The Court Jeweller

Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World

More Tiaras from the Swedish Royal Wedding

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Good news, everyone: you don’t have to be royal to wear a tiara. In fact, tiaras have always been accessible to everybody — as long as you have the money to buy one and a place to wear it. Plenty of non-royal guests sported tiaras at Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden’s recent wedding. Here’s a look at some of the diadems on display.

The women wearing black gowns with distinctive black and white sleeves are royal courtiers — ladies-in-waiting and other members of the royal household. Many of the courtiers were also wearing tiaras

I believe the woman on the left is the head of the Queen’s household, Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke

A delicate tiara of diamond daisies

An intriguing bandeau

A low-profile, modern diamond fringe 

Carl Philip and Sofia’s Wedding: The Wedding Day Jewels (Part 2)

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Time for part two of our look at the jewels of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden’s wedding! This time, let’s take a gander at the jewels worn by the foreign royal guests.

Queen Sonja of Norway wore the full version of Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara (Version 2.0).

She also wore pearl and diamond earrings, a lavish pearl choker necklace, pearl and gold bracelets, the Order of the Seraphim, and her husband’s family order. The yellow dress is an example of extreme, Princess-Anne-style royal recycling: she’s been wearing it at gala events since the late 1990s.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore her wedding tiara, plus diamond floral earrings with a red pendant drop. She also wore diamond daisies nestled in her hair.

She’s also wearing a diamond bracelet and the Order of the Polar Star, the second-highest Swedish order.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway wore her eighteenth-birthday gift tiara, plus a modern diamond necklace and a stunning pair of earrings that look to be set with amethyst and peridot.

She also wore a geometric ring, a small diamond brooch, and the Order of the Polar Star.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark dripped with diamonds, wearing the Baden Palmette Tiara (one of her go-to tiaras for weddings, with its very appropriate heart shapes), plus diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, an elaborate diamond brooch, and a huge diamond ring. She also wore the Order of the Seraphim, her father’s family order, and the ribbon and badge of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore the pearl and diamond version of her wedding tiara with pearl and diamond earrings.

Mary secured her hair with a diamond brooch.

Mary also donned a pearl bracelet, the Order of the Polar Star, and her mother-in-law’s family order.

Princess Marie of Denmark wore her go-to sparkler, Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara. Because she doesn’t have a Swedish order, she wore her highest Danish order: the Order of the Elephant.

Queen Mathilde of the Belgians was stunning in the base of the Nine Provinces Tiara. In very exciting jewel news, Mathilde’s pearl and diamond earrings appear to be the same earrings worn by Queen Fabiola — yet another example of the late queen’s jewels popping up in Mathilde’s collection. She’s also wearing Queen Fabiola’s diamond waterfall brooch.

She also wore the Order of the Polar Star and a pair of diamond bracelets.

My pick for the best-dressed of the entire event was Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who wore the tiara, earrings, bracelet, and necklace from the gorgeous Mellerio Ruby Parure.

Maxima also wore the Order of the Polar Star and, like the intelligent woman she is, carried a fan, as ceremonies in the chapel always seem to be warm. The Mellerio Ruby Parure actually does include a jewel-encrusted fan, but this appears to be a different one.

The Countess of Wessex glittered in a tiara we haven’t seen in a while: the diamond and aquamarine tiara by G. Collins and Sons that converts to a necklace. The intrepid Anna, who writes a great blog about Sophie, has identified the necklace as probably also being a Collins piece. Sophie’s also wearing a pair of diamond earrings that have been in her collection for a while.

Because she doesn’t have a Swedish order, Sophie wore her British order, the Royal Victorian Order. She’s also wearing her mother-in-law’s family order.

The Princess Takamado, a member of the Japanese imperial family, wore a lovely set of pearl and diamond jewels.

Hisako is wearing her highest Japanese order, the Order of the Precious Crown, and she’s secured the sash with an intriguing diamond brooch in the shape of a bird.

The non-reigning royals brought a bit of sparkle with them, too. Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark, daughter-in-law of the last king of Greece, wore a brand-new diamond tiara to the wedding.

Tatiana also wore gorgeous diamond earrings and her highest Greek order, the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia.

Princess Ursula of Bavaria wore a small diamond tiara with pearl and diamond jewelry.

Princess Anna of Bavaria wore the same small diamond fringe tiara that she wore at Princess Madeleine’s wedding — it’s reportedly from the collection of her own family, the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburgs.

That’s it for the royal wedding guests! Which jewels were your favorites?

Carl Philip and Sofia’s Wedding: The Wedding Day Jewels (Part 1)

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We’re still slowly working through the weekend’s royal jewels as I make my way back to America. Today, we’re looking at the jewels worn on the wedding day. This post is part one; part two will be up later this afternoon. Enjoy, and stay tuned soon for a look at the jewels worn across the channel by the Brits during this very busy royal week!

The last Swedish royal wedding of a generation was held in Stockholm on Saturday, as Prince Carl Philip, son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, married Sofia Hellqvist.

The bride wore a brand-new tiara for the wedding, reportedly a gift from the king and queen. It features a diamond base topped by a series of emeralds.

Here’s an updated, clearer picture of the new tiara. (I’m still trying to decide if I like it. I think it’s maybe too small? Please register your feelings below.) She also wore delicate diamond earrings.

Queen Silvia wore her best blue gemstones for the wedding of her only son: the tiara, earrings, and brooch from the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure.

She also wore a diamond riviere with a pendant drop, plus diamond bracelets, the Order of the Seraphim, and her husband’s family order.

One of my favorite jewel moments of the day was Crown Princess Victoria’s very first appearance in the Connaught Diamond Tiara, a century-old heirloom from the Swedish vaults.

Victoria also wore diamond and pearl earrings, a diamond and pearl brooch, the Order of the Seraphim, and her father’s family order.

No jewels yet for Princess Estelle, but she was a very cute part of the wedding party.

Princess Madeleine wore her own wedding tiara, her mother’s Modern Fringe, to her brother’s wedding. She also wore her wedding earrings, the family’s heirloom Vasa earrings. She secured the sash of the Order of the Seraphim with a small diamond bow brooch from the Bernadotte collection, and she also wore her father’s family order.

Princess Margaretha wore the Aquamarine Kokoshnik to the wedding, but there aren’t any decent pictures available for me to use yet. (Ditto Princess Desiree, who wore the larger of the Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiaras.) Princess Birgitta wore the Baden Fringe Tiara. Here’s a good look at all four of the Haga Princesses.

UPDATE: Here’s a great picture of the four Haga Princesses!

The king’s youngest sister, Princess Christina, wore the family’s Diamond Six-Button Tiara with pearl and diamond jewelry, plus the Order of the Seraphim and her brother’s family order.

Princess Desiree of Hohenzollern wore the Pearl Circle Tiara that once belonged to her mother, Princess Birgitta.

Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg, the widow of the king’s uncle, Count Sigvard, wore a diamond tiara with diamond and pearl jewelry.

Countess Bettina Bernadotte of Wisborg, daughter of the late Count Lennart and Countess Sonja, wore a small diamond tiara.

Stay tuned later today for the jewels worn by foreign royal guests!