The grandest tiara worn today by the Romanian royal ladies is the Greek key tiara that was originally owned by Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia. Victoria wore it as a kokoshnik with a velvet backing; today, Princess Margarita wears the tiara in a more traditional way. If you could make changes to this Romanov-era sparkler, how would you reinvent the piece?
Jewel Detective: Marie of Romania
Can you identify the jewels worn by Queen Marie of Romania, born Princess Marie of Edinburgh, in a portrait from 1918?
Greek Golden Wedding Jewels
In last week’s royal jewel news post, I referred to the golden wedding anniversary reception held for Constantine and Anne-Marie, the former king and queen of Greece, at the yacht club in Athens. Here’s a better look at the jewels worn by the couple and their royal guests at the celebration!
Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine of Greece
Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
Princess Tatiana and Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales Quintana
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark and Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
Queen Sofia of Spain
Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Infanta Elena of Spain
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson von Pfiel und Klein-Ellguth
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katharine of Serbia
Queen Margarita and King Simeon of Bulgaria
Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania
Princess Sarvath and Prince Hassan of Jordan
Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Countess Sussie and Count Ingolf of Rosenborg