"Queen" Maxima's Tiaras

I am freaking out! I went onto my Tumblr, I have Tumblr - right here. Anyways, someone posted: "What I just realized: When Maxima becomes queen she will probably have access to even more tiaras and jewels!!!!!!" Then, a gif of Tina Fey. I couldn't agree with you more! So, today is the day: To show tiaras Maxima has worn. Tiara Time!

1. Rose Cut Diamond Bandeau Tiara
2. Ruby Peacock Motif Tiara
3. Mellerio Ruby Tiara
4. Diamond Festoon Tiara
5. Aquamarine Parure Tiara
6. Mellerio Sapphire Tiara, diamond setting
7. Emerald Tiara, with pearls
8. Emerald Tiara
9. Pearl Button Tiara
10. Pearl Button Tiara, topped with Queen Emma's Diamond Stars
11. Antique Pearl Tiara, without pearls
12. Antique Pearl Tiara, with pearls
13. Queen Wilhelmina's Diamond Haircomb
14. Mellerio Sapphire Tiara
15. Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara

Princess Maxima always surprises me! You never know what tiara she'll pick because the picks aren't limited. As you can tell from the list. Even on Maxima (with her mother-in-law, Beatrix and Prince Willem-Alexander)'s trip to Singapore and Brunei (I think). Maxima added two tiaras to the list! Queen Wilhelmina's Diamond Haircomb (#13), which she has worn in her hair, like behind her hair. And, the Pearl Button Tiara, but she's worn the structure, just not the pearls (#9, #10).

Pictures: Google, Unknown

Infromation: Royal Order of Sartorial Spendlor 

Tiara Tuesday: Oriental Circlet

Following the Diamond Jubilee celebrations – we have the Oriental Circlet.

Prince Albert made this tiara for Queen Victoria, this piece made by Garrard in 1853 for around £860. It's a big tiara: the original diadem consisted of more than 2,600 diamonds with opal accents, all set in gold. Opals were one of Albert's favourite stones, and after receiving this tiara Victoria commissioned an opal necklace, earrings, and brooch to go with. The opals have since been replaced with rubies (and you will accordingly sometimes see this referred to as the Indian Ruby Tiara or even just the Indian Tiara).

Many changes have occurred since the tiara was created. For the initial design, Victoria supplied around half of the diamonds from her existing collection. The Hanover diamonds were removed in 1858 and replaced by a mix of diamonds taken out of other royal jewels and new ones from Garrard.

Queen Victoria left this set to the Crown in her will, and when Queen Alexandra inherited it after Victoria's death she changed it again. Apparently believing opals to be unlucky, she replaced them with rubies from a necklace given to Queen Victoria by the ruler of Nepal. She also reduced the size of the tiara: there were originally 17 opals and arches, but only 11 rubies and corresponding arches exist on the piece today. For all the changes she made, the tiara doesn't seem to have been a favourite of Queen Alexandra - well, at least enough of a favourite to wear for portraits and the like - and the same goes for Queen Mary. It passed to Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother) when her husband inherited the throne, and she finally made good use of the revised tiara.

Despite having multiple tiaras to choose from, the Queen Mother used only two in her later years. She often paired it with the magnificent set of huge rubies which was once set with opals, just like the tiara, and was also left to the Crown by Queen Victoria.When the Queen Mother died in March of 2002, the tiara passed to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, along with the rest of her estate. This is one of the pieces that she technically could have asked for earlier - after all, it was left to the Crown, and she's been in charge of the Crown since 1952 - but she let it be, supposedly saying "Mummy will give them back."

Queen Elizabeth debuted the tiara during a state visit to Malta in 2005 - and we've not seen it publicly since (despite my fervent wishes that she'd swap in this one and swap out the Burmese Ruby Tiara in her regular tiara rota).

Tiara Tuesday: Burmese Ruby Tiara

The Queen received the rubies from the people of Burma as a Coronation gift. She sent the rubies to Garrad’s to create a new tiara in 1973. She selected a design where the rubies were arranged in clusters like the Rose Of England surrounded by diamonds. The Queen wears the crown often with her many ruby necklaces and bracelets. Since the passing of the Queen Mother, she has worn the magnificent ruby necklace, The State Rubies, left to the Crown by Queen Victoria.

Wedding Wednesday: Royal Engagement Rings*

So, I guess I never thought this but, let’s get the thing that starts the Weddings happen: The Engagement Rings.

Sapphire

(Left to Right: Duchess of Cambridge, Princess of Wales, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, The Princess Royal, Princess Tatiana of Greece)

Rubies

(Left to Right: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Countess of Frederiksborg, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Duchess of Brabant, Princess Martha Louise, Duchess of York)

Small Diamonds

(Left to Right: Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Zara Phillips, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg, Autumn Phillips, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark)

Medium Sized Diamonds

(Left to Right: Lady Sarah Chatto, Queen Beatrix, Princess Charlene, Queen Elizabeth II, Empress Michiko)

Gigantic Diamonds

(Left to Right: Princess Soraya of Iran, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Grace of Monaco, Crown Princess Sarah of Brunei, Queen Paola of the Belgians, Duchess of Cornwall)

Multi Coloured

(Left to Right: Princess Marie of Denmark, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands)

Other Rings

(Left to right: Princess Letizia, Queen Silvia of Sweden, – Kinda hard to see, sorry – Countess of Wessex)
UPDATE

I have found new engagement rings. Left to right: Wallis Simpson, Top Middle (Emerald) Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, Bottom Middle (Black and White Picture) Princess Margaret, top Middle (Sapphire) Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Bottom Middle (Diamond) Queen Rania of Jordan, Right top (Big Diamond) Viscountess Linley, bottom left (Scattered Diamonds) Princess Mabel.
UPDATE

The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Guillaume) became engaged to Countess Stephanie de Lannoy on April 26, 2012.

Tiara Town

Jewel Spotlights

Jewel Collections

   

Royal Tiaras

Every Tuesday is Tiara Tuesday. Here we have Royal Tiaras from the countries below:

Belgium

  

Britain

   

 

Denmark

   

Greece

Jordan

Luxembourg

Monaco

 

Netherlands

   

Norway

  

Spain

 

Sweden

   

Jewel Events

Nothing is better than Tiaras! We have some Jewel Celebrations here:

My Top 15 Tiaras: #8: Queen Ingrid’s Ruby Parure Tiara

 This Tiara has made a appearance on my blog before.

Royal Fashion Awards: New Years Court

January 1

Best of Nice!

I have seen the tiara (many times and the dress, even at the New Year’s Court). And the earrings are new. The top with the rubies and Diamond things aren’t new. The Black Pearls are new.

Best of Uh…

The Tiara and Jewels, I have seen before, I haven’t seen the pink dress before (I don’t think so.)

January 3

Best Dress of Mary (Possibly ever!)

I love the Blue it is wonderful! She made a good choice of the hair! So Beautiful! And the Collar, it’s great and the length of the sleeves are as well nice.

Worst in Fur

   

Ok, first It looks fine with the print and the color. But that’s all crossed out by the Fur…Fur? Fur? Why Fur?

January 4

2nd Best Dress of Mary at the Court

I love the silvery look not a huge fan of the print but, it’s fine and the matching jacket is nice.

Worst in Again…And Fur

Ok, the first time with this dress was enough but, with a HUGE Fur Coat? Why Margrethe? Why?