The Thurn and Taxis Emerald Tiara

All photos: Princess Gloria of Thurn and Taxis




Once upon a time (in the 1980s), there was a prince (rather elderly, with no kingdom, but lots of $$$) who was looking for a princess (because he needed an heir, not because he was, ahem, all that interested in princesses). Luckily, he met a young countess (while she was working as a waitress), fell in love (brokered a marriage deal), and made