Queen Maria Christina of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Queen Sofia

Queen Sofia

Creation:  This tiara was made by Cartier.

Materials:  diamonds and pearls set in platinum

Queen Maria Christina

Princess Maria Mercedes

Princess Maria Mercedes

Provenance:

1. Queen Maria Christina of Spain
2. King Alfonso XIII of Spain; inherited from his mother in 1929
3. Princess Maria de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona; from her father-in-law on the occasion of her 1935 marriage to Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
4. Queen Sofia of Spain; inherited from her mother-in-law in 2000

Infanta Pilar

Doña Simonetta

Other Wearers:

• Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz; most notably at her 1967 wedding to Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Viscount de la Torre
• Doña Simonetta Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon; at her 1990 wedding to José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón

Questions:

• What year was this tiara created?
• Did Queen Victoria Eugenie ever wear this tiara? 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Cartier Loop Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Cartier Loop Tiara