I too think that she will wear the Brunswick tiara. But it might be the floral tiara as well. Although, maybe Prince Christian's bride will one day wear the floral tiara.
Even the Swedish didn't have tiaras at the return banquet in Denmark. And at the Belgium visit to NL it was also black tie. So I expect only one tiara event in Denmark.
The two tiaras that Queen Maxima hasn't worn yet. I'd love to see her bridge that gap, so to speak. Especially the laurel wreath tiara is lovely and wearable, it's difficult to understand why she hasn't tried it yet. As for the ears-of-wheat tiara... It's not as flattering as the other tiaras in the collection, but Maxima could pull it off, I'm sure of it.
I thought about the Dutch visit to Denmark, but wrote Swedish.
Queen Alexandrine received this bandeau from her husband for her 25 wedding anniversary, but she was never publicly seen wearing it. Princess Elisabeth received the bandeau as confirmation gift. She mostly wore it as a young girl and has rarely worn it when she grew older. So it's a good bet that she'll wear her sapphire tiara at the state banquet.
I think I've read that the Swedes return visit is "always" the same dresscode as the banquet. So if a banquet is black tie then so is the return, if it's white it's also white. If that makes sense. Makes it an easy choiceI thought about the Dutch visit to Denmark, but wrote Swedish.
If the Dutch had a black-tie return banquet, then the Belgians will certainly have black tie as well.
Queen Alexandrine received this bandeau from her husband for her 25 wedding anniversary, but she was never publicly seen wearing it. Princess Elisabeth received the bandeau as confirmation gift. She mostly wore it as a young girl and has rarely worn it when she grew older. So it's a good bet that she'll wear her sapphire tiara at the state banquet.
I think I've read that the Swedes return visit is "always" the same dresscode as the banquet. So if a banquet is black tie then so is the return, if it's white it's also white. If that makes sense. Makes it an easy choice
)Queen Letizia may yet surprise us with another first-time tiara in Japan. But actually, I find it difficult to imagine her with a first-timer twice in a row. She usually is so jewel-frugal, that it's hard to believe that she suddenly splashes it out like that. (I wouldn't mind, though.
As for the ownership of the Spanish tiaras:
- the big fleur-de-lys is set aside for the Queen only
- the modern fleur-de-lys was specifically made for Queen Letizia, so it's her personal possession
- the Prussian is Queen Sofia's, a gift from her parents
- the floral, the Mellerio shell and the ruby tiara were wedding gifts to Queen Sofia
- the Cartier pearl tiara and the loop tiara are probably owned by JC, (it is not clear if the loop tiara was inherited or bought back from his sister.)
Nevertheless, I believe that Queen Letizia may wear most of them. She has borrowed three of Sofia's tiaras while being Princess of Asturias. She frequently wore Sofia's floral tiara while being Queen. Queen Sofia hasn't worn a tiara since the abdication. Both Queen Sofia and King JC have dedicated their lives to the monarchy. They know the role that those ancestral jewels play for representing the monarchy. So I really don't see a reason for them to deny her access to the tiara. With one exception: the small ruby tiara has never been worn by anyone other then Sofia. She might see it as her most personal tiara and is probably not going to share it during her lifetime.
