![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2011 (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2023-1210-04-sofia03.jpg?resize=1200%2C786&ssl=1)
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!
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a dinner at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam during a state visit to the Netherlands, October 26, 1976 (Bert Verhoeff/Anefo/Nationaal Archief/Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1976.jpg?resize=1200%2C1796&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Order of Amaranth Ball in Stockholm, March 1977 (Koen Suyk/Anefo/Nationaal Archief/Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-0126-baden09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1631&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1978 (Keystone Press/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1978.jpg?resize=1200%2C1771&ssl=1)
December 10, 1978: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm, while expecting Prince Carl Philip
![Queen Silvia of Sweden and King Juan Carlos of Spain attend a return dinner at the Spanish Embassy in Stockholm during the Spanish state visit to Sweden, October 1979 (Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1979.jpg?resize=1200%2C1529&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden shakes hands with Swedish statesman Olof Palme at a gala reception, May 22, 1980 (Gunnar Lundmark/TT News Agency)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1980.jpg?resize=1200%2C996&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden speaks with physics laureate Kai Siegbahn during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1981 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1981.jpg?resize=1200%2C1533&ssl=1)
December 10, 1981: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure at the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, with Princess Lilian, attend a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, February 1982 (Classic Picture Library/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1982.jpg?resize=1200%2C1782&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a state banquet in Stockholm during the British state visit to Sweden, May 1983 (AF Archive/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1983.jpg?resize=1200%2C1851&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a gala dinner in Bonn, Germany, December 1984 (Wolfgang Kühn/United Archives GmbH/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1984.jpg?resize=1200%2C1665&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 1985 (Francis Joseph Dean/Dean Pictures/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1985.jpg?resize=1200%2C1770&ssl=1)
December 10, 1985: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1986 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1986.jpg?resize=1200%2C1821&ssl=1)
December 10, 1986: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 1987 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1987.jpg?resize=1200%2C1810&ssl=1)
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
![President Richard von Weizsäcker of Germany and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend a concert in Stockholm, June 1988 (DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1988.jpg?resize=1200%2C1610&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends an evening reception in Germany, October 1989 (Wolfgang Kühn/United Archives GmbH/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1989.jpg?resize=1200%2C1613&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a state banquet in honor of the visiting President of Portugal on October 9, 1990 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1990.jpg?resize=1200%2C1712&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1991 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1991.jpg?resize=1200%2C1213&ssl=1)
December 10, 1991: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1992 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1992.jpg?resize=1200%2C1756&ssl=1)
December 10, 1992: Wearing the Cameo Parure for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 1993 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1993.jpg?resize=1200%2C1623&ssl=1)
December 10, 1993: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a state banquet in honor of the visiting President of Finland on April 13, 1994 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1994.jpg?resize=1200%2C2274&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 1995 (Chad Ehlers/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1214-02-sofia02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1909&ssl=1)
December 10, 1995: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and diamonds for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on March 5, 1996 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1996.jpg?resize=1200%2C1622&ssl=1)
March 5, 1996: Wearing the Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiara and diamonds for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1997 (Roger Tillberg/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1997.jpg?resize=1200%2C1728&ssl=1)
December 10, 1997: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Processional Necklace during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 1998 (JONAS EKSTROMER/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1998.jpg?resize=1200%2C1707&ssl=1)
December 10, 1998: Wearing the Cameo Parure during the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden and President Nelson Mandela of South Africa speak during a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on March 17, 1999 (Tobias Rostlund/TT News Agency/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia1999.jpg?resize=1200%2C843&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2000 (screencapture)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2000.jpg?resize=1200%2C911&ssl=1)
December 10, 2000: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara and diamonds for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2001 (Erhan Güner/TT News Agency/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2001.jpg?resize=1200%2C1553&ssl=1)
December 10, 2001: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2002 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2002.jpg?resize=1200%2C1795&ssl=1)
December 10, 2002: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with diamonds, including the Karl Johan Earrings, for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2003 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2003.jpg?resize=1200%2C1824&ssl=1)
December 10, 2003: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Copenhagen on May 14, 2004 (SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2004.jpg?resize=1200%2C1400&ssl=1)
May 14, 2004: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Copenhagen
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 2005 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2005.jpg?resize=1200%2C1869&ssl=1)
December 10, 2005: Wearing the Cameo Parure for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden greets King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the celebrations of his Diamond Jubilee in Bangkok on June 12, 2006 (Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2006-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C1159&ssl=1)
June 12, 2006: Wearing the Modern Fringe Tiara for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in Bangkok
![Empress Michiko of Japan greets Queen Silvia of Sweden ahead of a state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007 (EPA-Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2007.jpg?resize=1200%2C1667&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 2008 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2008.jpg?resize=1200%2C1802&ssl=1)
December 10, 2008: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden arrives for a state banquet in The Hague during the Swedish state visit to the Netherlands on April 22, 2009 (Lex Lieshout/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2009.jpg?resize=1200%2C1675&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Stockholm on June 19, 2010 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2010.jpg?resize=1200%2C1807&ssl=1)
June 19, 2010: Wearing the Braganza Tiara and the Russian Pink Topazes for the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a reception following the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock on July 2, 2011 (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2011.jpg?resize=1200%2C1874&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a gala dinner celebrating the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in Copenhagen on January 15, 2012 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2012.jpg?resize=1200%2C1831&ssl=1)
January 15, 2012: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for a gala dinner celebrating the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in Copenhagen
![Queen Silvia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attend the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill in Stockholm on June 8, 2013 (Frankie Fouganthin/Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2023-1210-04-sofia08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1870&ssl=1)
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
![King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Silvia of Sweden are pictured during a state banquet in Amsterdam on April 4, 2014 (FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2014.jpg?resize=1200%2C1534&ssl=1)
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
![King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm on June 13, 2015 (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2015.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
June 13, 2015: Wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphires for the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends a dinner at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin on October 6, 2016 (MAJA HITIJ/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2016.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
October 6, 2016: Wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara and the Baden Pearl and Diamond Sunburst Brooch for a dinner at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends an official dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on March 23, 2017 (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2017.jpg?resize=1200%2C1751&ssl=1)
March 23, 2017: Wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and the Diamond Lozenge Brooch for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the King's Dinner for Nobel laureates at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on December 11, 2018 (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1218-02-silvia04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1826&ssl=1)
December 11, 2018: Wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara and diamonds for the King’s Dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2019 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2019.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
December 10, 2019: Wearing Queen Sofia’s Tiara with diamonds and the Leuchtenberg Pearl and Ruby Brooch for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![Queen Silvia of Sweden holds the Braganza Tiara in a still image from the documentary Kungliga Smycken, 2020 (SVT)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1223-silvia2020.jpg?resize=1200%2C813&ssl=1)
April 2020: Showing the exquisite Braganza Tiara to viewers during the documentary Kungliga Smycken
![Queen Letizia of Spain and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on November 24, 2021 (screencapture)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-1125-statedinner02.jpg?resize=1089%2C897&ssl=1)
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
![Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2022 (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-1214-01-amethyst02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1852&ssl=1)
December 10, 2022: Wearing the Napoleonic Amethysts for the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm
![King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend the King's Golden Jubilee banquet at the Royal Palace on Stockholm on September 15, 2023 (Michael Campanella/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0915-02-banquet04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1799&ssl=1)
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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