Duchess of Westminster's Myrtle Wreath Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé in 1906.

Materials:  diamonds set in silver and red gold

Sally Grosvenor

Laura Cavendish

Viola Grosvenor

Provenance:

1. Lady Mabel Grosvenor née Crichton; on the occasion of her 1906 marriage to Lord Hugh Grosvenor
2. Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his mother in 1944
3. Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his brother in 1967
4. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 1979
5. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016

Lady Tamara Van Cutsem

Lady Rosanagh Grimston

Other Wearers:

• Sally Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, née Perry
• Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, née Lyttelton
• Lady Tamara Van Cutsem née Grosvenor; at her 2004 wedding to Edward Van Cutsem
• Lady Rosanagh Grimston née Innes-Ker; at her 2008 wedding to James Grimston, Viscount Grimston
• Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington, née Roundell; in Hello Magazine for the 'Treasures of the North' exhibition in 2000

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Fabergé Myrtle Wreath Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Fabergé Myrtle Leaves Tiara

Duchess of Westminster's Cyclamen Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé circa 1903 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds set in gold and platinum 

Provenance:

1. Eleanor Wilson-Fox née Scalther-Booth
2. Unknown Owner
3. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
4. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016

Questions: 

• When did the Duke of Westminster buy this tiara?
• Did George Wilson-Fox inherit this tiara from his mother in 1963?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Fabergé Cyclamen Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Westminster Collection

Duchess of Westminster's Bagration Spinel Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Jean Baptiste Fossin in the early 1800s.

Materials: diamonds and pink spinels

Provenance:

1. Princess Catherine Bagration née Skavronskaya
2. Unknown Owner(s)
3. S.J Phillips; bought along with the accompanying parure at Christie's in November 1973 for $121,000
4. Natalia Phillips Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster; bought by her husband, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, in May 1977 and worn on the occasion of their October 1978 wedding

Duchess of Westminster

Duchess of Westminster

Questions:

• Who owned the tiara after Princess Catherine Bagration?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Bagration Parure 
• The Court Jeweller - Westminster Bagration Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Bagration Parure
• The Practical Gemologist - Bagration Tiara

Photos: Christie's

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands's Stuart Diamond Tiara

Creation: In 1897 by Eduard Schürmann & Co. using the 39.75 carat, blue-green, Stuart Diamond and diamonds from Queen Emma's diamond parure.  The tiara can be worn in several different configurations with or without the Stuart Diamond.  The diamonds removed from the tiara can be worn as earrings or pendants.

with large side diamond in center

with small side diamond in center

Materials: diamonds

Queen Wilhelmina

other configurations

Queen Wilhelmina

Provenance:

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; for her 1898 coronation
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; 1948 or 1962
3. Orange-Nassau Family Foundation; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana

Other Wearers:

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti

Queen Juliana

Queen Maxima

Questions:

• Why did Queen Beatrix never wear this tiara?

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - House Diamonds Parure
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Stuart Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Stuart Tiara
• Jenni Wiltz - The Stuart Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Stuart Tiara
• Tiaras y Joyas Reales - Tiara Estuardo
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Stuart Diamond Tiara

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Photos: Nationaal Archief

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Borneo Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1898 by Van Arcken & Co. The five ornaments could be removed to be worn as brooches.  It was broken up in the 1960 to create a set of brooches, pendant, earrings, and a bracelet.

Queen Beatrix

Queen Maxima

Materials: diamonds set in gold

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from the Sultan of Kutai on the occasion of her accession to the throne 1898
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; from her mother
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Queen Beatrix

Queen Maxima

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti
• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands née Brinkhorst

Queen Maxima

Princess Laurentien

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Borneo Diamond Suite
• The Royal Watcher - Borneo Diamond Parure
• Tesouras & Tiaras - Borneo Diamond Set
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Indian Gifts

Photos: De Juwelen van het Huis Oranje-Nassau

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Diamond Festoon Necklace Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Vita Israel circa 1889 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Juliana

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from her father, King Willem III, on the occasion of her 9th birthday in 1889 as part of a set of convertible jewelry
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Queen Beatrix

Princess Margriet

Princess Irene

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti 
• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; as a necklace
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands; as a necklace
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Links: 

• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Diamond Festoon Tiara
• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Festoon Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Queen Wilhemina's Diamond Necklace
• All Things Royal - Diamond Festoon Necklace Tiara

Queen Emma of the Netherlands' Pearl Star Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Van Kempen & Sons in 1879 using older pieces of jewelry made by Rundell, Bridge, & Rundell.  Sometime before 1898, the bottom section was removed and the top section continued to be used as a tiara. 

Materials: pearls and diamonds

Queen Emma

Queen Emma

Provenance: 

1. Queen Emma of the Netherlands née Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont; from her husband, King Willem III of the Netherlands on the occasion of their 1879 marriage
2. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from her mother
3. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; from her mother
4. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Questions: 

• Does the top section of the tiara still exist intact?
• Was the bottom portion used to create the Stuart House Parure?

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Wilhelmina

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Van Kempen Parure
• Lilibet's Handbag - Van Kempen Parure
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Ligt dit onbekende diadeem klaar voor prinses Amalia?

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Diamond Haircomb

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Maxima

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Haircomb
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Diamond Haircomb
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Wilhelmina's Diamond Haircomb
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Diamond Haircomb