The Romanian Diamond Loop Tiara

All photos: Queen Marie of Romania


When Queen Marie of Romania shopped for a new tiara in her aunt's Romanov jewel collection, she did not select (or, perhaps, was not offered) the most famous of Maria Pavlovna's tiaras still worn today: the Vladimir Tiara, worn currently by Queen Elizabeth II. There could have been any number of reasons that Marie acquired the sapphire tiara instead, but