Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
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| Princess Grace wears rubies by Van Cleef and Arpels (Photo: DSK/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) |
Our final rewind post on the 2011 Monegasque princely wedding wraps up with a look at the jewels worn by ladies from non-reigning royal families. (If you missed any of our previous posts in this series, visit here, here, here, here, and here!)
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| Photo: GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images |
Micaela d’Orleans wore sparkling stud earrings and an interesting diamond ornament on a diaphanous ribbon. (She wore the same ornament — which looks like it was possibly a hair comb at some point? — at her own religious wedding ceremony in 2009.)
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Maria Margarita de Bourbon achieved a classic look with diamond earrings, a major diamond ring, and a sparkling dress.
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| Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
Sophie of Isenburg wore two tiaras during her wedding to Georg Friedrich of Prussia later in the summer of 2011, but for this wedding reception, she donned only gem-set earrings.
This wedding was one of the final outings for a major Bavarian tiara: Ursula of Bavaria wore the family’s sunburst tiara, pairing it with the same diamond earrings she’d worn earlier in the day, a pearl necklace, and a diamond bow brooch. The tiara was subsequently sold.
Valerie of Baden wore one of the loveliest tiaras in the family’s jewelry box: the Baden Laurel Wreath Tiara. She paired the tiara with pearls.
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| Photo: GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images |
Valerie’s daughter-in-law, Stephanie of Baden, wore another of the family’s heirlooms: the Baden Sunburst Tiara.
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Farah Pahlavi, former empress of Iran, was ultra-elegant in simple pearl and diamond earrings and a coordinating sautoir-style necklace, plus her delicate gold pendant necklace.
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| Photo: GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images |
Although she has sometimes worn the imposing Musy Tiara at royal events, Marina of Savoy went tiara-less at this wedding, choosing to wear a major necklace instead. The multi-stranded pearl necklace features a cluster-style clasp set with diamonds and a large green gemstone. Marina also wore coordinating earrings.
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| Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
But her daughter-in-law, Clotilde Courau, sparkled in some important royal jewels: the earrings from the antique Savoy Tourmaline Parure. Clotilde wore the tiara and jewels from this suite on her own wedding day.
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| Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was decked out in diamonds and rubies for the wedding reception. Her gorgeous Edwardian-era tiara, which includes diamond dragonflies set en tremblant, was featured prominently in Geoffrey Munn’s famous tiara book. She paired the tiara with a collar-style necklace; you can also see a massive diamond on her left hand.
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| Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
Isabel of Braganza wore the petite diamond bandeau tiara that belonged to her mother-in-law, Maria Francisca, pairing it with diamond floral earrings and a small diamond floral brooch.
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| Photo: GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images |
Margarita of Romania wore the family’s Greek Key Tiara, which originally belonged to a Russian grand duchess. She added a little extra sparkle courtesy a necklace and earring set, which features spade-shaped diamond elements.
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Hearkening back to her Romanov roots, Maria Vladimirovna wore a kokoshnik-style tiara (which we’ve previously discussed here) and matching earrings at the reception.
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| Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
And last, but not least, Katherine of Serbia decided to eschew a tiara altogether. She does sometimes wear tiaras at white-tie events, but for this wedding reception, she wore just her diamond chain-link necklace and the coordinating earrings.
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| Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco (Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images) |
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! (For my fellow Americans: Happy Independence Day! For all of my other friends reading: happy July 4th!) To celebrate the most sparkly day of the year in the USA, here’s part two of our look back at the wedding jewels of a prince who is, after all, half American: Albert II of Monaco. (Catch up on our other posts on the wedding here, here, here, and here!) Check back once more this afternoon for our final post from this series, and enjoy your celebrations!
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Some of the photographs of royal ladies at this wedding are serious “look around it” challenges. Case in point: this image of Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein. She’s wearing the glorious Habsburg Fringe Tiara, plus a gorgeous pair of diamond and sapphire earrings — you just have to tilt your head and look past Princess Marie of Denmark to see! (Even worse: I have no images of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg at the reception to share. FYI: she wore the Grand Duchess Adelaide Tiara.)
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| Photos: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco wore another beautiful kaftan to the reception, accessorizing with diamond earrings and a jeweled belt.
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Her daughter, Lalla Soukaïna, also wore a gorgeous kaftan; her earrings were absolute showstoppers.
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| Photos: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Princess — now Queen — Maxima of the Netherlands brought all of the aquamarines in Holland with her for the reception (or at least it seemed that way). She wore nearly all of the pieces from Queen Juliana’s married parure of aquamarine jewels, including the tiara, the necklace, the diamond earrings with aquamarine briolette drops, bracelet, ring, and brooch (as an ornament on the belt of her gown). She also wore one of the family’s East Indies Bracelets on her left wrist.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore her go-to tiara: the diamond daisy bandeau that she wore at her own wedding.
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| Photos: GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images (left), Andreas Rentz/Getty Images (right) |
The Bernadottes really brought the sparkle to Monaco. Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Tiara (AKA the Nine Prong Tiara), a diamond riviere with a pear-shaped diamond pendant, diamond earrings, the family’s diamond zig-zag bracelet, and two more bracelets: a Cartier love bracelet and a bangle with a meander pattern.
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| Photos (clockwise, L-R): Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images, GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images, GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Crown Princess Victoria wore the Baden Fringe Tiara, diamond and pearl drop earrings, a diamond and pearl drop brooch, a diamond bracelet, and the same silver-toned bangle she wore during the daytime events.
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| Photos (clockwise, L-R): GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Andreas Rentz/Getty Images, FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images |
Princess Madeleine wore the same tiara that she would wear at her own wedding two years later: the Modern Fringe Tiara. She paired the tiara with a diamond and seed pearl choker, diamond floral earrings, and a pair of bracelets: one with a cross charm and one that appears to be set with light blue gemstones, possibly aquamarines.
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana wore numerous pieces of glittering jewelry at the reception, including a diamond pendant necklace, diamond earrings, rings, bangle bracelets, and a sparkling belt.
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| Photos: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
The Countess of Wessex wore her own diamond wedding tiara to the reception, plus a pair of festive earrings with striped pave-set ball pendants and a sparkling bracelet.
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images |
And, rounding out the group of royal ladies from reigning families, Princess Michael of Kent wore an interesting “tiara.” Even though she has the gorgeous Kent Fringe at her disposal, she wore a grouping of daisy brooches as a hair ornament; the brooches originally belonged to Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (a daughter of Queen Victoria). Marie-Christine didn’t stop there, though, adding large earrings and a fringed necklace to her ensemble.