Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
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| The Small Nassau Floral Tiara (Photo: Mark Renders/Getty Images) |
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| The Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara (Photo: Handout/Getty Images) |
They may live in one of the tiniest countries in Europe, but the grand ducal family of Luxembourg has a jewelry vault that is absolutely enormous. Today, we’re looking at one of their two diamond floral tiaras: the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara.
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| Princess Claire wears the tiara (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) |
As the lovely ladies over at Luxarazzi have observed, this tiara is “floral” largely because it includes natural elements and not because it specifically includes flowers in the design; we learned during Felix and Claire’s wedding festivities that the family refers to the piece as the “vine leaves” tiara. The all-diamond sparkler, set in yellow gold and silver, includes leaf and berry motifs.
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| Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wears the tiara (Photo: LISE ASERUD/AFP/Getty Images) |
The tiara was made in the second half of the nineteenth century, but the palace has never confirmed by or for whom it was created. It’s possible, given its stated creation date, that it entered the collection around the same time as the Marie-Adélaïde tiara, which also features diamond leaves and berries in its design.
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| Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wears the tiara (Photo: ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images) |
It’s also possible, however, that the tiara was acquired by the family at a later date, perhaps during the reign of Grand Duchess Charlotte, the grandmother of the current grand duke. The statement released by the royal court noted that Charlotte never wore the tiara herself, although other family members wore it during her tenure as grand duchess. Her daughter-in-law, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, apparently only wore the tiara once. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, however, has made the tiara one of her go-to diadems.
Like the smaller floral tiara, this one has been worn at a number of Nassau family weddings. The information released by the royal court also mentioned that it was worn by all four of the daughters of Grand Duchess Charlotte at their weddings: Princess Alix in 1950 (pictured above), Princess Marie Gabrielle in 1951, Princess Elisabeth in 1956, and Princess Marie-Adélaïde in 1958. (You can see photos of all the brides wearing the tiara at Luxarazzi.)
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| Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wears the tiara (Photo: Grand-Ducal Court/Christian Aschman/Getty Images) |
The tiara also made a significant appearance during the 2012 wedding of the hereditary grand ducal couple; Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie chose to wear the tiara at the gala held the night before her religious wedding ceremony. It was the first tiara from the Luxembourg collection that she wore.
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| Princess Claire wears the tiara on her wedding day (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) |
Claire followed in her sister-in-law’s footsteps, choosing this sparkler for her own royal wedding in September 2013. Given Felix and Claire’s current occupation — managing a vineyard in the south of France — a tiara with vine designs was an especially appropriate choice!
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| Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) |
Our look back at the jewels of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene’s religious wedding ceremony continues with more jewels from members of reigning royal families. Stay tuned for more jewels from this service, plus jewels from the wedding reception, later tomorrow! (And if you missed part one, you can catch up here!)
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The royal family of Jordan was represented at the wedding by Prince Faisal (brother of King Abdullah) and his wife, Princess Sara. (The two have since divorced.) Sara wore delicate diamonds, including earrings with a leaf motif, a necklace that looks to have a similar central section, and an impressive diamond ring.
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Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein chose diamonds and pearls for the wedding. Round pearl drops are suspended from her diamond earrings; she paired them with a lovely bracelet featuring four rows of pearls in alternating sizes. We also got a quick glimpse of a diamond ring.
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| Photos (clockwise, L-R): Danny Martindale/Getty Images, Danny Martindale/Getty Images, Danny Martindale/Getty Images, PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images, Danny Martindale/Getty Images |
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg also went for pearls, wearing pearl and diamond drop earrings, her wedding rings, and a large pearl and gold ring on her right hand. (You get two views of that ring in the collage above.)
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| Photos (clockwise, L-R): Sean Gallup/Getty Images, Dan Kitwood/Getty Images, Sean Gallup/Getty Images |
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, sister of King Mohammed VI, represented her country. She wore a gorgeous embellished kaftan with a pearl-encrusted belt. Her earrings were showstoppers: exaggerated, teardrop-shaped double hoops with orange gemstones (citrines? topazes?) in the center and on the stud.
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| Photos (clockwise, L-R): Dan Kitwood/Getty Images, Sean Gallup/Getty Images, Dan Kitwood/Getty Images |
Lalla Meryem was accompanied by her daughter, Sharifa Lalla Soukaïna. She also wore a beautiful kaftan with a sparkling belt, plus a pair of elaborate diamond earrings with dark center stones.
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Princess — now Queen — Maxima of the Netherlands showed her national pride, wearing an orange gown with coordinating jewels. She wore her long diamond pendant earrings with large citrine drops. She’s also wearing two bracelets that feature citrines: a large, cuff-style bracelet that includes various shades of the gemstones, and one that includes pairs of citrines alternating with diamond beads.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore some of the most important pieces of jewelry in her personal collection: the small diamond chandelier earrings that once belonged to Crown Princess Martha, her husband’s grandmother. You can also see a large diamond ring on her left hand, plus delicate bracelets (including one with an evil eye charm) on her right wrist.
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The Bernadottes of Sweden all came to the wedding. Queen Silvia wore the family’s gorgeous diamond floral brooch with diamond earrings (I believe they’re the small diamond drop earrings from Queen Josefina’s diamond stomacher). You can also spot a Cartier love bracelet on her right wrist and a large ring on her right hand.
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Crown Princess Victoria, still a newlywed herself at this point, wore long diamond pendant earrings, plus a silver-toned cuff bracelet on her left wrist and rings on both hands.
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Princess Madeleine wore a dress with a sparkling belt, plus an intriguing pair of earrings with three different colored pearl drops. She also wore bracelets on both arms, including one gold bangle that appeared to be studded with diamonds.
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Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana represented her grandfather, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, at the wedding. She wore a matching floral necklace and earring suite, plus a gorgeous embellished belt.
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Queen Elizabeth II was represented at the wedding by the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Sophie wore her beautiful Art Deco aquamarine brooch, plus diamond hoop earrings.
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| Photos: Danny Martindale/Getty Images |
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent also attended; Marie-Christine wore an elaborate beaded necklace, cluster drop earrings, and multiple rings on her left hand.