Tiara belonging to first female MP to take seat expected to fetch £250,000

A Cartier turquoise and diamond tiara once owned by Nancy Astor, the first female MP in the UK, is set to fetch over £250,000 at auction in June. The "exceptionally rare" tiara, purchased by her husband Lord Waldorf Astor in 1930, features single and brilliant-cut diamonds with turquoise plumes. Lady Astor, a prominent figure in British politics, wore the tiara to a movie premiere in London in 1931. The auction at Bonhams in London is expected to draw significant interest from collectors and historians alike.