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Queen Mary of Denmark just transformed diamond bracelet into a tiara at King Carl Gustaf’s party

Queen Mary of Denmark just transformed diamond bracelet into a tiara at King Carl Gustaf’s party

Published by Daniella Wilson

All eyes were on the beautiful Queen Mary of Denmark when she celebrated King Carl Gustaf of Sweden’s 80th birthday at Stockholm’s Royal Palace on Thursday night. Looking resplendent in a Japanese-inspired purple floral dress with a keyhole neckline, the 54-year-old royal accessorised to perfection with glittering silver drop earrings and a beautiful tiara as she went arm-in-arm with her husband King Frederick X. © Getty ImagesQueen Mary of Denmark celebrated King Carl Gustaf of Sweden’s 80th birthday at Stockholm this week Upon closer inspection, however, the queen’s statement headpiece was actually a historic bracelet from the Danish Royal Property Trust. The DIY tiara was crafted from a diamond floral bracelet that previously belonged to Queen Louise of Sweden. The sentimental item boasts a rich history; it was originally given as a wedding gift by King Oscar I and Queen Josephine of Sweden to the future Queen Louise in 1850. The piece was most recently sported by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who abdicated the throne in 2024. Margrethe was often pictured wearing the special …

Queen Camilla broke royal tradition at her wedding with ‘memorable’ accessory

Queen Camilla broke royal tradition at her wedding with ‘memorable’ accessory

Published by Sam Flores

Queen Camilla and King Charles are marking their wedding anniversary today. The Queen opted for two outfits on the occasion – one for the civil wedding ceremony and another for the church blessing – yet it was Queen Camilla’s extravagant hats that truly captured the headlines at the time. By tradition, royal women wear a tiara on their wedding day, regardless of whether they were born into royalty or married into it. However, Camilla chose two hats by her favourite designer Phillip Treacy instead for her momentous occasion. Louisa Rogers, a fashion expert, said that Camilla’s choice to wear a hat over a tiara “points to a conscious effort to play down the traditionally feminine and traditionally royal choice of headgear”. “Millinery is closely associated with the aristocracy so it still holds its regal connotations without being seen as too ostentatious. It might have been judged as being in ‘better taste’ for this reason. “The Phillip Treacy design itself is simple but avant-garde, in a muted beige tone that complemented the print on her longline …

Queen Elizabeth II irritated with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry over tiara incident: Biographer

Queen Elizabeth II irritated with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry over tiara incident: Biographer

Published by Sam Flores

(NewsNation) — Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t happy about a wedding tiara incident with Meghan Markle, according to a royal biographer. In Robert Hardman’s new book “Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story,” he claims that the queen invited Meghan to Buckingham Palace to select a tiara from her personal collection to wear at her wedding with Prince Harry. The act was customary for the queen and royal brides, Hardman wrote, according to the Daily Mail’s excerpt of the book. Elizabeth would “pick out a small selection which she thought would suit that bride and ask her round to try them on and choose one,” he wrote, describing it as “her lovely way of bonding with the bride.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Queen Elizabeth II at the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images) However, things turned when Prince Harry tagged along for the tiara selection, a noticeable difference from how Harry described …

The Story Behind Queen Máxima’s Most Dazzling Tiara, With 33 Sapphires and Over 600 Diamonds

The Story Behind Queen Máxima’s Most Dazzling Tiara, With 33 Sapphires and Over 600 Diamonds

Published by Sam Flores

The tiara is composed of 33 sapphires from Ceylon (today Sri Lanka), of an intense blue, accompanied by more than 600 diamonds and presided over by a large central stone: a sapphire of more than forty carats, which would have been part of a previous jewel of the royal family. The result was a tiara of great height and presence, with floral motifs and mobile elements that allow the stones to vibrate slightly with movement, multiplying their brilliance. It was not a comfortable or discreet piece of jewelry, but neither was it intended to be. Like many royal jewels of the period, the ensemble was conceived to have versatility: some pieces could be disassembled and reused, adapting to different contexts and the needs of each queen. Throughout the 20th century, the tiara underwent a key technical modification. In 1928, it was revised by Van Kempen & Vos. It is believed that the original gold mount was replaced by platinum, a change that made it possible to lighten the weight of the piece without altering its …

Has Kate Middleton’s first tiara moment of the year been revealed?

Has Kate Middleton’s first tiara moment of the year been revealed?

Published by Daniella Wilson

While the Princess of Wales has been incredibly busy this year already, the royal hasn’t yet been seen in a tiara, with these moments usually reserved for major events. However, on Saturday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles would be hosting the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, next month. The Nigerian leader will conduct a state visit to the UK on 18 and 19 March in the first state visit for a Nigerian leader in 37 years. Charles has previously been to the African nation on four occasions, travelling there in 1990, 1993, 2006 and 2018, all of which he was the Prince of Wales for. Although details about the state visit haven’t been fully confirmed, there is usually a State Banquet to mark the occasion, in which royal ladies are seen wearing tiaras. If Kate were to attend, then it would be her first tiara moment of the year. Kate’s 2025 tiara moments The royal was incredibly busy on state business …

The Story of Máxima of the Netherlands’ Mellerio Ruby Tiara

The Story of Máxima of the Netherlands’ Mellerio Ruby Tiara

Published by Sam Flores

The jewels that form part of a royal collection are rarely the result of a purely aesthetic choice. Behind each commission there is usually a political context, a personal motif—an anniversary, a wedding, a birth—and often a very clear desire for permanence. The Mellerio ruby tiara worn today by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was not created as just another ornamental jewel, but as a piece designed to consolidate image, lineage and continuity within the House of Orange. Commissioned in the late nineteenth century and used, since then, by all Dutch queens, this tiara has gone through more than a century of history without losing relevance. Its trajectory allows us to understand, in addition to the evolution of taste and protocol, the role that jewelry has played—and continues to play—in the representation of feminine power within European monarchies. Mellerio dits Meller: the favorite family jeweler of the European court When King William III entrusted the commission of a large set of rubies to Mellerio, the Parisian firm had been building a solid reputation among European …