Queen Mary Archives - History of Royal Women

Queen Mary’s Swedish Diamond Bracelet Tiara

Friday, 28 August 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary of Denmark appeared at the celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s 80th birthday in a new tiara. The tiara was originally a bracelet called the Queen Louise’s Diamond Floral Bracelet, which belongs to the Danish Royal Property Trust. The official website described it as follows: “The bracelet is segmented with a rosette-shaped [read more]

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Crown Princess Mary’s Wedding Tiara

Friday, 25 April 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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]

Queen Mary’s Stomacher

Friday, 12 July 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Stomacher is “formed as three linked articulated brooches of tapering and delicately scrolled outline, the stones in cut-down pavé and millegrain settings, each brooch suspending three pear-shaped pendants, formed of brilliant clusters, and two brilliant pendants, the smallest brooch with a fourth pear-shaped pendant.” The stomacher was made for Queen Mary in 1920 [read more]

Queen Mary’s Cluster Earrings

Friday, 28 June 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Cluster Earrings are “each with a large cushion-cut brilliant with two concentric millegrain and pavé-set bands of small diamonds.” Embed from Getty Images Queen Mary had the earrings created in 1939 by having the Mackinnon diamonds removed. These diamonds had initially been a pair of solitaire earrings given to her for her wedding [read more]

Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch

Friday, 14 June 2024, 5:55 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch is “in the form of a knotted, brilliant-set bow, the tail of each ribbon made with two articulated joints.” Embed from Getty Images Queen Mary bought the brooch from Garrard in 1932, and it became one of six bow brooches she owed. It was bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth II in [read more]

Queen Mary’s Floret Earrings

Friday, 7 June 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Floret Earrings are “set with seven small brilliants surrounding a large brilliant, in openwork claw settings.” The brilliants in the centre of the floret earrings were originally a pair of solitaire earrings. They were given to Queen Mary for her wedding in 1893 by Sir William Mackinnon, Bt. They were then set in [read more]