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| Queen Juliana |
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| Queen Beatrix (2); Princess Irene (2); Princess Margriet (2) |
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| Princess Maxima |
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| The Parure |
Prinsjesdag (or Prince’s Day in English) is the day on which the reigning Monarch of the Netherlands. In this case, it would be Queen Beatrix. Addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives. In the 18th century, Prinsjesdag was the country’s most popular public holidays and was celebrated on March 8th for the then Prince’s of Orange’s birthday.
Beatrix wore her usual hat attire, and the dress I very much like on her. It’s looks somewhat of what the Duchess of Cambridge wore in January of this year. I know, it’s not the same, but it does look similar.
Laurentien wore her usual flower in the front of her head, and a matching dress to go with it. I do in fact, like the earrings and the orange-ish sash really stands out.
Maxima must love me today – I love the colour pink, and I love what she wore. I do in fact don’t like how the top is sort of separated from the skirt. But, the hat does have the same style two years ago – but, I do like it.
Margriet was in attendance, I didn’t find any pictures, except this one. Although, better ones are sure to come. From what it looks like, she looks amazing. I just love it when she comes out in offical events, she always looks amazing.
Sadly, this year we didn’t have Princess Mabel join us. Mabel possibly due to the fact that Prince Frisco is still in hospital after the avalanche, and she really hasn’t really appeared in many official events.
I covered her Civic Wedding earlier this year. Now it’s the religious wedding. It was celebrated on the 17 of June this year. I am here now to post pictures.
Princess Carolina wore a dress made by Dutch designer, Addy van den Krommenacker. The dress features Bruges heirloom lace, which was worn by Princess Irene at her wedding in 1964. The dresses name is apparently named “Irene”. The tiara she wore is the Laurel Wreath Tiara, also worn by Princess Laurentien on her wedding day in 2001.
I really love this dress, well I really like dresses with lace. She looks absolutely stunning!
(Left to Right: Queen Beatrix, Princess Maxima, Princess Laurentien, Princess Mabel)
The Queen of the Netherlands, the Future Queen of the Netherlands (Daughter-in-law to Beatrix), Princess Laurentien (Daughter-in-law of Beatrix), Princess Mabel (Daughter-in-law of Beatrix).
(Left to Right: Princess Margriet, Princess Annette, Princess Aimée, Princess Marilène)
Princess Margriet, one of four daughter of Queen Juliana. The rest are daughter-in-laws of Margriet. Note, another daughter-in-law of Princess Margriet, Princess Anita was not in attendance.
(Left to Right: Princess Irene, Princess Christina, Juliana Guillermo, Eva Guillermo)
Princess Irene and Princess Christina are the sisters of Queen Beatrix. Princess Irene is the mother of Princess Carolina. Juliana is the daughter of Christina. Eva is the daughter-in law of Christina.
(Left to Right: Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princes Margarita)
Princess Margarita is the daughter of Princess Irene.
Queen Juliana has worn the bandeau of diamond many times and in most cases with a matching set of earrings made from large old cut diamonds.
Princess Margaret began to wear it before and after her marriage. She usually doesn’t wear this tiara now a days.
Queen Beatrix began to wear this tiara only in recent years although her sisters Princess Margriet and Princess Christina had worn it in the past.
But it is Princess Maxima who wears this simple but stunning diamond tiara to its maximum effect. This is the tiara that she usually wears.
In honour of Princess Maxima & Prince Willem-Alexander’s 10th year wedding anniversary.
This tiara which consists of a thin band adorned with delicate diamond garlands topped with (detachable) diamond and pearl Flowers is also known as the Pearl Button Tiara.
(Detailing)
The Flowers consist of large Bouton or button pearls (dome shaped pearls with a flat back) surrounded by petals set with diamonds.
Queen Sophie brought a diamond leaf (Fleurons) coronet with her when she married the Prince of Orange, the future King Willem III, in 1839. It is often mentioned that the base of that particular tiara was used to create the Pearl Button Tiara but the design is completely different from the current Pearl Button Tiara and it is safe to say that Queen Sophie's coronet was painted quite accurately as there were several portraits made of Queen Sophie through the years in which she was wearing the same tiara and in all of them the base was exactly the same. If the current tiara is indeed a remnant of a 19th century coronet, it has been altered beyond recognition.
The Pearl Buttons were brooches that had belonged to Queen Sophie. Some also had pearl drop pendants. There are quite a number of these brooches in different sizes in the collection.
Queen Wilhelmina attached several of these on the bodice of her dresses at the turn of the 19th century to fasten numerous strands of pearls.
(Juliana)
The tiara with the Pearl Buttons was first seen in 1966 during a pre-wedding gala for Princess Beatrix. It was worn by Princess Armgard, mother in law of Queen Juliana. A year later, princess Margriet choose this tiara with a floral motif as her wedding tiara.
(Margriet)
Queen Juliana wore this tiara on a few occasions and so did Queen Beatrix before she choose to wear this tiara for her investiture in 1980.
(Beatrix)
She has since worn it very frequently. It does suit her wonderfully well.
In 2001 the base of this tiara was used to create a wedding tiara for Princess Maxima. The base was topped with five of Queen Emma's Diamond Stars.
Since this is Princess Maxima’s Wedding Tiara and she didn’t have pearls she had Queen Emma’s Stars.
(Up-Close)
There are two sets of diamond star brooches in the collection. One set contains 5 ten-pointed graduated stars and the other contains 5 twelve-pointed graduated stars. Then there's yet another diamond star brooch with 12 points which was used by both Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Maxima to fasten their sash . Both sets of five stars have belonged to Queen Emma. She received them as wedding presents from her new relatives the Von Wieds and Von Sachsen-Eisenachs in 1879.
Diamond stars were quite in fashion then. Empress Elisabeth (Sissi) of Austria-Hungary had started wearing diamond stars (made by her Viennese Court Jeweller) in her hair a few years earlier and that had sparked quite a rage among royal ladies to wear diamond star jewellery. It's likely that the stars were purchased in Vienna.
The diamond stars are very versatile and can be worn as brooches, hair ornaments, pendants and earrings.
In 1890 King Willem III ordered a new tiara for Queen Emma. The Jeweller was requested to design the tiara so that it would fit five diamonds stars from one set. They were mounted on top of what I now refer to as Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara.
Queen Juliana has worn all stars (from both sets) together on her sash during the British State Visit in the 1950's
(Queen Juliana, Princess Margriet)
(Queen Beatrix)
In 2001 the Dutch Court Jeweller created a wedding tiara with five stars for Maxima Zorreguita who would marry the Prince of Orange the following year. They used the base of the Pearl Button Tiara and mounted it with five 10 pointed stars.
Princess Maxima has worn diamond stars on several other occasions although in recent years they were no loner set on a tiara
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| Queen Anne |
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| Grand Duchess Sophie (with the pearls for the tiara) |
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| Queen Wilhelmina |
