Princess Thyra’s Sapphire Tiara originally belonged to Princess Thyra of Denmark, one of the daughters of King Frederick VIII of Denmark. It features five diamond elements with a central sapphire on a diamond base. It is made of both silver and gold, and the sapphires can be swapped for turquoise stones. It is unclear for [read more]
Read part one here. When they wished to be married, there were some problems ahead. Danish princes were usually expected to renounce their titles when they wanted to marry commoners. They were then to be created a Count of Rosenborg, like Georg’s brother, Flemming. However, Prince Georg was rather reluctant to give up his royal [read more]
Anne Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 December 1917 as the second child of The Honourable John Bowes-Lyon and Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis in Washington in the United States. Her father was stationed at the British Embassy in Washington after having been wounded in action. Her elder sister had died in infancy before her birth. Three younger sisters [read more]
When Mary Donaldson married the future King Frederik X of Denmark, she wore a diamond tiara, which had been a gift from her new parents-in-law. Embed from Getty Images The tiara has a diamond heart and fleur-de-lis motifs, and as it was a gift, it is Mary’s personal property. Unfortunately, we do not know where [read more]
The Pearl Poiré tiara belongs to the Danish royal family and made its way from Prussia and the Netherlands. The tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Louise of Prussia when she married Prince Frederick of the Netherlands in 1825. The tiara was thus likely made in Germany, and it was accompanied by a diamond [read more]
Queen Mary’s Edwardian Tiara was added to her collection in 2012 after it was bought at auction. Embed from Getty Images The tiara came from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house and they described it as a “diamond jewellery set comprising a necklace and a pair of later ear screws set with numerous rose and old [read more]
Copyright © 2025 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes