Photo used with the kind permission of reader Suzanne.

If you are in Singapore or will be visiting over the next few months, here’s a heads up: Princess Charlene’s Ocean Tiara is on display! Lovely reader Suzanne e-mailed me with details about the exhibition, “Van Cleef and Arpels: The Art and Science of Gems,” where the tiara is being displayed. Here’s a link to the official website of the exhibition for more; it runs until August 14.

Photo used with the kind permission of reader Suzanne.

I’ll let Suzanne’s comments about the exhibition speak for themselves: “I was in Singapore for a few days last week and knew of the Van Cleef and Arpels exhibition at the Art and Science Museum; so naturally I would go and see that, but many of the major pieces on display were not in publicity blurbs. So, surprise and delight to see [the Ocean Tiara] (in the last room) along with Princess Grace’s tiara and other jewellery of hers … The modern cut of the diamonds in the Ocean
Tiara make it very very bright by comparison to the softer older cuts, and it looks a little more delicate than I would have thought.”

Suzanne adds: “There is also some jewellery belonging to Elizabeth Taylor and former Egyptian royalty. 450 pieces of jewellery on display … such a pity I could not take one home.”

Thank you so much, Suzanne, for letting me share your experience! Both of the photographs in this post, including that incredible close-up of the tiara, were taken by Suzanne, and I’m incredibly grateful that she also let me share them here with all of you.