Floral Tiara - Maybe Princess Catherine will be wearing this tiara
The Strathmore Rose Tiara, or Queen Elizabeth’s Strathmore Tiara, was a gift to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon from her father, the Earl of Strathmore, for her 1923 wedding to the Duke of York, the future King George VI. The tiara features a garland of wild roses in diamonds mounted in silver and gold and was purchased for the future Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at a London jeweler; it dates from the late nineteenth century. The pavé-set diamond roses could be used as individual brooches, and – at least originally – could be swapped out for five single-collet sapphires, according to The Queen’s Diamonds
When a tiara disappears into the vault for so long, rumors and speculation tend to arise. In particular, there’s a rumor that the Strathmore Rose is in such poor condition or so fragile that it can’t be worn. I do not know the source of that suggestion and it may simply be speculation taken as fact; what we do know is that the tiara has been photographed alone a few times in recent decades and, obviously, the Queen has jewelers to fix things if that’s really what is needed or desired. (The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara, for example, had its frame repaired multiple times during the Queen’s reign and was eventually remade in the 1980s.) Personally, I hope the Strathmore Rose Tiara will reappear someday – if for no other reason than to satisfy our curiosity.
- order of splendor (blogspot)
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Royal Tiara Challenge 2024
Day Six - Favourite Spanish tiara
I’m a sucker for a good floral tiara and this is a good floral tiara! It’s just elegant and graceful, I love it!! I love that this seems to be one of Letizia’s favourites so it comes out plenty.
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The Danish Emerald Parure
Perhaps the jewel in the Queen’s crown collection is her Emerald Parure.
Created in 1840 for Queen Caroline Amalie, the set includes a tiara, a necklace, earrings, and a corsage brooch.
27 of the diadem’s emeralds date back to 1723, making the collection incredibly historically significant.
While the colour is in-keeping with the current Queen Margrethe’s more outlandish style, we can see Crown Princess Mary reaching for the tiara or earrings for big state events.
The Danish Ruby Parure
Crown Princess Mary has already made herself familiar with this unique piece.
Like a naughty daughter venturing into a mother's wardrobe, Mary has not waited until her ascension to borrow this spectacular ruby set even adorning the headpiece for her and Crown Prince Frederik's official ascension portraits.
Made for the coronation of Napoleon in 1804, the parure includes the intricately designed crown, necklace, brooch, and earrings.
The Danish Crown Diamond Parure
This necklace, brooch, and earring set has timeless beauty.
Made for Queen Caroline Amalie in 1840, the parure is reserved only for the most significant occasions, such as the wedding of Mary and Frederik in 2004.
As such, the pieces will undoubtedly hold a special place in both Margrethe and Mary's hearts.
The Floral Bracelet Choker
The choker has recently come back into fashion, and Margarethe shows this floral piece off well in a boat-necked gown.
This is one of Margrethe's favourite pieces, leading us to wonder if she will part with her jewels as well as the crown on Sunday.
The timeless piece belonged to Queen Louise of Sweden and was initially designed as a bracelet, though the always-innovating Margrethe started wearing it as a choker in the 1980s.
The Crown Pearl and Ruby Parure with the Floral Aigrette Tiara
This parure is an extensive set, including a large pearl necklace, pearl, ruby and diamond earrings, two pearl clasps, and two ruby and diamond links.
The parure was worn here with the Floral Aigrette diadem.
The leafy diamond structure was acquired by King Frederik IX for Queen Margrethe's mother in the 1960s.
The piece is versatile and can be separated to lessen the overall effect, which may be favourable for Mary's more subtle style.
Queen Margrethe has revealed that her hairdresser enjoys styling her hair using the dazzling pieces.
The Turquoise Daisy Bandeau
This girlish beauty has already been passed along to Mary.
The flowery headpiece is elegant and playful, featuring a band of delicate daisies in a bold aquamarine.
The Palmette Tiara
This curly crown is more effeminate than Mary's current fashion would indicate. Having said that, its intricate beauty and alluring sparkle is undeniable.
The tiara is made up of diamond palmettes and flowers, set upon a link-effect diamond base.
The piece was created in 1856 for Princess Louise of Prussia when she married Grand Duke Frederick.
Queen Ingrid lent Queen Margrethe the diadem in the 1960s, before she officially inherited it on her mother's passing in 2000.
Most notably, she has worn it to the wedding of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
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A gem-set silver bandeau, circa 1920
Designed as an openwork bandeau of foliage and flowers, set at the centre with a cabochon emerald and with circular-cut sapphires and pink sapphire within the centres of the flowers, inner length approximately 233mm.
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1810s Varied necklines and oscillating waistlines -
Top left 1810 Lady by Louis Marie Sicardi (auctioned by Sotheby's). From their Web site 1178X1510 @72 2.2Mp.
Top right 1811 Mme. Panckoucke, Cecile Bouchet by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Musée du Louvre - Paris, France). From gallerix.org/storeroom/991555443/N/1057798555/; fixed spots & flaws w Pshop 2935X3956 @72 2.1Mj.
Second row 1810 Comtesse Daru by Jacques Louis David (Frick Collection - New York City, New York, USA). From Wikimedia; this was a difficult image to prepare. There were numerous spots of various sizes throughout the image as well as large cracks (fixed) and smaller ones (sometimes fixed) to work on with Photoshop. The background was also fixed with Photoshop. Before that, I filled in the shadows and increase the exposure. 2606X3316 @72 2.7Mj.
Third row 1811 Hortense with her children possibly by François-Pascal-Simon Gerard (location ?). From commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File/Hortense_with_her_children 1122X1654 @300 622kj.
Fourth row left 1811 Salomé Louise Coulmann, comtesse Walther by Robert Lefevre (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon - Versailles, Île-de-France, France). From muzeo.com/reproduction-oeuvre/salome-louise-coulmann-comtesse-walther-epouse-du-general-comte-frederic-henry-walther/robert-lefevre 821X1180 @300 391kj.
Fourth row right 1812 Elisa Baciocchi by Joseph Franque (Bibliothèque Marmottan, Boulogne-Billancourt, France) From napoleoneeilsuotempo.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/elisalgoverno/ 1516X1948 @5000 875kj. Her maiden name was Bonaparte and she had a brother named Napoleon.
Fifth row 1812 Comtes de Tournon, née Geneviève de Seytres Caumont by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia Pennsylvania). I found this before I recorded sources of images 2212X2843 @300 2.4Mj.
Bottom left 1812-1813 Marquesa de Branciforte by José de Madrazo Agudo (Espacios para el Arte - Madrid, Spain). From Espacios para el Arte's photostream on flickr 1935X2368 @72 888kj.
Bottom right 1810s La duchesse de Bassano, Madame Marie Madeleine Maret by François Pascal Simon Gérard. From pinterest.com/lastangoinparis/c-1790-1839/ 776X1200 @72 250kj
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Through the Years → Queen Letizia of Spain (2,266/∞)
3 May 2023 | Queen Letizia of Spain poses for the photofraphers before the Gala dinner for the President of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro and his wife Veronica Alcocer at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
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