![Gustav Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson attend the Government Pre-Wedding Dinner for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling at The Eric Ericson Hall on June 18, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0502-01-wedding01.jpg?resize=1200%2C858&ssl=1)
Earlier this week, we discussed the big news out of the extended Danish royal family: Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (son of Princess Benedikte) will finally marry his longtime partner, Carina Axelsson, this June. Today, let’s take a look at the sparkling tiaras and jewels she’s worn at royal events in the past, as well as additional tiaras we may see her wear in the future.
![Gustav and Carina at the Danish royal wedding, 2008](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0502-01-wedding02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1529&ssl=1)
Carina’s first major tiara appearance with the family took place on May 24, 2008, at the wedding of Gustav’s cousin, Prince Joachim of Denmark, and Marie Cavallier. She borrowed a diamond floral tiara from the Bernstorff-Gyldensteen family for the occasion. (Countess Victoria Bernstorff-Gyldensteen is a former lady-in-waiting to Crown Princess Mary of Denmark). Carina paired the tiara with a yellow dress and diamond and turquoise jewels. She also wore her diamond and ruby ring on her left hand. You’ll be able to spot the ring in the photographs throughout this post.
![Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his girlfriend Carina Axelsson arrive at the Orangerie at Fredensborg castle for the celebration of Danish Crown Prince Frederik's 40th birthday in Fredenborg, Denmark, 31 May 2008](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1635&ssl=1)
A few days later, on May 31, 2008, Carina wore a lovely pair of classic diamond drop earrings for Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark’s 40th birthday celebration at Fredensborg.
![Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (R) and his fiancee Carina Axelsson attend a gala dinner on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark in Fredensborg Castle, Denmark, 11 June 2009](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina01.jpg?resize=1200%2C1638&ssl=1)
Carina made her second big tiara appearance on June 11, 2009, at Fredensborg for the 75th birthday celebration for Prince Henrik of Denmark. She borrowed Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara, a Swedish royal heirloom, from Gustav’s mother, Princess Benedikte. She paired the tiara with two strands of pearls, plus a pair of diamond and ruby floral earrings that go very nicely with her ring.
![Prince Gustav Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (R) and his fiancee, Swedish-Mexican Carina Axelsson for the christening of Crown Prince Joachim and Princess Marie?s youngest son at Mogeltonder church, Denmark, 26 July 2009](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1508&ssl=1)
She wore the diamond and ruby floral earrings again on July 26, 2009, when she attended the christening of Prince Henrik, the son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. She paired the earrings with a single strand of pearls. The necklace also features a pavé-set diamond bead. A small sparkling ornament was also used to secure her lightweight shrug.
![Prince Gustav of Berlburg (R) and Karina Axelsson attend the Gala Performance in celebration of Queen Margrethe's 70th Birthday on April 15, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina11.jpg?resize=1476%2C2028&ssl=1)
On April 15, 2010, Carina debuted a brand-new tiara at a gala performance during the 70th birthday celebrations for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. This tiara has been dubbed the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara, and so far, Carina has been the only wearer of the jewel. She wore it with a lovely pair of diamond pendant earrings for the occasion.
![Carina Axelsson arrives for the gala dinner on the occasion of the celebration of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark's 70th birthday at Fredensborg Palace, Denmark, 16 April 2010](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1720&ssl=1)
She wore the spike tiara and the diamond pendant earrings again the following day as the Queen’s birthday celebrations continued with a gala dinner at Fredensborg.
![Gustav Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson attend the Government Pre-Wedding Dinner for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling at The Eric Ericson Hall on June 18, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1580&ssl=1)
Carina accompanied Gustav to Stockholm a few months later for the wedding celebrations for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. (Both Gustav and Carina have significant Swedish ancestry.) For the gala dinner and performance held on June 18, 2010, the night before the royal wedding, Carina wore her diamond and ruby floral earrings with her single-stranded pearl necklace. The sequins on the bodice of her dress provided even more sparkle.
![Gustav Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his wife Carina Axelsson arrive for the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm, Sweden, 19 June 2010](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1566&ssl=1)
On June 19, 2010, Carina wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara for the royal wedding, along with a pair of modern earrings.
![Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his fiancee Carina Axelsson arrive at the Agios Nikolaos church for the wedding ceremony of Nikolaos, son of the former Greek king, and his bride Tatiana Blatnik on Spetses Island, Greece, 25 August 2010](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1874&ssl=1)
On August 25, 2010, Carina and Gustav traveled to the island of Spetses in Greece for the wedding of his cousin, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, to Tatiana Blatnik. Carina wore a bright pink dress, accessorizing with her diamond and ruby earrings, as well as pearl and diamond bracelets.
![Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson arrive to attend the christening of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary's twins at Holmens Kirke on April 14, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
Carina and Gustav were back in Copenhagen on April 14, 2011, for the christening of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. (Gustav is one of Vincent’s godfathers.) Carina wore her diamond and ruby earrings and her diamond and ruby ring for the occasion.
![Gustav Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson attend the wedding of Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann at the evangelic Stadtkirche on June 18, 2011 in Bad Berleburg, Germany](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1648&ssl=1)
The diamond and ruby earrings made another appearance a few weeks later, when Gustav’s sister, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, married Alexander Johannsmann on June 18, 2011, in Berleburg. Carina wore the earrings with a turquoise-colored gown, which also featured a sparkling ornament at the waist.
![Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his fiancee Carina Axelsson attend the gala performance on the occasion of the Queen Margrethe's 40th jubilee, in the Royal Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 January 2012](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina02.jpg?resize=1986%2C2436&ssl=1)
Carina wore the spike tiara and the diamond and ruby earrings with another vibrant pink gown for a gala performance at the Royal Concert Hall in Copenhagen, part of the celebrations of Queen Margrethe’s Ruby Jubilee, on January 14, 2012.
![Carina Axelsson, partner of Gustav Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, arrives for the Gala Dinner on the occasion of the 40th jubilee of Queen Margrethe at Christiansborg church in Copenhagen, Denmark, 15 January 2012](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1711&ssl=1)
She wore the same tiara with an elegant red velvet gown the following evening for a Ruby Jubilee dinner at Christiansborg. She added her diamond pendant earrings, her two-stranded pearl necklace, and a diamond brooch.
![Carina Axelsson and Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg arrive for the christening and naming ceremony of Princess Athena of Denmark in the Church of Mogeltonder, Denmark, 20 May 2012](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-0505-01-carina08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1408&ssl=1)
On May 20, 2012, Carina and Gustav attended the christening of Princess Athena, daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie. Carina was named one of the baby princess’s godparents. She wore a purple suit for the occasion with her diamond pendant earrings, her single-stranded pearl necklace, and an elegant brooch. (She wore sneakers and used a cane because she was dealing with an injury at the time.)
![HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Denmark attend day one of Queen Margrethe 70th birthday celebrations on April 13, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-0505-01-carina14.jpg?resize=1015%2C1540&ssl=1)
I’d imagine that we’ll see Carina wearing a tiara again soon. Perhaps she’ll wear one for the couple’s small wedding ceremony at Schloss Berleburg, which is scheduled to take place on June 4. Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee celebrations have been rescheduled for September, so I think it’s very likely we’ll see Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg wearing a tiara during those festivities. She may wear a diadem we’ve seen her use before, or it’s possible that her mother-in-law, who is known to be generous in sharing her tiaras, may loan her another one. For example, Benedikte has often loaned this diamond floral tiara (her 18th birthday present) to her daughters, Princess Alexandra and Princess Nathalie.
![Princess Benedikte of Denmark arrives for the state dinner at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on August 28, 2018](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-0505-01-carina15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
Or it’s also possible that Benedikte may loan the grand Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara to Carina on occasion as well. This isn’t one of those tiaras that automatically passes to the current head of the house. The tiara belonged personally to the late Prince Richard, who inherited it from his grandmother in 1976. Benedikte has continued to wear it after his death, suggesting that he passed it along to her. But I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see Benedikte share the family jewel with Carina on occasion. After all, she’s said to be very fond of her soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
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