Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Last week, we discussed a brooch that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark received from her British royal aunt, Lady Patricia Ramsay, and today, we’re focusing on another brooch that links Margrethe with her British royal heritage: the Devonshire Turquoise Brooch.
Denmark is perhaps one of the most tiara-rich countries in Europe, but even among their large cache of sparklers, a few tiaras stand out as particularly historically important. One of these, the Pearl Poiré Tiara, highlights the maternal heritage of the country’s monarch.
When Queen Mary of Denmark attends glittering events like royal weddings, state banquets, or the annual New Year’s courts, she often wears a distinctive tiara of rubies and diamonds. The tiara isn’t only beautiful–it also has an amazing backstory that travels back two centuries to France and the extravagant imperial coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte.