Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
On Thursday, the King and Queen of Denmark sailed aboard the royal yacht for the first time during his reign, with Mary wearing nautical navy with classic jewels for the occasion.
Today, Princess Benedikte, an aunt of the King of Denmark, celebrates her 80th birthday in Copenhagen. Benedikte’s jewelry box is brimming with beautiful heirlooms, but today we’re looking at a tiara that was created especially for her as a birthday present back in the 1960s.
On this date, more than a century ago, a future King and Queen of Denmark were married in a French villa during a heavy downpour of rain. Today, let’s look back at the wedding of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine–and one of the heirloom Romanov tiaras she inherited.