The Dutch Emerald Parure Tiara is a versatile piece in the collection of the Dutch royal family. The tiara was made in 1899 by Schürmann using emeralds which were already in the collection of the royal family. The order came from Queen Emma, who gave it to her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, as a present. There [read more]
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 Antique Pearl Tiara was made in 1900 and was designed to mimic the shape of an older Pearl tiara in the Dutch collection once owned by Anna Pavlovna, wife of King William II of the Netherlands. It is not clear what happened to the older pearl tiara. The large pearls sit upright on this [read more]
The Dutch Diamond Bandeau consists of diamonds that were originally part of a necklace. This necklace was given to Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 for her wedding to King William III of the Netherlands. It was her daughter Wilhelmina who had the necklace turned into a bandeau tiara in 1937. After her death, [read more]
The Wurttemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara is thought to be a remodelled tiara from the collection of Sophie of Wurttemberg but this has not been confirmed. Nevertheless, this is where the name originates from. Embed from Getty Images It was created for Queen Wilhelmina in 1897 and is set with diamonds, round and pear-shaped pearls. She [read more]
The Dutch Star Tiara was worn by Máxima Zorreguieta as she married the future King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in 2002. Embed from Getty Images She put together two separate pieces to create a new tiara. The base of the tiara came from the Pearl Button Tiara, and five diamond stars, which belonged to Queen [read more]
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