Denmark

The historic emerald tiara that can never leave the country of its queen

he Danish Royal Family counts just one emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. Let’s take a look at the Danish Emerald Parure Tiara.King Christian VIII commissioned an emerald parure for his wife, Queen Caroline Amelie, on their anniversary. The 67 emeralds featured in the tiara date back to the 1700s; some come from a…
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Norway

Kings, queens and princes show the world how they see themselves

Norway’s royals have opened up their private photo collection for a brand new exhibition.Images taken by kings, queens, princes and princesses are all on show in a new display called ”Royal Photographers: snapshots from 1890 to 1990”.The exhibition shows the family behind the scenes and aims to give an idea of how the royals see themselves and their role.Among the…
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Spain

Queen Sofia celebrated with important prize

Queen Sofia of Spain has been awarded a special honour.The queen, who remains one of the most popular members of her royal family, will be given the Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands, the highest award that autonomous community can present.It is a recognition of the…
European Royals

A much loved princess and a very romantic wedding tiara

Amidst the splendour of the gala dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in Stockholm on Friday evening, Queen Anne-Marie stole the show in a tiara with a magnificent royal history in Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.[getty src=”1682949676″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”]In early 1905, Princess Margaret…
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Luxembourg

The mystery around a royal tiara that's proved popular with princesses

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 Citrine (or Topaz) and Pearl Bandeau.The tiara is made up of oval citrines—or topazes—set on a yellow gold band and…
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