen of Scots and her royal party set out on a royal entry into Edinburgh, travelling from Holyrood House along the Royal Mile to the sound of cannon fire.
Local legend has it that Mary Queen of Scots spent a night there while a prisoner at Sheffield Castle, and in the perimeter wall there is a monument to a young man killed by a stag in the late 1400s.
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Historic Scotland has sought to put to bed myths surrounding where Mary, Queen of Scots slept on her travels around Scotland.
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