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Royal Jewel Rewind: Nikolaos and Tatiana’s Greek Wedding (Part 2)

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Time for Part 2 of our flashback to the jewels worn at the wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark and Tatiana Blatnik, which was held seven years ago today. (Catch up on Part 1, which includes the bride’s jewels, over here!)
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The groom’s maternal aunt, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, wore pearl and diamond earrings, plus an interesting necklace. She gathered up her pearls with a sapphire cabochon and diamond fleur-de-lis brooch.
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Here’s a better look at the brooch, which is reportedly a family heirloom, previously worn by Queen Ingrid.
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In this view, also note Margrethe’s diamond engagement ring on her left hand; the enormous “toi et moi” ring was made by Van Cleef and Arpels. (More about it over here!)
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore her elongated gold and diamond hoop earrings from Marianne Dulong.
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She also wore an elaborate cuff bracelet on her right wrist. (You’ll note two other things here: Mary was accompanied by Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, as neither of their spouses could attend, and she’s pregnant with her twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.)
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Princess Marie of Denmark wore diamond drop earrings with a golden pendant necklace.
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Here’s a better look at the knife-set earrings.
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And here’s another look at the necklace, which features a monograph and the word “Fevrier” (which translates to “February”).
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The Danish contingent was rounded out by the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg branch of the family. Princess Alexandra attended with her husband, Jefferson, and their son, Richard.
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You get a decent look at Alexandra’s earrings here; behind her, you can also see the cluster earrings worn by Carina Axelsson, partner of Alexandra’s brother, Prince Gustav.
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands brought along a pair of family heirloom earrings. These openwork diamond earrings, worn here with aquamarine briolette drops, belonged to her husband’s grandmother, Queen Juliana. (Read about Juliana’s aquamarine collection over here!)
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Maxima also wore her own diamond wedding bracelet on her left wrist.
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Only a few weeks after their own wedding, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden headed to Greece for the wedding of her second cousin.
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She wore a fun pair of earrings set with pearls and colorful, semi-precious gemstones.
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Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the wedding, too.
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Madeleine wore statement earrings, plus a huge bracelet that appears to be made of similar material to that used in the belt on her dress.
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Farah Pahlavi, the former Empress of Iran, wore golden cuff bracelets with a suite of pearl and coral jewels.
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You can see the carved coral roses, with their jade cabochon leaves, a bit better in this image.
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Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attended the wedding with their daughter, Lady Gabriella Windsor. (Michael’s mother, Princess Marina, was born a Greek princess.)
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Marie-Christine wore a bib necklace made of strands of light blue beads, plus a pair of earrings featuring pale blue stones and lattice detailing.
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Gabriella chose a large pair of retro floral earrings.
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And a bit of surprise from the last princess in our flashback: Rosario of Bulgaria, daughter-in-law of that nation’s last king, Simeon II.
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Rosario is notoriously accessory-shy, but she did add a small diamond star brooch (which appears to possibly be a nineteenth-century piece) to the shoulder of her gown. Yay, Rosario!

Which jewels from this wedding were your favorites?

Royal Jewel Rewind: Nikolaos and Tatiana’s Greek Wedding (Part 1)

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With most of the royals of the world on holiday this month, we’re going to wait until next week for a supersized royal jewel roundup. Instead, enjoy a special two-part flashback post!
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Seven years ago today, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, second son of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, married Tatiana Blatnik on the island of Spetses in Greece. Let’s hop in our jewel-encrusted time machine for a look back at the bling worn at this rather beachy royal wedding, shall we? (Stay tuned for a second installment later today!)

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Although Tatiana was marrying the son of a former Greek king, her bridal tiara came from Denmark. This diamond and pearl sparkler, the Antique Corsage Tiara, was an eighteenth-birthday gift to the groom’s mother, Queen Anne-Marie, from her parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Queen Ingrid had an old diamond and pearl corsage ornament from the collection of her grandmother, Queen Victoria of Sweden, transformed into the tiara for her youngest daughter. (Read all about the tiara over here!)

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The tiara had previously been worn as a bridal diadem by the groom’s sister-in-law, Marie-Chantal. Tatiana paired the tiara with diamond and pearl drop earrings that look to have been made to echo the tiara’s design.

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Tatiana’s lace wedding gown was made by Angel Sanchez, who also hails from her native Venezuela.

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Prince Nikolaos’s mother, Queen Anne-Marie, wore pearls and diamonds for her son’s wedding.

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With a triple-stranded pearl necklace, Anne-Marie wore a striking diamond cross pendant. This was a wedding gift to Anne-Marie from her parents, King Frederik and Queen Ingrid. She also wore a pair of pearl drop earrings with an intricate diamond stud.

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A few more jewelry pieces of note for Anne-Marie. On her left wrist, above her watch, she wears the golden bracelet given to all female descendants of Queen Ingrid. (Read more about that tradition over here!) And you’ll note two “moi et toi” rings, including the double sapphire engagement ring presented to her by King Constantine. (Nikolaos also gave Tatiana a sapphire engagement ring; his elder brother, Pavlos, also proposed with a sapphire.)

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Nikolaos’s elder sister, Princess Alexia, attended the wedding with her husband, Carlos Morales Quintana, and their four children: Arrietta, Ana Maria, Carlos, and Amelia.

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Alexia’s major accessory was a pair of long pearl drop earrings.

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The groom’s elder brother, Crown Prince Pavlos, and his wife, Marie-Chantal, also brought their entire double-named brood: Maria-Olympia, Constantine-Alexios, Achileas-Andreas, Odysseas-Kimon, and Aristidis-Stavros.

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Marie Chantal wore a large sapphire ring (not her engagement ring) on her left hand, plus intricate diamond earrings made for her by JAR.

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She also wore a sparkling diamond cuff bracelet on her right wrist.

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The groom’s younger siblings, Prince Philippos and Princess Theodora, were also in attendance.

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Theodora wore her go-to pair of gala earrings: long, modern diamond earrings with round pearl drops.

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Another Greek princess also made an appearance: the groom’s aunt, Queen Sofia of Spain. (She was the elder daughter of King Paul and Queen Friederike of Greece.) As usual, Sofia wore layered jewels, notably the stack of bracelets on her left wrist.

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Rather than her usual long, layered necklaces, she chose a double-strand of multi-colored pearls with coordinating earrings.

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But you’ll note that she’s wearing at least three more necklaces underneath — you can just see the chains peeking out from under the pearls.

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Sofia’s daughter-in-law, Princess (now Queen) Letizia, wore aquamarine girandole earrings.

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Here’s another angle on the earrings, which feature classic pale blue stones.

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She also wore her Cartier diamond bracelet.

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Infanta Elena of Spain, the groom’s cousin, chose classic pearls for the wedding.

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She also brought a bit of Spanish flair along with her, via a charming fan.

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And, wrapping up the Spanish contingent, two people we no longer see at royal events: Infanta Cristina, another cousin of the groom, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin.

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Cristina chose golden statement earrings for her cousin’s wedding.

Stay tuned later today for many more royals in Part 2 of this bejeweled flashback!