Denmark

The Rose Stone tiara makes its debut at State Banquet in Copenhagen

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7th December 2024
Queen Mary of Denmark wore a brand new tiara that she worked with jewellers to create from existing pieces in the Danish Crown Jewels. The Danish queen wore the Rose Stone Tiara, a bandeau made of rose-cut diamonds, for the State Banquet given in honour of the President of Egypt. Along with King Frederik, she welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Farrah el-Sisi for a State Visit on December 6th…
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Mary of Denmark marks a year as queen by creating a new tiara

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4th December 2024
Queen Mary of Denmark has chosen to mark the end of her first year as queen in a truly majestic style – by creating a new tiara out of a historic chain and pendant!  The Danish Royal Family shared a behind the scenes peek of its creation as the new queen tried on the new tiara. The diadem has been made from a set called the rose stone which was first created in the 1840s, and included a…
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Denmark

Another queen enters the podcast world

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25th November 2024
Queen Mary of Denmark is joining an exclusive club- royal podcasters! The Danish Queen has shared that she will be launching a new podcast. She joins Queen Camilla as the second queen to host a podcast. Taking to Instagram, the Danish queen shared that The Mary Foundation will be launching a podcast soon.  The podcast will initially be three episodes long and will be focusing on the topic…
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Denmark

Danish Royal Family to phase out royal warrants

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13th November 2024
The Danish Royal Family is phasing out their royal warrants in a bid to modernise their monarchy. “It is the Royal House’s opinion that a scheme that means that individual companies can claim special recognition from the Royal House for a number of years is no longer…
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The tiara that one queen kept although it really belonged to another

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10th October 2024
Although opal is October’s birthstone and can come in a variety of hues, it is rarely seen in a tiara. In the early twentieth century, many believed that opals were considered bad luck and had the jewels replaced with other stones. Some of the most beloved royal tiaras were originally set with opals, including Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet.  Prince Albert designed this tiara for his…
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