European Royals

The modern royal tiara with traffic light settings

Although topaz is not a common stone in tiaras, there are a few royal tiaras that do use the stones in at least one of their settings. One of them is Queen Sonja of Norway’s Modern Gold Tiara. The bright topazes with their red hint are just one version of this diadem which can also feature green stones in its yellow base. While Queen Sonja has several tiaras in her collection that date back…
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Norway

Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several royal orders. In addition to the imposing Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara, Queen Sonja wore the Royal Family Order of…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde channels Christian Dior for French State Visit

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have arrived in Paris to begin a three day State Visit to France. The Belgian King and Queen set out for France by boarding the Eurostar in Brussels to begin the three day visit where they will visit Paris, Chantilly, and Lille. They were welcomed at the Gare du Nord, France’s busiest train station. [getty…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima is back to financial roots with local panel

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has had a busy autumn so far with several solo engagements, as well as joint engagements with her husband, King Willem-Alexander, and mother-in-law, Princess Beatrix. On Wednesday, she was able to return to her financial roots and attend a local panel promoting financial literacy.  The Dutch Queen was in Arnhem, an Eastern municipality, to learn what local…
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