Some tiaras inspire very specific reactions—either you love them, or you hate them. Queen Sofia’s Tiara, aka the “Nine-Prong Tiara,” is definitely one of those sparklers. Whether you can’t stand its spiky profile or love it for its exuberant, unusual style, close-ups of the tiara show that its was constructed in a way that sets it apart from other jewels.
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A Quick Blog Heads Up
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Just a quick heads up, everybody: I’ll be traveling for the next week or so, and I expect to have very limited access to the internet while I’m gone. I’ve scheduled posts for the entire week, but we won’t have a weekly jewel review post on Friday, and I won’t be able to moderate comments as quickly as usual. Please enjoy the content that I’ve scheduled for all of you, and thanks in advance for maintaining the usual positive, friendly tone in the comment section.
Thanks a bunch, everybody!
The Daily Diadem: Queen Victoria’s Regal Circlet
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom wears her Regal Circlet in an illustration; the diamonds were removed from the piece in the 1930s and its empty frame now resides in the Museum of London, but some of the alternate elements may have been used to make the Countess of Wessex’s Wedding Tiara