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Queen Mary’s Collingwood Fringe Tiara

05.27.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Mary wears the Collingwood Fringe Tiara on her wedding day in 1893

Our celebration of the 150th anniversary of Queen Mary’s birth continues today with a sparkler that marked the beginning of her tenure as a senior British royal: her wedding tiara.

The Collingwood Fringe Tiara is visible, partly obscured by flowers, in Mary’s hair on her wedding day

Mary received numerous tiaras in her vast collection of wedding gifts, but the one she chose to wear on her wedding day showed a keen understanding of the royal world. Hidden among the flowers in her hair is the Collingwood Fringe Tiara, a convertible necklace/tiara given to her as a wedding present by her new husband’s grandmother, Queen Victoria. (The Queen was also a first cousin of Mary’s mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck.)

The tiara/necklace depicted in the illustrated guide to Mary’s wedding gifts

Here’s how the tiara was depicted in an illustrated survey of Mary’s wedding gifts. In The Queen’s Diamonds, Hugh Roberts describes the piece as “a necklace/tiara … purchased by Queen Victoria in 1893 from Collingwood and Co. as a wedding present for Queen Mary, who wore it on her wedding day.”

The Roberts book also includes an image of the Collingwood Fringe from Mary’s own photographic jewel inventory; this picture shows the tiara with a large base, similar to the diamond-and-dot base of the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The convertible Collingwood Fringe is extremely similar in design to another of Mary’s wedding gifts, the County of Surrey Tiara, but the two pieces are distinct.

The fringe (with the supplemented base) worn as a necklace, paired with the Teck turquoise necklace

But although she surely pleased her new grandmother-in-law by wearing the tiara on her wedding day, it doesn’t appear to have been one of her favorites. She was photographed in the necklace version of the tiara, pairing it with pieces from the Teck turquoise suite, but there are no major portraits of Mary wearing the piece in its tiara form. And in 1919, she decided to sacrifice the Collingwood Fringe completely, scavenging the diamonds for reuse in her new, modern fringe tiara.

Royal Jewel Rewind: Prince Joachim and Princess Marie’s Wedding (Part 2)

05.24.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Time for part two of our coverage of the jewels worn at Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark’s wedding, which took place nine years ago today in Mogeltonder. This post features the jewels worn by the families of Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie; head over here for more jewels from the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian royals!

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Princess Benedikte, aunt of the groom, wore jewels inherited from various lines of the family. Her tiara, Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara, comes from one of her mother’s Swedish ancestors, Sofia of Nassau. Her necklace, which can be worn in various lengths and forms, belonged to her grandmother, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark. The diamond and sapphire brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, once belonged to Princess Thyra of Denmark. She inherited the diamond earrings from her mother, Queen Ingrid of Denmark.

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On her right wrist, Benedikte wore an intriguing bracelet; she also wore a ring on her right hand that appears to be set with a pearl.

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Princess Alexandra, Benedikte’s elder daughter, borrowed her mother’s Floral Birthday Tiara for the wedding. She paired it with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, and a diamond bow brooch.

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Alexandra fastened a sparkling bracelet around her right wrist.

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On her left wrist, she wore the golden bracelet given to all of Queen Ingrid’s female descendants on their fifth birthdays. Her wedding and engagement rings glittered on her left hand.

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Here’s a look at the purple gown that Alexandra wore to the wedding. She was escorted by her husband, Count Jefferson von Pfiel und Ellguth. Alexandra and Jefferson, who married in 1999, recently announced their separation.

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Carina Axelsson, partner of Princess Benedikte’s son, Prince Gustav, wore a diamond floral tiara to the wedding. She paired the sparkler with a yellow gown, plus a brooch and earrings set with diamonds and turquoises.

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Another aunt of the groom, Queen Anne-Marie, wore the family’s wedding tiara: the Khedive of Egypt Tiara. She inherited the elaborate Cartier tiara from her mother, Queen Ingrid. After Anne-Marie took possession of the tiara, she had the base adjusted so that the tiara sits higher on the wearer’s head. On this occasion, she wore the tiara with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, and a diamond and pearl bow brooch. The brooch comes from the collection of her mother-in-law, Queen Friederike of the Hellenes.

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Anne-Marie wore bracelets on both wrists; on her left wrist, you can see her golden family bracelet.

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Here’s a look at the stack of thin bracelets on Anne-Marie’s right wrist, plus the ring she wore on her right hand.

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Both of the Danish royal sisters wore the family order of their father, King Frederik IX and the insignia of the Order of the Elephant. Benedikte also wore the Order of the Dannebrog, and Anne-Marie wore the commemorative badge of the Centenary of the Kingdom of Greece.

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Anne-Marie’s elder daughter, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, wore her diamond tiara with the diamond drop earrings she wore on her own wedding day. The diamond and ruby bow brooch that she has pinned to her jacket originally belonged to her great-grandmother, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark. You can also spot her golden family bracelet on her left wrist and a ring with a green stone on her left hand. Under her jacket, she’s wearing the insignia of the Order of the Redeemer.

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Princess Theodora, Anne-Marie’s younger daughter, wore her mother’s Antique Corsage Tiara with a pair of modern pendant earrings. She wore a black choker necklace decorated with a sparkling butterfly, and she secured the sash of her order with a round brooch.

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Two bracelets — one in shades of gold and blue, and a more delicate chain bracelet — were visible on Theodora’s right wrist.

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Theodora, who is wearing the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia, was escorted by her brother, Prince Philippos, who wears the Order of George I. Two years after this wedding, Theodora moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Under the name “Theodora Greece,” she is best known for a role on the television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. (Prince Philippos works as a hedge fund analyst in New York.)

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Princess Tatiana was still Tatiana Blatnik in 2008 — she married Anne-Marie’s second son, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, in 2010. She wore glittering drop earrings to this wedding.

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Tatiana wore a large cocktail ring on her left hand.

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Here’s a look at Tatiana’s bright purple gown. She’s escorted here by her now-husband, Prince Nikolaos, who wears the Order of the Redeemer.

Which jewels from this royal wedding were your favorites?

Royal Jewel Rewind: Prince Joachim and Princess Marie’s Wedding (Part 1)

05.24.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Nine years ago today, Prince Joachim of Denmark married Marie Cavallier in Mogeltonder. Today, we’ve got two flashback posts on tap full of jewels from this royal wedding. Enjoy this look at jewels worn by the main line of the Danish royal family, plus the Norwegian and Swedish royals, and stop back for even more royal jewels later today!

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Marie Cavallier, who became Princess Marie of Denmark after her wedding, wore Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara on her wedding day. The tiara is on long-term loan to Marie from her mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Although she has acquired another tiara to wear during her marriage, this remains her primary diadem today. A press release from the Danish court on the wedding day noted that Marie also wore “a pair of diamond earrings from Genève.”

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Marie’s lace wedding gown was designed by the firm Arasa Morelli. Her tulle and lace veil had a floral design that echoed the diamond flowers in her wedding tiara.

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Joachim’s mother, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, wore a tiara that she often dons at weddings: the Baden Palmette Tiara. The palmette motifs of the tiara form heart shapes, making it particularly appropriate for the occasion. She paired the tiara with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, and a diamond brooch.

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She also wore the insignia of the Order of the Elephant, the Order of the Dannebrog, and her father’s family order.

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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore the parts of the grand ruby parure for the occasion. This wedding happened not long before she had the tiara remodeled to better fit the shape of her head. She’s also wearing part of the earrings from the suite.

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The large brooch was pinned to Mary’s bodice, and she wore the ruby bangle on her right wrist. A diamond ring is visible on her right hand, and her wedding and engagement rings are on her left.

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Mary also wore the Order of the Elephant and her mother-in-law’s family order.

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The Swedish royal family was represented at the wedding by Crown Princess Victoria. She wore the family’s four-button tiara, as well as the drops from the Connaught Diamond Tiara on a necklace. Her earrings came from Queen Josefina’s grand diamond stomacher.

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On her left wrist, she wore two diamond bracelets…

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…and she wore an evening watch on her right wrist. A diamond ring is also visible here on her right hand.

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Victoria pinned her father’s family order to the sash of the Order of the Elephant.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore her own wedding tiara, the Diamond Daisy Bandeau, for this royal wedding. She paired it with the diamond earrings that belonged to her husband’s grandmother, Crown Princess Martha.

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Mette-Marit secured the sash of the Order of St. Olav with a diamond and pearl brooch. (In 2008, she didn’t have the Order of the Elephant yet; she does now.)

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A bracelet set with diamonds and green stones can be seen here on her right wrist.

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Mette-Marit, who was escorted by Crown Prince Haakon, also wore her father-in-law’s family order.

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Princess Martha Louise also attended from Norway. She wore King Olav’s Gift Tiara with a suite of jewels — earrings, necklace, and ring — set with diamonds and milky blue stones (possibly moonstones?).

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On her left hand, she also wore a ring set with a blue stone (possibly a star sapphire). She secured the sash of the Order of the Elephant with a small brooch; her father’s family order was also pinned to the bodice of her gown. Martha Louise was expecting her third child, Emma, at the time of this wedding. Sadly, she and her husband, Ari Behn, are now in the process of divorcing.

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…and in a non-royal bonus, here’s a glimpse of some other wedding guests, Sir Roger Moore and his wife, Kiki Tholstrup. As I was finishing up edits to this post, I learned that Sir Roger had just passed away at the age of 89. Moore popped up occasionally at royal events, thanks to friendships with Prince Joachim of Denmark, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and the late Princess Lilian of Sweden.

Stay tuned later today for the rest of the jewels from this royal wedding flashback!