The Japanese Honeysuckle Tiara

The Japanese Honeysuckle Tiara was first worn by Setsuko, Princess Chichibu.

The British-born Setsuko Matsudaira wore the tiara when she married Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, the second son of Emperor Yoshihito, in 1928. The couple had no surviving children together, and the tiara returned to the imperial vaults after the death of the Princess in 1995.

The Japanese Honeysuckle tiara reappeared ten years later on the head of Empress Michiko. The Empress had a preference for this tiara as it was not as heavy as the others she wore. She no longer wears tiaras at all, but perhaps it will reappear on Empress Masako instead.