Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
There are so many reasons to love Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik. It’s an utterly classic tiara from a design perspective. It’s a literal wall of diamonds. It has a fascinating, Romanov-related backstory. Let’s take a deep dive into this piece’s intriguing history today, shall we?
Most of the tiaras worn by Queen Elizabeth II were inherited from her sparkling royal relatives, but there are a few pieces she’s added to the collection herself. One of them is today’s tiara, the Burmese Ruby, which she commissioned in the 1970s.
We recently talked about one of the oldest pairs of diamond earrings in the Swedish royal collection, the Vasa Earrings. Today, we’re looking at their little sisters: the Karl Johan Earrings.