Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
It’s the season for glittering New Year tiaras in Japan—though once again, this year, tiaras won’t be worn at the New Year reception in Tokyo, thanks to ongoing pandemic concerns. Today, though, I’ve got a guide to the tiaras we see current members of the imperial family wearing for festive gala events.
On New Year’s Day, members of the Danish royal family gather in Copenhagen for the first levee of the year, and inevitably, someone emails me this question: what’s the necklace that the royals are wearing with the elephant pendant? The answer is this: it’s a collar, not a necklace, and it forms part of the insignia of one of the grandest orders of chivalry in the world, the Order of the Elephant.
My top royal jewelry moment of 2022 was a brilliant last hurrah for one of the world’s longest-reigning monarchs: Queen Elizabeth II’s incredible Platinum Jubilee.