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Incredible Diamond Tiaras for Japan’s New Year Receptions in Tokyo

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Members of Japan's imperial family attend New Year receptions at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 1, 2026 (screencapture)
Members of Japan’s imperial family attend New Year receptions at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 1, 2026 (screencapture)

Denmark isn’t the only country where tiaras traditionally sparkle to ring in the new year. Last week, the Emperor and Empress of Japan hosted New Year receptions at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, with an astonishing range of imperial tiaras on display.

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Happy 12th Birthday to The Court Jeweller!

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Queen Elizabeth II helps to cut a Women's Institute Celebrating 100 Years cake at the centenary annual meeting of the National Federation of Women's Institutes at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 4, 2015 (Chris Jackson/PA Images/Alamy)
Queen Elizabeth II helps to cut a Women’s Institute Celebrating 100 Years cake at the centenary annual meeting of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 4, 2015 (Chris Jackson/PA Images/Alamy)

Today, The Court Jeweller celebrates its twelfth birthday! Twelve years of tiaras, brooches, galas, history, and so much more—and even more sparkle to come in the new year!

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The Best Royal Jewels of 2025: #1 (The Princess of Wales Brings Back the Indian Circlet)

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The Prince and Princess of Wales attend a state banquet for the visiting President of Germany at Windsor Castle on December 3, 2025 (Aaron Chown/PA Images/Alamy)
The Prince and Princess of Wales attend a state banquet for the visiting President of Germany at Windsor Castle on December 3, 2025 (Aaron Chown/PA Images/Alamy)

How could it be anything else? My best royal jewelry moment of 2025 was Queen Victoria’s Indian Circlet emerging from the vaults on the Princess of Wales at the German state banquet.

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