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Gala Jewels: Princess Benedikte
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Yesterday, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg marked her 71st birthday. To celebrate, let’s have a look at some of her sparkling royal gala jewels, shall we?
1962: Benedikte wears her new eighteenth-birthday gift, her Floral Birthday Tiara, at an Anglo-Danish gala at the Dorchester Hotel in London. She’s also wearing the diamond necklace that was once a part of Queen Alexandrine’s convertible diamond sautoir
1962: Benedikte wears pearls outside the walls of Windsor Castle
1968: As per family tradition, Benedikte wears the Khedive of Egypt Tiara at her wedding to Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1995: Nearly thirty years later, Benedikte wears her birthday tiara at the Guildhall in London to commemorate the end of World War II. She’s paired it with Queen Alexandrine’s necklace and a few of the diamond stars that belonged to Victoria of Baden
2000: Benedikte wears the grandest tiara from her husband’s family’s collection, the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara, with pearls at the birthday celebrations for her elder sister, Queen Margrethe II
2002: At the costume party held during the silver wedding anniversary celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Benedikte wears pearls, both real and faux
2002: Benedikte attends the Nobel Prize Banquet in Sweden, wearing the SWB Fringe Tiara and the amethyst demi-parure that she inherited from her mother, Queen Ingrid
2004: At one of the pre-wedding galas held for her nephew, Crown Prince Frederik, Benedikte wears her birthday tiara, pearls, and some intriguing pale blue jewels
2004: For Frederik’s wedding in Copenhagen, Benedikte dons the grand SWB Fringe Tiara, Queen Alexandrine’s necklace, the floral pendant she reportedly received as an eighteenth-birthday gift from her father, and fan-shaped diamond earrings inherited from Queen Ingrid
2004: Benedikte wears Queen Sofia of Sweden’s Star and Pearl Tiara, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark’s necklace, Queen Ingrid of Denmark’s earrings, and Queen Victoria of Sweden’s diamond stars at a dinner celebrating the 70th birthday of her brother-in-law, Prince Henrik
2005: It was pearls for Hans Christian Andersen’s bicentenary celebrations
2006: Benedikte chose her striking multi-colored pearl choker necklace for a state visit from the Bulgarian president
2006: For a dinner at Christiansborg Palace, Benedikte paired her floral birthday tiara with jewels set with diamonds and pearls
2007: When Benedikte’s Swedish royal cousins paid a state visit to Denmark, she wore the SWB Fringe Tiara, Queen Alexandrine’s necklace, and Queen Ingrid’s earrings; she also used her diamond floral pendant as a brooch
2007: The same state visit also provided Benedike to wear jewels from her collection that originated in Sweden: Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara and Victoria of Baden’s diamond stars
2008: Benedikte wore the Star and Pearl Tiara, plus Queen Alexandrine’s necklace and Queen Ingrid’s earrings, to Prince Joachim’s wedding. The sapphire brooch that she has pinned to her gown was also inherited from Ingrid; it originally belonged to Princess Thyra of Denmark
2009: For a gala at Christiansborg, Benedikte wore the Star and Pearl Tiara with other pieces of pearl jewelry
2010: At another Christiansborg gala, Benedikte paired the Star and Pearl Tiara with four of Victoria of Baden’s diamond stars, suspending them from a necklace
2010: For the first of the galas celebrating Queen Margrethe’s 70th birthday, Benedikte wore her floral birthday tiara, diamond earrings, and a diamond necklace with Princess Thyra’s sapphire pendant
2010: At Margrethe’s birthday gala at Fredensborg, Benedikte wore the SWB Fringe Tiara with Queen Ingrid’s amethyst necklace
2010: At a dinner celebrating the 70th birthday of her brother-in-law, King Constantine II of Greece, Benedikte wore a pearl necklace and a pendant of gold and pearls with an emerald drop
2010: Pearls for the pre-wedding dinner for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, elder daughter of Benedikte’s first cousin, King Carl XVI Gustaf
2010: For Crown Princess Victoria’s wedding, Benedikte wore the SWB Fringe Tiara, Queen Ingrid’s earrings, Queen Alexandrine’s necklace, and Princess Thyra’s sapphire pendant (as a brooch)
2011: At the wedding of her younger daughter, Princess Nathalie, Benedikte wore the SWB Fringe Tiara as a necklace, pairing it with her mother’s diamond earrings
2012: For the first of the galas celebrating Queen Margrethe’s Ruby Jubilee, Benedikte wore the Star and Pearl Tiara with a pearl necklace and her diamond floral pendant (as a brooch)
2012: At a second Ruby Jubilee gala, Benedikte paired the SWB Fringe Tiara with Queen Ingrid’s diamond earrings and amethyst necklace
2012: Benedikte welcomed the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Denmark wearing diamond earrings, a pearl necklace, and the central brooch from her floral birthday tiara
2013: At the wedding of her goddaughter, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Benedikte wore Swedish jewels — Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara and Queen Victoria’s diamond stars — with pearl earrings and Queen Alexandrine’s diamond necklace
2014: Benedikte suspended the central brooch from her floral birthday tiara from a pearl necklace for the golden wedding anniversary party of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie
2015: During the Dutch state visit to Denmark, Benedikte wore part of her floral eighteenth-birthday tiara as a brooch; she also wore the SWB Fringe, Queen Ingrid’s earrings, and Queen Alexandrine’s necklace
2015: At a recent Christiansborg gala for Queen Margrethe’s 75th birthday, Benedikte wore the SWB Fringe, Queen Alexandrine’s necklace, Queen Ingrid’s earrings, and her diamond floral pendant (as a brooch)
Queen Margrethe’s 75th Birthday: Wrap-Up Post
The good people at VisitCopenhagen wrote me to share the congratulatory birthday video they made for their queen’s recent 75th birthday. I thought you’d all enjoy it as well, so I’ve linked it above. Love the time-lapse crowd footage and the birthday wishes!
If you missed any of our coverage of Margrethe’s glittering birthday celebrations, catch up by visiting the links below:
And our special posts dedicated to the queen’s jewels, past and present:
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