The Top Ten: Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding Gala (#8)

Our countdown of the best jewels worn to Crown Princess Victoria’s June 2010 pre-wedding gala continues with gorgeous diamonds worn by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands!

The then-Princess Maxima combined personal jewels with heirloom diamonds from the Dutch royal vaults for the event.

She reached for Queen Wilhelmina’s delicate diamond hair comb to nestle in her hair, pairing it with diamond chandelier earrings from her own personal collection.

Here’s another view of the hair comb, worn at the back of Maxima’s head.

And here’s a closer view of her earrings, which feature delicate bows in their design. To my knowledge, we don’t know any provenance information about them.

Maxima also wore a pair of important bracelets from the royal vaults. The two diamond and platinum bracelets were made in the 1990s from a single, larger bracelet that was given to Queen Juliana as a wedding gift in 1937 by the people of the Dutch East Indies.

Here’s a look at the first of the two bracelets…

…and the second.

And here’s a slightly better angle to view the second bracelet, with its distinctive geometric design.

And finally, here’s a look at Maxima’s entire ensemble for the concert and dinner.