Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands' Laurel Wreath Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made in the early 1800s.

Materials: diamonds

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Provenance:

1. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; from her parents, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, on the occasion of her 18th birthday in 1956

Princess Margriet

Princess Christina

Princess Margriet

Other Wearers:

• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• Princess Christina of the Netherlands
• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands née Brinkhorst; most notably at her 2001 wedding to Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
• Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala; at her 2012 wedding to Albert Brenninkmeijer

Princess Laurentien

Princess Laurentien

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Is this tiara part of the Orange-Nassau Family Foundation?
• Did this tiara belong to Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel?

Princess Maria Carolina

Princess Maria Carolina

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Laurel Wreath Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Greek Bandeau Tiara 

Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made Van Cleef & Arpels in 1976 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials:  144 pear, marquise, and round shaped diamonds weighing a total of 77.34 carats set in platinum

Provenance: 

1. Van Cleef & Arpels; they frequently lend the tiara out for exhibits and magazine shoots
   

Princess Grace

Princess Constance

Duchess Diane

Other Wearers:

• Princess Grace of Monaco; at her daughter, Princess Caroline's pre-wedding ball in 1978
• Duchess Diane of Württemberg 
• Princess Constance of Bourbon-Parma
• Julia Roberts; in the 2012 movie Mirror, Mirror
• Lily Collins; in the 2012 movie Mirror, Mirror

Julia Roberts

Lily Collins

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Van Cleef & Arpels Tiara
• Bowers Museum - A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels 
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Grace’s Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Digest - Princess Grace's Van Cleef & Arpels Tiara

Photos:  Van Cleef & Arpels/Relativity Media

Duchess of Windsor's Emerald Bead Tiara

Creation: The tiara was made by Cartier in 1949 modeled after a necklace in Cartier's stock using emeralds already owned by the Duchess of Windsor.

Materials: diamonds and emeralds

Provenance:

1. Duchess of Windsor née Wallis Warfield Simpson

Duchess of Windsor

Duchess of Windsor

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?
• Was this tiara part of the 1987 Sotheby's auction of the Duchess of Windsor's jewels or did she sell it prior to her death?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Duchess of Windsor's Emerald Bead Tiara
• The Beau Monde - Wallis Simpson and her Tiaras

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium's Diamond Scroll Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1910.

 

Materials: diamonds set in platinum

Queen Elisabeth

Queen Elisabeth

Provenance:

1. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium née Duchess of Bavaria; in 1912
2. King Leopold III of Belgium; inherited from his mother in 1965
3. Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Rethy, née Baels; inherited from her husband in 1983
4. Cartier Collection; bought from Princess Lilian in 1987

Queen Elisabeth

Nissa Marion

Princess Lilian

 Other Wearers:

• Nissa Marion
  

 

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s Cartier Diamond Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau
  
• All Things Royal - The Cartier Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - Cartier Scroll Tiara

Photos: Cartier

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Emerald Parure Tiara

Queen Maxima

Duchess of Parma

Creation:  Made in 1898-1899 by Eduard Schurmann & Co. in Frankfurt using emeralds brought to the Netherlands by Princess Wilhelmina of Orange, wife of Prince Willem V of Orange.  In the 1950s two of the top, pear-shaped emeralds were removed to make earrings and recently two round emeralds from the base of the tiara were put on the top of the tiara.  In 2001, the emeralds were replaced with diamonds and five drop pearls as a possible wedding tiara for Princess Maxima. 

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana

Materials:  emeralds and diamonds set in silver and gold with interchangeable pearls

Queen Juliana

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Provenance:

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from her mother Queen Emma of the Netherlands
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Orange-Nassau Family Foundation; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Princess Margriet

Princess Margriet

Princess Margriet

Other Wearers:

• Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Dowager Duchess of Parma;
• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; both emerald and pearl settings
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Mrs. van Vollenhoven; both emerald and pearl settings
• Queen Maxima of the Netherlands; both emerald and pearl settings
• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands; the pearl setting at the 2004 wedding of Crown Prince Frederick & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
• Duchess Annemarie of Parma; the pearl setting at her 2010 wedding to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma

Queen Maxima

Princess Irene

Princess Laurentien

Questions:

• Will the two, top pear-shaped emeralds ever be replaced on the tiara?

Links:  

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Emerald Parure
• Dutch Royal Jewels - Second Setting Emerald Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Emerald Parure 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Emerald (and Pearl) Parure Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Emerald Parure Tiara
• The Royal Post - The Emerald Parure of The Netherlands
• All Things Royal - The Emerald Parure
• All Things Royal - The New Pearl Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Dutch Emerald Tiara

Photos:  PPE

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Ears of Wheat Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in the 1950s using eight diamond ears of wheat that belonged to Queen Catherine of Württemberg, mother of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands. It can be worn with four, six, or eight ears of wheat.

Queen Juliana

Princess Irene

Materials: diamonds set in silver

Queen Wilhelmina

Princess Christina

Princess Margriet

Provenance:

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; wore the ears of wheat on a silk kokoshnik
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Orange-Nassau Family Foundations; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Princess Laurentien

Princess Margarita

Princess Marilene

Other Wearers:

• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands nee Brinkhorst
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• Princess Christina of the Netherlands
• Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau née van den Broek; at her 1998 wedding to Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau
• Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau née Sekrève; at her 2000 wedding to Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau
• Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno; at her 2001 wedding to Edwin de Roy van Zuydewijn
• Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau née van Eijk; at her 2005 wedding to Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau
• Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau née Söhngen; at her 2005 wedding to Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau
• Princess Viktória of Bourbon-Parma née Cservenyák; at her 2013 wedding to Prince Jamie of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Annette

Princess Viktoria

Questions:

• When were the ears of wheat created?
• Which jeweler created the ears of wheat?
• Which jeweler put the ears of wheat onto the tiara?

Princess Anita

Princess Aimee

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Ears of Wheat Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Dutch Ears of Wheat Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Ears of Wheat Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Wheat Diadem
• Tiaras & Crowns - The Dutch Ears of Wheat Tiara