For a royal house that has reigned over a country for more than a century, the Belgian royal family has a surprisingly small number of tiaras in their vaults. There are several reasons for this—pieces have been sold, inherited by women who married into other families, etc.—but the family has managed to hang on to one of their sparkliest heirloom pieces: the Nine Provinces Tiara, which is worn by the nation’s queen.
State Visit Jewels: Jordanians Visit Belgium
State banquet in Belgium for the Jordanian king and queen (Photo: THIERRY ROGE/AFP/Getty Images) |
To quote myself from back in the days of Mad Hattery, we’ve got a tiara alert on our hands today! King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan began a state visit to Belgium today, which means we had both arrival jewels and glittering state banquet tiaras.
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Queen Mathilde wore a pair of intricate statement earrings to welcome her royal guests. Can you imagine how many pairs of statement earrings must be in Mathilde’s jewelry wardrobe? I feel like we see a new pair every week!
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Queen Rania also brought out a pair of major earrings for the welcome ceremony — these look to be metallic squares surrounded by white gemstones (possibly diamonds?). The embellishment on her lapel is a part of her coat, not a brooch, but I appreciate the extra glitter anyway.
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Later that evening, it was tiara time. Queen Mathilde wore the bandeau base of the Nine Provinces Tiara with Queen Fabiola’s diamond and pearl earrings.
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Here’s a closer look at the meander design of the tiara.
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Mathilde also wore a glittering bracelet set with diamonds and rubies. I think this bracelet is also from the jewelry collection of the late Queen Fabiola.
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Queen Rania, to my everlasting disappointment, brought out the smallest sparkler in her collection: the convertible bracelet/tiara by Boucheron. It’s really more headband than tiara. At least she also wore a lovely pair of diamond earrings, as well as a delicate diamond bracelet!
This Week in Royal Jewels: May 6-12
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Luxembourgish state visit to Finland featuring the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara and Elie Saab! https://t.co/Ghz57HlQ59 pic.twitter.com/QajzdIEQRP— Sydney Luxarazzi (@SydneyLux) May 10, 2016
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