Norway Maltese Cross Circlet
Alexandra of Denmark

The Norway Maltese Cross Circlet

The Maltese Cross Circlet made its way into the Norwegian royal family through Queen Maud, who was born as Princess Maud of Wales. The piece was made for her mother, Queen Alexandra, and the tiara is named after the Maltese crosses, which have been placed on the bandeau base. It originally had four fleur-de-lys elements [read more]
Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is “formed of 61 graduated bars, rising to the centre and pavé -set with 488 brilliants.” The Kokoshnik Tiara was modelled after the traditional form of a Russian girl’s headdress, and this version was given to the then Princess of Wales for her 25th wedding anniversary in 1888 by the “Ladies [read more]
queen alexandra wedding necklace
Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace consists of “eight pearl and diamond clusters, all detachable and all with spiral back clasps for attachments, the three at the centre with detachable brilliant and pavé-set baroque pearl pendants, linked by festoons of brilliant in open-back and cut-down silver collets.” Embed from Getty Images The necklace was part of a [read more]
queen alexandra collet necklace
Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Collet Necklace

Queen Alexandra’s Collet Necklace consists of “31 graduated brilliants (five detachable) in cut-down collet settings.” The necklace and a matching pair of earrings made of large old-cut Golconda diamonds were given to the then Princess Alexandra of Denmark upon her marriage to the future King Edward VII by the City of London. Alexandra wore the [read more]