The Court Jeweller

Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World

Redesign It: The Swedish Diamond Four-Button Tiara

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Crown Princess Victoria wears the tiara, 2004

Of all the sparklers in the vast Bernadotte tiara collection, the family’s tiara featuring four diamond buttons is perhaps the least-loved of the bunch. (I’ll admit it, I’ve been rude about this one in the past, too — I call this one “the Jeep.”) If you could make changes to this tiara, which was designed in the twentieth century using antique diamond button elements, what would you do?

Redesign It: The Dutch Emerald Tiara

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Time for another round of royal jewelry reimagination, everyone! Today’s target is the tiara from the Dutch royal family’s emerald parure. Above, you can see Queen Maxima wearing the emerald version of the tiara….

… and here she is wearing the second setting of the tiara, which features upright pearls. The piece dates to 1896, so it’s one of the family’s historical heirloom jewels. But if you had the chance to make changes to the tiara, what would you do?

Redesign It: Camilla’s Ruby Necklace

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One of the grandest pieces that the Duchess of Cornwall has received since joining the royal family is this enormous ruby and diamond necklace, generally thought to have been a gift from a Saudi royal. The necklace doesn’t belong to Camilla personally; as an official gift, it will eventually go to the Royal Collection, but she has the use of it during her lifetime. But if you had the chance to reimagine this enormous and difficult-to-wear piece, how would you change it?