Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Just a few weeks after another Japanese princess departed from the imperial family, another princess officially came of age in Tokyo. Princess Aiko’s tiara debut was definitely one of the jewelry highlights of 2021!
The autumn of 2021 brought us something rather astonishing: a Romanov family wedding, held in Russia for the first time in a century. And, of course, the festivities included a glittering diamond bridal tiara.
It was a banner year for royal jewelry sales at the world’s most famous auction houses, with pieces from the Bourbons, the Romanovs, the Battenbergs, and the Bonapartes taking center stage. Here’s a look at some of the most fantastic royal pieces that were sold when the hammer fell in 2021.
In the autumn of 2021, a pair of princess sisters reached into the family vaults for tiaras to wear on their wedding days. But these two aren’t just any princesses: they’re the nieces of two reigning sovereigns, Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Here’s a look at the tiaras they wore, which came from both the Liechtenstein and Luxembourg collections.