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The Top Ten: Tiaras at Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding (#9)

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Our countdown of the best tiara moments at Crown Princess Victoria’s royal wedding continues with our ninth pick: the Mellerio Shell Tiara, worn by Queen Sofia of Spain!

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This gorgeous and unusual Spanish royal tiara is designed to mimic a shell opening to reveal glistening pearls. It’s been in the family for generations, but it’s not worn as frequently today, so it was delightful to spot it on Sofia in Stockholm. A maritime-themed tiara was the perfect choice for the Swedish city on the water!
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Sofia also amped up the diamond wattage with several other important royal jewels, including the diamond earrings and bracelets from the joyas de pasar collection.
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She also suspended a pearl and diamond pendant from her single-stranded pearl necklace.
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Here’s one more look at Sofia’s ensemble for the royal wedding!

The Top Ten: Tiaras at Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding (#10)

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Ten years ago this week, royals from around the world gathered in Stockholm to celebrate the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden — and they brought along their best tiaras and jewels for the occasion! This week, we’re counting down the ten best tiara moments from the Swedish royal wedding, starting with…

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Princess Martha Louise of Norway in the Norwegian Amethyst Parure Tiara!
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Princess Martha Louise gave the family’s convertible amethyst tiara its best gala outing to date at this royal wedding. It’s not one of her usual diadems — the tiara is more regularly worn by her sister-in-law, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
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Here’s a close-up of the tiara from this wedding, where you can see that the wrap around the base is meant for a person with lighter hair (like Mette-Marit). No bother, though — the hairstyle Martha Louise chose camouflaged the base of the tiara entirely, and also managed to provide a gorgeous background for the tiara itself.
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She also wore several other pieces from the parure, including the earrings and the second necklace setting from the suite.
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Here’s a look at her complete ensemble. You’ll also spot an amethyst ring on her right hand!

The Swedish Diamond Lozenge Brooch

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As our celebration of the Bernadotte jewel collection continues, we’ve got a closer look today at one of their most brilliant jewels: the Swedish Diamond Lozenge Brooch.

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The lozenge-shaped diamond brooch features floral elements in its design, as well as three large diamond brilliants set in the center of the piece.

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The brooch is so incredibly packed with diamonds that it’s tough to get a good photo of the details, because it glitters so much under light. Here’s one more view of the piece that makes some of the details stand out a bit more.

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The brooch has been with the Swedish royal family for several generations. Above, you’ll spot the brooch in this formal portrait of Queen Victoria of Sweden, taken around 1910. The brooch is pinned to the center of her bodice, with lots more diamonds and pearls draped around it.

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The brooch is worn today by all of the senior members of the Swedish royal family. Above, Queen Silvia wears the brooch during the Nobel Prize Banquet in December 2016. She wore the brooch with additional diamonds from the family collection, including Queen Sofia’s Tiara and the Karl Johan Earrings.

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…and here, a bit earlier, she wears the brooch during a state visit of Japan in March 2007. On this occasion, she paired the brooch with the King Edward VII Ruby Tiara and the Karl Johan Earrings.

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The brooch was also a great favorite of the late Princess Lilian, who wears it here with the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara and Queen Josefina’s Diamond Stomacher Necklace at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in December 2003.

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It’s also been worn by Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine. Victoria has selected the brooch several times for the annual Nobel festivities in Stockholm. Above, she wears the brooch with the Six Button Tiara for the Nobels in December 2007…

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…and again in December 2017, when she paired the brooch with the grand Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik and the family’s diamond floral earrings.

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I think perhaps my favorite appearance of the brooch on Victoria came in December 2014, when she wore the brooch nestled in the back of her hair for the Nobels, adding a little bit of surprise extra sparkle to a jewelry ensemble that also included the Baden Fringe Tiara.