Yesterday, the Belgian royal family gathered in Brussels for the country’s National Day celebrations, bringing along some interesting jewelry—and a brand-new princess!
Royal Jewels for Belgium’s National Day
Empress Joséphine’s Romanov Diamonds: The Leuchtenberg Fabergé Tiara
One of the things I’ve missed most over the past year is traveling to new cities and strolling through their local museums to look for jewelry treasures. I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling that way, so I thought it would be fun to devote several posts to some of the most glittering royal tiaras found in museums around the world—so we can all feel like we’re traveling again, right from our own homes. Today, we’re kicking things off with a sparkling tiara that has roots in France, Germany, and Russia, and now resides in Houston, Texas: the Leuchtenberg Fabergé Tiara.
The Savoy-Aosta Tiara: An Updated Look
Tiaras are special because they’re beautiful works of art, but some of them are doubly interesting because of their royal pasts. Every now and then, one of today’s princesses wears a tiara that came from a royal house of the past. Today’s tiara, the Savoy-Aosta Tiara, is one of those—it started off with a branch of the former reigning family of Italy, and now it graces the head of a Belgian princess.
Queen Elisabeth’s Art Deco Bandeau
The Belgian royal tiara collection may be small, but the pieces they have are fascinating. Today we’re discussing one of the most classic sparklers of the bunch: the diamond art deco bandeau that has been worn by generations of Belgian queens.