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The Daily Diadem: The Luxembourg Amethyst Tiara

12.25.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Luxembourg Amethyst Tiara (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wears the Luxembourg Amethyst Tiara during the 2005 National Day celebrations, pairing it with pieces from the family’s oval amethyst parure

Merry Christmas!

12.25.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Photo: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images

Happy Holidays, everyone! I celebrate Christmas, so I’m taking today off. I’ve scheduled a Daily Diadem post for those looking for a little bling today, and then we’ll be back tomorrow with our first yearly wrap-up posts. If we get good bling from Sandringham today, it will be up tomorrow as well!

Hope that the day is a wonderful one for all of you!

Queen Sofia’s Tiara

12.24.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2011 (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

The Swedish royal vaults are fully stocked with every kind of tiara you could imagine, but today’s tiara—Queen Sofia’s Tiara—is one of the most divisive. Whether you love it or hate it, let’s have a look at the history of the tiara with a million nicknames!

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