Queen Sofia of Spain Jewels 2: Jun 2023 -

[Stefan]

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Welcome to Queen Sofia of Spain Jewels Thread, Part 2

Commencing June 28th, 2023

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[doro]

Sofía's tiara appearance in 2023

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[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofia's beautiful Pearl and Diamond Earrings,queen Sofia has also loaned them to the Infanta Elena and Queen Letizia.

https://royalwatcherblog.com/2018/10/26/queen-sofias-pearl-earrings/

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofia's Diamond Montellano Earrings ,these were last worn in 1999!
Queen Sofia’s Montellano Earrings

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofia's Emerald and Diamond Demi Parure,her daughter in law is wearing the earrings today in the Netherlands.
Shame there's no matching brooch or bracelets.
Queen Sofia’s Emerald Parure

 

[An Ard Ri]

Barcelona’s Art Deco Ruby and Diamond Clip Brooches
These passed from the late Countess to her daughter in law ,Queen Sofia who lent them to Letizia in 2004
Sadly they haven't been seen in over 20 years!
Countess of Barcelona’s Ruby Clip Brooch

 

[lula]

Barcelona’s Art Deco Ruby and Diamond Clip Brooches
These passed from the late Countess to her daughter in law ,Queen Sofia who lent them to Letizia in 2004
Sadly they haven't been seen in over 20 years!
Countess of Barcelona’s Ruby Clip Brooch

There is no evidence that Queen Sofia has worn that brooch or that it is her property. The most likely thing is that after the death of the Countess of Barcelona that brooch formed part of the inheritance that corresponded to Juan Carlos.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofia's beautiful Diamond Floral brooch ,it has also been worn by Letizia as Princess of Asturias and Queen.
If it was paired with the Floral Tiara it would look majestic.
Queen Sofia’s Diamond Flower Brooch

 

[The Royal Watcher]

Queen Sofia of Spain wore her Wedding Necklace and Earrings and her Diamond Bow Brooch for the Wedding of her niece, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens!

 

[An Ard Ri]

Lovely to see the earrings and brooch,sadly the necklace was a bad choice with the design of the dress and Queen Sofia's pearls would have looked nicer.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The history of the Mellerio Shell Tiara ,this tiara has been the most frequently worn tiara from Queen Sofia's collection.
It dates from 1867 and was acquired for the Infanta Isabel ,Countess of Girgenti as a wedding present and then after her death in 1931 it was passed to Queen Victoria Eugenie by Alfonso XIII.
It was loaned to the Countess of Barcelona and later given as a wedding gift to Princess Sofia of Greece.
The tiara has been also worn by the Infantas Elena,Cristina and Margarita ,Letizia also wore it just once as Princess of Asturias in 2007.
Mellerio Shell Tiara

 

[Marengo]

It is such a unique and delicate design. One of the most beautiful tiaras still around IMO. A pity it is not worn more often. Let´s hope the Princess fo Asturias will wear it soon, it would look splendid on her.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Let´s hope the Princess fo Asturias will wear it soon, it would look splendid on her.

My thoughts too and especially as the Infanta Isabel was also a Princess of Asturias at one stage too!

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofia's Niarchos Ruby Parure which she received in 1962 as a Wedding Present and the matching ruby earrings were a present from her mother Queen Frederica.
The rubies are stunning but I can't say I'm a fan of them worn as a tiara in the way Sofia wore them and need a better frame .
Queen Sofia’s Niarchos Ruby Parure

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Sofia has worn this Niarchos Ruby Parure as a tiara many times. I also don't really like this ruby parure as a tiara and I doubt that after Queen Sofia anyone else will wear this parure as a tiara.

 

[Stefan]

The rubies are stunning but I can't say I'm a fan of them worn as a tiara in the way Sofia wore them and need a better frame .
Queen Sofia’s Niarchos Ruby Parure

It worked much better as a double row tiara like she wore it in Spain and Luxembourg.
The best would be of course to create an entire new tiara from parts of the Set, but i doubt that will happen

 

[An Ard Ri]

I can't see Letizia wearing the ruby necklace but she might wear the earrings at some stage in the future?