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Floral Tiara Tournament: Week Five Results!

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We’ve got all the results from this week’s tiara tournament voting!

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This tiara contest came down to the wire! Though the Braganza Tiara was favored by 48.5% of voters, the Spanish Floral Tiara pulled off a win with 51.5% of the vote!
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This match-up turned into a royal runaway! The Danish Floral Aigrette triumphed with a stunning 77.95% of the vote, while 22.05% of you selected the Cubitt Tiara.
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Which wreath tiara won the day? The Danish Ruby Parure Tiara pulled off a victory with 56.13% of the vote, while the Bonaparte Olive Wreath Tiara garnered a very respectable 43.87%.
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Our final contest of the week was a laurel wreath showdown! The Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara cruised to victory with 75.12% of the vote, while 24.88% of voters preferred the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara.
More tiara votes are coming your way tomorrow!

Floral Tiara Tournament: Brabant Laurel vs Boucheron Laurel

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Our final match of the week pairs up two delicate laurel wreath tiaras!

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The Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara vs. The Boucheron Laurel Wreath 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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This convertible diamond necklace/tiara was Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden’s wedding gift from her new husband’s grandmother, Queen Sofia of Sweden. The laurel wreath was inherited by Margareta’s third son, Prince Bertil, and worn by his wife, Princess Lilian. When she died in 2013, she bequeathed the tiara to her great-niece, Crown Princess Victoria, who now wears it often.

Floral Tiara Tournament: Danish Ruby vs Bonaparte Olive

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Which wreath tiara will win the day?

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The Danish Ruby Parure Tiara vs. The Bonaparte Olive Wreath Tiara
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This tiara began its life as a series of hair combs, purchased by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte for his wife, Desiree, to wear at Napoleon’s coronation in 1804. When Bernadotte was elected King of Sweden, the rubies became royal jewels. The combs were made into a bandeau by Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, who had received them from her mother-in-law, Lovisa of Sweden. Queen Ingrid turned the bandeau into a grand wreath tiara, which is now worn by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
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This diamond tiara was designed around 1907 by Cartier for Princess Marie Bonaparte, who married a Greek prince. The wreath of pave-set diamond olive leaves is studded with eleven cushion-shaped diamond “olives,” which can be swapped for other stones. The wreath design, popular during the reign of Napoleon, and the olive motif, so connected to the Greeks, united Marie’s French imperial heritage with her new Greek royal status. Today, the tiara belongs to the Albion Art Institute.