![The Princess of Orange attends a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia01.jpg?resize=1200%2C778&ssl=1)
As July draws to a close, let’s have another look at a recent ruby debut (and ruby repeat!) from a new tiara wearer: the Princess of Orange, the future Queen of the Netherlands.
![The King and Queen of the Netherlands, with the Princess of Orange, attend a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1597&ssl=1)
Princess Amalia, the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, joined her parents in June at the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman. The festivities included an elaborate banquet where tiaras were worn.
![The Princess of Orange and the Queen of the Netherlands leave their hotel for to the banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 2, 2023 (Albert Nieboer/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0604-02-dutch03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1593&ssl=1)
With a red evening gown by one of the family’s favorite couturiers, Jan Taminiau, Amalia wore the insignia of her highest order of chivalry, the Order of the Netherlands Lion. (You can read more about Queen Máxima’s gown and jewels here.)
![The Princess of Orange attends a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1787&ssl=1)
Princess Amalia also wore pieces of ruby and diamond jewelry from the royal vaults. The Dutch royals own not one but two magnificent, complete parures of ruby and diamond jewelry, both of which date to the nineteenth century. Amalia combined pieces from both sets with her evening gown for the banquet.
![The Princess of Orange leaves her hotel for to the banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 2, 2023 (Albert Nieboer/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0604-02-dutch06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1758&ssl=1)
Her tiara, which has a distinctive design based on a peacock’s tail, dates to 1897. It was made by Schürmann using rubies that belonged to Queen Sophie (1818-1877), the first wife of King Willem III.
![Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands wears the Ruby Peacock Tiara (Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia07.jpg?resize=800%2C1091&ssl=1)
The tiara and its coordinating necklace and brooch were made during the reign of Queen Wilhelmina. She wears the tiara and the large brooch (really more of a stomacher) in an interesting portrait above. The image is a fascinating mix of formality (jewels, clothing) with informality (the pose, the drape of the fabric, the exposed shoulder).
![Princess Irene attends a government dinner ahead of Princess Margriet's wedding, January 1967 (Eric Koch/Anefo/Nationaal Archief/Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0805-01-irene08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1781&ssl=1)
Queen Wilhelmina gifted the peacock parure to her granddaughter, Princess Irene, when she turned 18 in the 1950s. Irene wore the set exclusively for many years.
![Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attends a 70th birthday gala celebration for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, April 16, 2010 (Albert Nieboer/DPA Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1606&ssl=1)
Eventually, the tiara and jewels began to appear on other members of the royal family, suggesting that Irene has placed the parure in the family foundation, or at least decided to share it with others, including her sister, Princess Beatrix.
![Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attends an official state banquet honoring the President of Singapore at the Royal Palace on November 21, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-0520-maxima05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1519&ssl=1)
Queen Máxima has also worn the tiara on several different occasions.
![The Princess of Orange attends a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia04.jpg?resize=1053%2C1407&ssl=1)
And now, Amalia is part of the roster of wearers of the tiara.
![The Princess of Orange attends a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1551&ssl=1)
She paired the tiara with earrings and a brooch that come from the family’s second major ruby parure. That set, the Mellerio Ruby Parure, was made in 1888. It was given as a Christmas present by King Willem III to his second wife, Queen Emma.
![The Princess of Orange attends a banquet celebrating the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, June 1, 2023 (Royal Hashemite Court)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-0731-01-amalia06.jpg?resize=1116%2C1468&ssl=1)
She also wore a brooch on her right wrist that comes from the Mellerio Ruby Parure as well.
Wat een verrassing! Een aangekondigd tiaramoment voor Máxima en AMALIA! https://t.co/OPxa5P3rsF pic.twitter.com/RdWd0v1WBG
— Josine Droogendijk (@josineevers) July 17, 2023
Recently, Amalia made a second surprise appearance in the rubies and the Taminiau gown. In mid-July, she and Queen Máxima traveled to Austria to attend the wedding of Prince Ferdinand zu Schwarzenberg and Marie Friling. Amalia repeated the same gown and jewels for the wedding in Austria, while Máxima opted for a different look: the Dutch Diamond Bandeau and a Taminiau gown from her archives.
![Princess Amalia wears the Mellerio Ruby Parure Tiara, October 2012 (RVD)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-1209-02-amalia10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
As an interesting post-script: the banquet in Amman and the wedding in Austria were technically the second and third times that Amalia has been pictured in one of the family’s ruby tiaras. A charming photograph of the young princess, taken in 2012, shows her wearing the grand tiara from the Mellerio Ruby Parure. Here’s hoping we’ll see her wear it again soon!
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