Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
On Saturday, the Japanese imperial family gathered in Tokyo for their annual New Year reception. The event was scaled back this year, so no tiaras—but we did get to see the first official engagement for the newest member of the group.
On Friday, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark made her traditional New Year address to the Danish people. For the speech, she chose a set of jewelry that has quickly become one of her favorites.
Normally, today would be a particularly sparkly day in the state of Denmark. Sadly, the ongoing pandemic has once again canceled the annual New Year’s levees in Copenhagen, the series of banquets and receptions where the royal family extends greetings for the new year to government officials, diplomats, military officers, and representatives of various patronages and organizations. (The first of the three receptions is also a rare occasion where the royals where the collar of the Order of the Elephant—more on that over here!)
But another canceled levee just isn’t going to stop us from talking tiaras today! To hold us over until the next New Year’s banquet, I’ve got a guide to the tiaras we see most often at the event.