Princess Benedikte of Denmark attends a dinner and dance at the Dorchester Hotel in London, 1962
Sunday Stories: February 1
- Prince Charles is headed to the Middle East for an official tour. He’ll be visiting Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE (princeofwales.gov.uk)
- Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (pictured above) has given birth to a daughter. The little girl, reportedly named Louisa, is the fourth grandchild of Princess Benedikte of Denmark. She joins the list of Queen Ingrid’s female descendants, which means she may one day wear the Khedive of Egypt Tiara at her wedding (Kongehuset)
- The schedule of events to celebrate the 75th birthday of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has been released, including a special exhibition, two galas, a dinner, and a balcony appearance (Kongehuset)
- Infanta Cristina of Spain is reportedly trying to sell her Barcelona home to help pay her court costs (Guardian)
- The Duke of Edinburgh has been made a knight of the Order of Australia (9 News)
Saturday Sparkler: The Lannoy Tiara
One of the world’s newest royals wore this
petite diamond tiara at her 2012 wedding. Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy
chose to wear her family’s tiara on the day she married Hereditary Grand
Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, rather than one of the showstopping
diamond tiaras from her new royal family’s extensive collection.
petite diamond tiara at her 2012 wedding. Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy
chose to wear her family’s tiara on the day she married Hereditary Grand
Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, rather than one of the showstopping
diamond tiaras from her new royal family’s extensive collection.
The Lannoy tiara may be smaller than some,
but it is absolutely jam-packed with diamonds — almost 300 of them! —
including the large pear-shaped diamond that sits atop the sparkler.
It
was made in 1878 by Altenloh, a Belgian jeweler who also supplied pieces
to other Belgian royals and aristocrats. The tiara was also worn
by Stéphanie’s sisters and sisters-in-law at their weddings, so by
choosing the tiara, she was continuing the Lannoy family tradition.
Beyond tradition, however, the wearing of her family’s tiara was yet
another way for Stéphanie to remember her mother, who died shortly
before the wedding. And now that she’s the wife of the heir, she’ll have
plenty of time to pilfer through her new family’s tiara stash. Indeed, she’s worn several of the family’s sparklers since her wedding day, plus a new diamond tiara of her own.