Queen Emma of the Netherlands' Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1890 by Jac. Vos & Co. as a supplier to Royal Begeer and could be topped with Queen Emma's five, twelve-pointed, diamond stars that she received as a wedding gift in 1879. The central diamonds can also be replaced with a rubies.

Queen Emma

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Materials: diamonds set in gold and silver with optional rubies

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Maxima

Provenance:

1. Queen Emma of the Netherlands née Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont; from her husband, King Willem III of the Netherlands, in 1890
2. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1934
3. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1962 but never wore the tiara
4. Orange-Nassau Family Foundation; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Princess Irene

Queen Beatrix

Princess Margriet

Other Wearers:

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

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Questions:

• Can Queen Emma's diamond stars still be attached to this tiara?

Princess Laurentien

Princess Laurentien

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• Tesouras & Tiaras - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• All Things Royal - Emma's Diamond Flower Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Emma's Rosette Tiara