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Queen Wilhelmina’s Wedding Gift Parure

02.29.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, photographed in 1931 by Franz Ziegler (Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden)

The Dutch royal collection includes a number of large tiaras, but perhaps the biggest of all was a now-lost sparkler: the tiara from Queen Wilhelmina’s wedding gift parure.

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The Savoy-Aosta Tiara: An Updated Look

12.16.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Prince Lorenz and Princess Astrid of Belgium attend a gala on the night before the wedding of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie of Lannoy on October 19, 2012 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Tiaras are special because they’re beautiful works of art, but some of them are doubly interesting because of their royal pasts. Every now and then, one of today’s princesses wears a tiara that came from a royal house of the past. Today’s tiara, the Savoy-Aosta Tiara, is one of those—it started off with a branch of the former reigning family of Italy, and now it graces the head of a Belgian princess.

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Queen Camilla’s Pink Topaz and Diamond Suite

11.24.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Duchess of Cornwall attends day two of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2009 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

November babies are particularly lucky: one of their birthstones, the topaz, comes in a rainbow of shades. Today we’re looking at some royal jewels set with the pink variety: Queen Camilla’s pink topaz jewels.

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