Queen Wilhelmina’s wedding gift tiara was part of a parure presented to her on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The diamond and sapphire tiara was made around 1900 by Vita Israel and Hoeting, a Dutch company. The parure consisted of the tiara, a necklace and two bracelets. In total, it [read more]
The Dutch Ears of Wheat Tiara has often been used as a Dutch royal wedding tiara. The tiara was originally a set of eight diamond and silver brooches, and they belonged to Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia. They were apparently made before she was married to her first husband, Duke Georg of Oldenburg. They [read more]
The Dutch Aquamarine Parure Tiara was given to the future Queen Juliana in 1927 as a birthday present from her parents, Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. The tiara consists of pear-shaped briolette and square-cut Brazilian aquamarines and diamonds. It was made by van Kempen, Begeer and Vos Jewellers. Embed from Getty Images The tiara has [read more]
The Stuart Tiara is perhaps the Dutch royal family’s showstopper. Its central diamond is almost a whopping 40 carats. The central diamond is called The Stuart Diamond, and its first recorded owner was Queen Mary II of England, who reigned jointly with her husband, King William III, also Prince of Orange. Mary purchased the diamond [read more]
The Dutch Star Tiara was worn by Máxima Zorreguieta as she married the future King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in 2002. Embed from Getty Images She put together two separate pieces to create a new tiara. The base of the tiara came from the Pearl Button Tiara, and five diamond stars, which belonged to Queen [read more]
The Dutch Sapphire Parure Tiara consists of 655 brilliants and 32 sapphires and made perhaps its most famous outing on the head of Queen Maxima during the inauguration of her husband, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Embed from Getty Images The largest sapphire has an intersection of 2 centimetres and consists of 44 carats, and [read more]
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