The Pearl Poiré Tiara
Denmark

The Pearl Poiré Tiara

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]

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

The Politics of Skirts

This article was written by Michelle. In 1898 an article appeared in a Danish newspaper, criticising Queen Louise of Denmark for her intrusion into politics: ”In Germany, they have had their Reasons to distrust the Politics of Skirts, which has been going on at the Danish Court, but ultimately there have been no Accidents.” Queen [read more]