This pretty tiara inspired by a peacock is now a favourite of a future queen

It’s a tiara that is designed to grab all the looks you would expect that most beautiful of birds, the peacock, to get and it’s been a go to for queens for decades. Now a queen in waiting has become one of its biggest fans and she’s not afraid to show it!

The Ruby Peacock Tiara has long been a favourite for the Dutch royals but it has come into the spotlight in the last few years as one of Princess Amalia’s go-to sparklers. The Dutch heir first wore this elegant piece in 2023 when she attended Crown Prince Hossein and Princess Rajwa’s of Jordan’s wedding, and again in April 2024 for the Spanish State banquet. 

The tiara has a long link to the royal women of the Netherlands – not surprising for a dynasty built on female power.

From 1890 to 1898, Queen Emma of the Netherlands acted as regent for her young daughter, Queen Wilhelmina. She asked jewellery firm Schurmann & Co. to use rubies and diamonds from the royal collection to create a newer, lighter ruby and diamond parure for the young queen. 

With a peacock tail design running through the set, the parure features this delicate ruby and diamond tiara, a necklace, and a stomacher. 

Although Queen Wilhelmina wore the peacock-inspired diadem sparingly, her daughter, Queen Juliana borrowed the tiara frequently. Wilhelmina did gift the tiara to her younger grand-daughter, Princess Irene, in 1956. 

The then-Crown Princess Maxima wore the Ruby Peacock Tiara for the first time in 2009, and her mother in law, Beatrix, wore the piece publicly for the first time in 2010. 

With Princess Amalia’s outings, it is clear that it now a family favourite; however, it is unclear whether Princess Irene’s family still owns it or if it has joined the main collection. 

Either way, the future queen of the Netherlands has put it well and truly in the spotlight again.