denmark Archives - History of Royal Women

The Pearl Poiré Tiara

Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Pearl Poiré tiara belongs to the Danish royal family and made its way from Prussia and the Netherlands. The tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Louise of Prussia when she married Prince Frederick of the Netherlands in 1825. The tiara was thus likely made in Germany, and it was accompanied by a diamond [read more]

Queen Mary’s Edwardian Tiara

Friday, 14 February 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Edwardian Tiara was added to her collection in 2012 after it was bought at auction. Embed from Getty Images The tiara came from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house and they described it as a “diamond jewellery set comprising a necklace and a pair of later ear screws set with numerous rose and old [read more]

The Alexandrine Diamond Drop Tiara

Friday, 27 December 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Alexandrine Diamond Drop Tiara originally belonged to Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Iceland. It was given to the future Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for her 18th birthday. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The provenance of the tiara is somewhat unclear. It features scads of [read more]

Princess Theodora’s historic veil

Sunday, 29 September 2024, 11:02 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark combined the Khedive of Egypt Tiara with a historic veil. Embed from Getty Images The unique lace veil has been in the family for over a century and was worn, among others, by four Queens. It was Princess Margaret of Connaught who first wore the Carrackmoss lace veil for [read more]

Princess Theodora’s Wedding Tiara – The Khedive of Egypt Tiara

Sunday, 29 September 2024, 10:43 Brittani Barger 0

When Princess Theodora of Greece married her American fiancé, she did so in a familiar tiara. The Princess donned the Khedive of Egypt Tiara like her mother, Queen Anne-Marie and sister, Princess Alexia, before her. The tiara was also worn by Theodora’s maternal aunt, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, at her 1967 wedding. The heirloom tiara [read more]

The Yellow Palace in Copenhagen – Birthplace of a Queen and an Empress

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Yellow Palace in Copenhagen is perhaps most famous as the birthplace of Queen Alexandra, the consort of King Edward VII, and her sister Dagmar. the consort of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. Their parents, then known as Prince and Princess Christian (the future King Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel), were given the Yellow [read more]