
We’ve recently marveled at eight fabulous tiara moments from Queen Silvia of Sweden’s dazzling tenure as queen consort. Today, on her 80th birthday, we’re looking back at a bejeweled moment from each of the years she’s spent as Sweden’s queen, all the way from 1976 to 2023. Enjoy!

October 26, 1976: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings and the Bernadotte Emeralds for a dinner at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam during a state visit with Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

March 1977: Wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara with diamonds and pearls for the Order of Amaranth Ball in Stockholm, a few months before the birth of Crown Princess Victoria

December 10, 1978: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm, while expecting Prince Carl Philip

October 1979: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure Tiara in its new circlet setting for the first time for the return dinner at the Spanish Embassy in Stockholm during a state visit from King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain

May 22, 1980: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and pearls to greet former Prime Minister Olof Palme during a gala reception at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

December 10, 1981: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure at the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

February 1982: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, a few months before the birth of Princess Madeleine

May 25, 1983: Wearing the Braganza Tiara with diamonds for a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of the United Kingdom

December 1984: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Pearl and Ruby Brooch as a hair ornament with pearls, including Victoria of Baden’s seed pearl choker, for a gala dinner in Bonn, Germany

December 10, 1985: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

December 10, 1986: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 1987: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings, the Bernadotte Emeralds, and the Diamond Arrow Brooch (as a hair ornament) during the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

June 1988: Wearing the Cameo Parure, with the brooch as a hair ornament, for a concert in Stockholm during a state visit from President Richard von Weizsäcker of Germany

October 1989: Wearing diamonds, including the Karl Johan Earrings and a necklace with the family’s diamond cross pendant, for a reception during a visit to Germany

October 9, 1990: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings and additional diamonds for a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from President Mario Soares of Portugal

December 10, 1991: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 1992: Wearing the Cameo Parure for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 1993: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

April 13, 1994: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and diamonds for a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from President Martti Ahtisaari of Finland

December 10, 1995: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and diamonds for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

March 5, 1996: Wearing the Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiara and diamonds for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

December 10, 1997: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Processional Necklace during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 1998: Wearing the Cameo Parure during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

March 17, 1999: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara with diamonds, including the Vasa Earrings, for a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from President Nelson Mandela of South Africa

December 10, 2000: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and diamonds for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 2001: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 2002: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with diamonds, including the Karl Johan Earrings, for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

December 10, 2003: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

May 14, 2004: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Copenhagen

December 10, 2005: Wearing the Cameo Parure for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

June 12, 2006: Wearing the Modern Fringe Tiara for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in Bangkok

March 26, 2007: Wearing the King Edward VII Ruby Tiara, the Karl Johan Earrings, and the Diamond Lozenge Brooch for a state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a state visit with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan

December 10, 2008: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

April 22, 2009: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Processional Necklace for a banquet in The Hague during a state visit with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

June 19, 2010: Wearing the Braganza Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Stockholm

July 2, 2011: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Karl Johan Earrings for the wedding reception for Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco

January 15, 2012: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for a gala dinner celebrating the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in Copenhagen

June 8, 2013: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Karl Johan Earrings for the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill in Stockholm

April 4, 2014: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and diamonds for a state banquet in Amsterdam during a state visit with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

June 13, 2015: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in Stockholm

October 6, 2016: Wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara and the Baden Pearl and Diamond Sunburst Brooch for a dinner at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin

March 23, 2017: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Diamond Lozenge Brooch for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

December 11, 2018: Wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara and diamonds for the King’s Dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

December 10, 2019: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with diamonds and the Leuchtenberg Pearl and Ruby Brooch for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

April 2020: Showing the exquisite Braganza Tiara to viewers during the documentary Kungliga Smycken

November 24, 2021: Wearing the Cameo Parure and pearls for a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain

December 10, 2022: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm

September 15, 2023: Wearing the Braganza Tiara with diamonds, including the Karl Johan Earrings, for a banquet celebrating King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in Stockholm
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