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Queen Sonja of Norway wears the bandeau base of the Maltese Cross Tiara for the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s annual gala in New York, October 2002; more on the unusual tiara over here!
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Christie’s |
Grand Duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Christie’s) |
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, ca. 1878 (Wikimedia Commons) |
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna and Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ca. 1880 (Wikimedia Commons) |
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ca. 1889 (Wikimedia Commons) |
Grand Duchess Anastasia with her three eldest children, Duchess Cecilie, Duchess Alexandrine, and Grand Duke Friedrich Franz, ca. 1890s (Wikimedia Commons) |
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Wikimedia Commons) |
The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland ca. 1888 with their children: (L-R) Prince George William, Princess Marie Louise, Prince Christian, Prince Ernst August, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Olga (Wikimedia Commons) |
Princess Alexandra of Hanover, ca. 1900 (Wikimedia Commons) |
Wedding portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Alexandra of Hanover, June 1904 |
Christie’s |
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz and Grand Duchess Alexandra (Christie’s) |
Grand Duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ca. 1904 (Grand Ladies Site) |
Christie’s |
Faberge tiaras on display in Houston (Photo generously shared with us by Jeanne; do not reproduce) |
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