Only Queen Margrethe could sport one of
the most unusual tiaras in existence: the Golden Poppies tiara.
Designed in 1976 by Arje Griegst, Queen Margrethe was only four
years into her reign when she started wearing the Golden Poppies.
It was the Queen’s own commission and creative inspiration that led
to the tiara’s creation. The golden poppies are framed around her
head by delicate stems…
The Princess of Asturias is set to begin
her military education in mid-August. Princess Leonor will enter
the General Military Academy of Zaragoza on 17 August to start her
training in the Spanish Armed Forces. Leonor joins the academy just
weeks after graduating from…
The steel of Sweden: the unusual tiaras that sparkle in the Bernadotte collection
4th August 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s…
One of Queen Sonja’s most modern and
unique tiaras was a gift from her husband on her 60th birthday. In
1997, Queen Sonja was presented with the Modern Gold Tiara, crafted
by Millie Behrens. The tiara features golden strips of metal set
with diamonds in the spacing and a central gemstone that can be
changed between a red-orange topaz, a tourmaline, and a diamond.
The tiara is truly…
King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen
Sofía have welcomed political authorities and representatives from
across society in Palma de Mallorca to the traditional royal
reception that rounds off their public appearances on the island
every summer. On the evening of 3rd…
The stones at the heart of this
Luxembourg tiara have long been a mystery to royal watchers: are
they topazes or are they citrines? The Grand Ducal Household has
never officially declared which gemstones are used in the tiara, so
nearly every article about it calls it the…
Queen Margrethe received a special tiara
to mark her Ruby Jubilee in 2012, a golden gift from the people of
Greenland. The Naasut Tiara (Naasut is the Greenlandic word for
‘flowers’) is created of golden floral elements with diamonds
featured as well. Queen Margrethe was presented with the Naasut
Tiara by the Inatsisartut (or Parliament) of Greenland at an
official ceremony in the summer…
The private residence of the Swedish
Royal Family, Drottningholm Palace, was built in the 1600s and is
listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Swedish Monarchy
says that it is the “most well-preserved royal castle built in the
1600s in Sweden and at the same time is…
On the 30th anniversary of his death,
many European Royals reunited in Motril, Spain, to celebrate the
life and legacy of King Baudouin of the Belgians. On Monday, 31st
July, the Andalusian city welcomed King Philippe of the Belgians,
nephew to King Baudouin and…
Images of the King of Sweden have been
set alight by protesters in several countries in the Middle East in
the wake of a series of burnings of the Koran in Sweden. Muslims
around the world have expressed their offence at the Koran
burnings. Now, photos of Carl XVI Gustaf have been set on fire in
several countries. The Swedish Royal Court has declined to comment
on the matter. Most Swedes…
