Today, the former monarch of Bulgaria and his bride celebrate 60 years of marriage. On their diamond wedding anniversary, let’s look at the wedding of Simeon and Margarita of Bulgaria, and the heirloom family tiara she wore for their religious wedding ceremony in 1962.
The Daily Diadem: Princess Miriam’s Diamond Floral Tiara
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Even More Tiaras from Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding
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Queen Rania of Jordan wore her Boucheron Bracelet Tiara
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Princess Sarvath of Jordan wore her diamond bandeau
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Princess Rym Ali of Jordan wore a gorgeous diamond tiara
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Queen (now Princess) Beatrix of the Netherlands wore the Mellerio Ruby Parure Tiara
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Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands wore Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara with its central ruby
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Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau wore her diamond wedding tiara
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The Countess of Wessex wore her diamond wedding tiara (and a still-unidentified diamond necklace)
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The Princess of Asturias (now Queen Letizia) wore the Spanish Floral Tiara with her own wedding earrings
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Infanta Elena of Spain wore the Marichalar Meander Tiara
Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein wore the Habsburg Fringe Tiara and a gorgeous diamond floral brooch
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Charlene Wittstock (now the Princess of Monaco) wore a stunning pair of diamond girandole-style statement earrings
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Margarita of Bulgaria went tiara-less, but wore plenty of diamonds and pearls
Rosario of Bulgaria, on the other hand, wore no jewelry at all
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Anna of Bavaria reached for the Bavarian Sunburst Tiara, in one of its last public outings
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Look over the shoulder of the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, and you’ll spot Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, wearing her mother’s Floral Birthday Tiara
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Carina Axelsson wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
Alexia of Greece and Denmark wore her diamond tiara
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Tatiana Blatnik, then the fiance of Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, wore a pair of major statement earrings
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Margareta of Romania wore the family’s Greek Key Tiara
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Katherine of Serbia wore her small diamond and pearl tiara
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And finally, a beloved member of the Swedish royal court, the late Countess Alice Trolle-Wachmeister, wore her diamond floral tiara
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