Tag Archives: Tiaras
Newer posts →The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara
July 17, 2009 at 2:31 am by PrincessofEurope
The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara was made by Garrad in November 1913 for Queen Mary. The design was to copy that of a tiara which had been owned by Mary’s grandmother, Princess Augusta of Hesse, who was married to the Duke of Cambridge. Augusta of Hesse’s tiara had been made to a neo-classical design in early nineteenth century and was a popular design of the period with at least five … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara, Jewellery, Mary of Teck, Tiaras | 1 CommentDutch Princesses Show ‘New’ Jewels During Chilean State Visit
May 26, 2009 at 3:58 am by Marengo
Last night princess Máxima and princess Margriet of The Netherlands surprised royalty watchers by their choice of jewelry during the gala dinner for Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile. Princess Máxima wore some new diamond earrings that were never seen before. She combined these earrings with older items like the rose cut bandeau and Queen Juliana’s diamond watch. Princess Margriet however had the biggest surprise of the night, she wore the … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Chile, Jewellery, President Bachelet, Princess Beatrix, Princess Margriet, Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, Queen Máxima, State Visit, Tiaras | Leave a commentPrincess Margaret’s Wedding Fashion
May 6, 2009 at 12:37 am by PrincessofEurope
On 6th May 1960, Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones in Westminster Abbey. It was the first-ever televised royal wedding with estimates of over 300 million people watching the event worldwide. The Princess choose one of her favourite designers, Norman Hartnell, to design her wedding dress. Hartnell was also a favourite of the Queen and the Queen Mother and had been responsible for the Coronation dresses and Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress. … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Fashion, Poltimore Tiara, Princess Margaret, Tiaras, Wedding | Leave a commentSwedish State Visit to the Netherlands
April 22, 2009 at 11:45 pm by JessRulz
Liberace eat your heart out! That must be what Beatrix, Silvia and Máxima spoke about on the telephone when deciding what to wear for the state visit which is currently underway between the two nations. All three women have brought elegance and glitz to the visit, which began yesterday morning when Queen Beatrix greeted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the airport in Rotterdam. After a exchange of … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Bilateral Relations, Carl XVI Gustaf, Children, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, Princess Margriet, Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, Queen Máxima, Queen Silvia, State Visit, Tiaras | Leave a commentThe Spanish Tiaras
March 4, 2009 at 5:12 pm by Duke of Marmalade
The Shell Tiara, by Mellerio The Shell Tiara, made of platinum and diamonds forming shells with pear-shaped pearls dangling from their centres, dates back to Queen Isabella II who offered it to her daughter Infanta Maria Isabel on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1868. The Shell Tiara was inherited by her nephew King Alfonso XIII who passed it on to his son Don … Continue reading
Posted in Spanish Royals | Tagged Jewellery, Queen Letizia, Queen Sofia, Tiaras | 2 CommentsTiaras Designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria
March 2, 2009 at 8:12 pm by PrincessofEurope
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha loved to design jewellery for his wife, Queen Victoria. Throughout their marriage he designed a number of key pieces which naturally became some of the most treasured possessions of Victoria. Of these jewels, Albert designed at least four tiaras for Victoria to wear – two of these were the diamond and emerald tiara and the sapphire and diamond tiara. Victoria gifted many of jewels … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals, Historical Royals | Tagged Jewellery, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria, Tiaras | 3 CommentsQueen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
February 21, 2009 at 5:21 pm by PrincessofEurope
One of Queen Elizabeth’s favourite pieces of jewellery is the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara which is also referred to as “Granny’s Tiara”. It was a wedding gift to Elizabeth by her devoted grandmother Queen Mary in 1947 along with a number of other pieces. However the tiara had originally been given to Princess Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary) as a wedding present in 1893 by a … Continue reading
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