The last Swedish royal wedding of a generation was held in Stockholm on Saturday, as Prince Carl Philip, son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, married Sofia Hellqvist.
The bride wore a brand-new tiara for the wedding, reportedly a gift from the king and queen. It features a diamond base topped by a series of emeralds.
Here’s an updated, clearer picture of the new tiara. (I’m still trying to decide if I like it. I think it’s maybe too small? Please register your feelings below.) She also wore delicate diamond earrings that were once part of Queen Josefina’s Diamond Stomacher.
Queen Silvia wore her best blue gemstones for the wedding of her only son: the tiara, earrings, and brooch from the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure.
She also wore a diamond riviere with a pendant drop, plus diamond bracelets, the Order of the Seraphim, and her husband’s family order.
One of my favorite jewel moments of the day was Crown Princess Victoria’s very first appearance in the Connaught Diamond Tiara, a century-old heirloom from the Swedish vaults.
Victoria also wore diamond and pearl earrings, a diamond and pearl brooch, the Order of the Seraphim, and her father’s family order.
No jewels yet for Princess Estelle, but she was a very cute part of the wedding party.
Princess Madeleine wore her own wedding diadem, the Modern Fringe Tiara, to her brother’s wedding. She also wore her wedding earrings, the family’s heirloom Vasa earrings. She secured the sash of the Order of the Seraphim with a small diamond bow brooch from the Bernadotte collection, and she also wore her father’s family order.
All four of the King’s sisters, the Haga Princesses, were there for their nephew’s wedding in Stockholm. All of them wore the sash and star of the Order of the Seraphim and their brother’s Royal Family Order.
Princess Margaretha wore the Aquamarine Kokoshnik to the wedding, along with its coordinating brooch.
Princess Desiree was elegant in the larger of the two Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiaras, paired with earrings from her personal collection and the family’s ruby and diamond cluster brooch.
Princess Birgitta wore the Baden Fringe Tiara with sparkling pieces that picked up the light pink color of her dress.
The king’s youngest sister, Princess Christina, wore the family’s Diamond Six-Button Tiara with pearl and diamond jewelry.
Princess Desiree of Hohenzollern wore the Pearl Circle Tiara that once belonged to her mother, Princess Birgitta.
Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg, the widow of the king’s uncle, Count Sigvard, wore a diamond tiara with diamond and pearl jewelry.
Countess Bettina Bernadotte of Wisborg, daughter of the late Count Lennart and Countess Sonja, wore a small diamond tiara that incorporates a set of cufflinks that once belonged to King Gustaf V of Sweden.
Stay tuned later today for the jewels worn by foreign royal guests!
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