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Diamond Tiara Tournament: Week Eight Results!

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We’ve got all the results from week eight of our tiara tournament!

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This was a fairly close one—and an upset! Though 41.03% of you chose the Japanese Crown Princely Tiara to win this round, the Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara pulled off another surprise, winning with 58.97% of the vote.
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Would it be the chrysanthemums or the forget-me-nots? The Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara won the day with 67.72% of the vote, while 32.28% of voters selected the Connaught Diamond Tiara.
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This number one seed seems unstoppable! Though Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara was favored by 21.12% of voters, a whopping 78.88% of you chose the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara to win this round!
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Our final match of the week featured dazzlers from the Netherlands and Greece. Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara took home the victory with 66.61% of the vote, while Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara pulled in a respectable 33.39%.
We’re taking another week-long break between rounds—stay tuned for some VERY sparkly tiara goodness this week!

Diamond Tiara Tournament: Brabant Laurel vs Japanese Crown Princely

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Our first match of the week is a sparkling one!

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The Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara vs. The Japanese Crown Princely Tiara
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This antique diamond laurel wreath tiara, made in England in 1912, was given to Queen Mathilde of the Belgians by a group of aristocrats as a wedding present in 1999. She has worn the lovely convertible jewel often over the last two decades, both as a tiara and a necklace.
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Two Japanese crown princesses — Empress Michiko and Empress Masako — have worn this tiara on their wedding days. The impressive diamond scroll and ribbon tiara is part of a mirrored parure that includes a coordinating necklace. Today, the tiara is worn by Crown Princess Kiko.

The Evening Earring: Queen Mathilde’s Ruby Earrings

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Queen Mathilde of the Belgians (then Duchess of Brabant) wears modern diamond and ruby earrings (with the Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara) for a state dinner in honor of the President of Poland in Brussels, October 2004; as she has not worn the earrings for any subsequent occasions, many have speculated that she may have borrowed them from a jeweler for the gala