Weekend Bonus: The Mellerio Shell Tiara

Queen Sofia of Spain, then Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (born 1938), wears the Mellerio Shell Tiara (click here for provenance info) at the ball held prior to her wedding to the future King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 1962. As an extra bonus, Sofia wears another of her wedding presents, the Spanish Floral Tiara (click for provenance info), as a necklace