Weekend Bonus: The Cambridge Sapphire Tiara

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1907-1968) wears the original Cambridge Sapphire Tiara (click here for provenance info) and the rest of the sapphire parure at the wedding of Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark in 1967. Her escort is a young Crown Prince Harald, Norway's current king

Weekend Bonus: The Princess Charlotte Fringe Tiara

Princess Charlotte of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois (1898-1977) wears her fringe tiara (click here for provenance info). Charlotte's great-grandson, Andrea Casiraghi, will reportedly marry his fiancée, Tatiana Santo Domingo, in Monaco today

The Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): the Duchess of Gloucester; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester; tiara detail; the Duchess of Gloucester; Queen Mary of the United Kingdom


Our final tiara of the week is the workhorse of the Gloucester tiara collection, their diamond honeysuckle tiara. When you consider its versatility, it's not a surprise that the current duchess trots this sparkler out on

The Teck Turquoise Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester; tiara detail; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester; the Duchess of Gloucester


Our penultimate Gloucester tiara of the week is one that comes from Queen Mary's family, the Tecks. Combining turquoises with diamonds in an intricate design, the tiara has been worn by two generations of Gloucester duchesses.



The piece was

The Cartier Indian Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein; the Duchess of Gloucester; Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein; tiara detail


Today's tiara, the Cartier Indian, came to the current Duchess of Gloucester from a lesser-known branch of Queen Victoria's family tree. The tiara was originally owned by Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Marie Louise, who was

The Gloucester Emerald Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): the Duchess of Gloucester; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (with Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester); tiara detail


The current Duchess of Gloucester, the wife of a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, may be a relatively minor member of the British royal family, but she has a tiara collection that easily rivals or even surpasses that of some other royal

The Iveagh Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; the Duchess of Gloucester; Lady Rose Gilman; the Duchess of Gloucester; Lady Rose Gilman


When tiara lovers today hear the phrase "wedding gift to Queen Mary," you can almost bet that their thoughts turn quickly to one of her most famous sparklers, the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. But that wasn't the only tiara

Weekend Bonus: The Baden Palmette Tiara

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1940-present) wears the Baden Palmette Tiara (click here for provenance info)

Weekend Bonus: The Antique Corsage Tiara

Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (1980-present) wears the Antique Corsage Tiara (click here for provenance info) at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden earlier this year; she also wears the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

The Emerald Sunburst Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Fatimeh Pahlavi; tiara detail; Princess Fatimeh Pahlavi; Princess Fatimeh Pahlavi


While most sunburst tiaras stick to diamonds, our final sunny tiara of the week incorporates pearls, emeralds, and even a massive, twenty-five carat spinel in its design. This is the sunburst tiara that once belonged to Princess Fatimeh Pahlavi, the half-sister of the

The Pearl Sunburst Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Crown Princess Masako of Japan; Empress Michiko of Japan; Empress Michiko of Japan; Crown Princess Masako of Japan; Crown Princess Masako of Japan


Although the tiara collection of the imperial family of Japan is perhaps not as large as some of the other royal collections we've explored, the pieces they do have pack some serious punch. One of the most easily

The Bavarian Sunburst Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Ursula of Bavaria; Princess Anna of Bavaria; Princess Felipa of Bavaria; tiara detail; Princess Ursula of Bavaria


The Badens weren't the only former German royal family with a sun tiara; until a few months ago, the Bavarians also had one: this sunburst tiara, which stayed in the family for more than a century until it was sold.



The diamond tiara

The Sunray Meander Tiara

Photos: Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom


What do you get when you cross a fringe tiara -- one of those fence-like sparklers that is also sometimes called a "sunray" tiara -- with a meander tiara? It turns out you get something a lot like today's sunny tiara: the sunray meander that once belonged to Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice.



The tiara actually first

The Baden Sunburst Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Hereditary Princess Stephanie of Baden; the Margravine of Baden; tiara detail; Hereditary Princess Stephanie of Baden; Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Margravine of Baden


Here in the northern hemisphere, it's the height of summertime, so what could be more appropriate than a week of sunny tiaras? While star tiaras were perhaps more popular in the

Weekend Bonus: The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) wears the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara (click here for provenance info)

Weekend Bonus: The Prussian Meander Tiara

Princess Sophie of Prussia (1978-present) wears the Prussian Meander Tiara (click here for provenance info) at the evening reception following her marriage to Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia in 2011

The Queen Maud Vifte Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Queen Maud of Norway; Queen Sonja of Norway; Queen Sonja of Norway; Queen Sonja of Norway; necklace detail


One of the older tiaras in the Norwegian royal collection also happens to be one of the smaller ones: the so-called "Vifte" tiara that once belonged to Maud, the first queen of modern-day independent Norway.



In Norwegian, the word "vifte" roughly

The Emerald Peacock Necklace Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria; Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (as a necklace); Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg; tiara detail


One of the smallest tiaras in the collection of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg is this diamond and emerald sparkler: a convertible piece that can be worn either as a tiara or a necklace. While the

The Boucheron Bracelet Tiara

All photos: Queen Rania of Jordan


We talk about lots of tiaras on this blog that can be converted into other pieces of jewelry. Generally, tiaras are transformable into necklaces or brooches. But today's small tiara is one of the few sparklers that can be worn as either a tiara or a bracelet.



The piece, which was made in 2008 by Boucheron, belongs to one of the most stunning queens in the

The Diamond Haircomb Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): comb detail; Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; Queen Máxima of the Netherlands; comb detail; Queen Máxima of the Netherlands


The prize for the tiniest tiara in the vast Dutch royal jewel collection definitely goes to this one: a diamond haircomb worn as a tiara by two Dutch queens.



The piece was first worn by Wilhelmina, who was only ten when she came

The Braganza Bandeau Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Braganza; Dona Isabel de Herédia, Duchess of Braganza; Dona Isabel de Herédia, Duchess of Braganza; Dona Isabel de Herédia, Duchess of Braganza; Dona Isabel de Herédia, Duchess of Braganza


Members of reigning royal houses aren't the only people these days who need tiaras. With invitations to weddings,

Weekend Bonus: The Papyrus Tiara

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900-2002) wears the Papyrus Tiara (click here for provenance info)

Weekend Bonus: The Cameo Tiara

Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1910-2000) wears the Cameo Tiara (click here for provenance info). Ingrid borrowed the cameo parure in 1933 from her sister-in-law, Princess Sibylla of Sweden, to wear at a charity masquerade ball where she portrayed one of her ancestors, Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway

The Victorian Emerald and Diamond Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine; Caroline Worsley, the Hon. Lady Worsley (formerly Caroline, Duchess of Fife); Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; tiara detail


To wrap up our week of green tiaras, let's have a look at one of the more famous sparklers to come from the era of Queen Victoria, shall we? This is

The Chrysoprase Tiara

Photos: tiara detail


Picture it: London, 1835. You're a woman of some means who has clambered her way up the social ladder, and now you're appearing at the opera and in ballrooms, surrounded by royal and noble women in the finest jewels. They're all in tiaras, too -- the early nineteenth-century craze for the ornaments has spread from the court of Napoleon to all of the major royal courts of

The Rosse Emerald Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse; tiara detail; tiara detail; Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse


We've talked a lot about the rather fabulous tiaras owned by the late Princess Margaret. Today, let's have a look at an emerald tiara worn by one of the non-royal women in her life: her mother-in-law, the Countess of Rosse.



While the emeralds garnered lots of press

The Habsburg Peridot Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): tiara detail; Archduchess Isabella of Austria; tiara detail


Today's tiara is a true royal rarity: a diamond sparkler that also includes a generous helping of peridot, the birthstone of all of you August babies. What could make it better? Why, a provenance that connects it with the Habsburgs, surely!



The tiara is actually a part of a complete parure of

The Harcourt Emerald Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top): tiara detail; Mary Ethel Harcourt, Viscountess Harcourt; tiara detail; Doris Baring, Lady Ashburton


Sixty years ago, the current queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, was crowned in Westminster Abbey. The British nobility busted out their tiaras for the occasion, and this diamond and emerald tiara made an appearance on the head of Lady Ashburton. But it

Weekend Bonus: The Delhi Durbar Tiara

Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (1867-1953) wears the complete parure created for the Delhi Durbar of 1911, including brooch, stomacher, earrings, necklace, and the Delhi Durbar Tiara (click here for provenance info). She wears the tiara here topped by several of the Cambridge emeralds, which were later removed; you can also see the cushion-shaped Cullinan IV diamond mounted in the center

Weekend Bonus: The Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna "the Younger" of Russia (1890-1958) wears the Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara (click here for provenance info) with its coordinating necklace, also by Bolin

The Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna of Russia; Queen Anne of Romania; Queen Helen of Romania; Queen Helen of Romania; Crown Princess Margarita of Romania


So far this week, we've seen Romanian tiaras that have all left the family's collection, either stolen or sold (or maybe both). It's only right that we cap off the week with the only Romanian tiara that is