
Our journey through the decades of Queen Silvia of Sweden’s bejeweled brilliance continues today with a closer look at what was essentially her coronation moment: her royal wedding to King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976.
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Our journey through the decades of Queen Silvia of Sweden’s bejeweled brilliance continues today with a closer look at what was essentially her coronation moment: her royal wedding to King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976.

Next week, Queen Silvia of Sweden celebrates her 80th birthday. In her honor, I’ve put together a series featuring eight memorable tiara moments from her five decades as Queen of Sweden—starting with today’s article, which tells the story of her very first royal tiara appearance in 1976.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands hosted a glittering state banquet for a diplomatic visitor on Tuesday, and Queen Maxima brought out pieces from the family’s gorgeous ruby sets for the occasion.