Princess Alice of Greece's Aquamarine Tiara

Princess Alice

Princess Alice

Creation:  This tiara was dismantled to create the engagement ring and wedding gift bracelet given by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to Queen Elizabeth II.  The ring and bracelet were both created by Philip Antrobus in 1947.

Materials:  aquamarines and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Andrew of Greece & Denmark née Princess Alice of Battenberg; from Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia on the occasion of her 1903 marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara? 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Andrew's Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Princess Alice of Greece's Aquamarine Jewels 

Princess Elena of Greece's Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Cartier and it could be worn without the diamond drops.

Materials:  diamonds

Princess Olga

Princess Olga

Provenance:

1. Princess Elena of Greece & Denmark; from her mother, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, on the occasion of her 1902 marriage to Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark
2. Princess Olga of Yugoslavia; from her mother

 
Other Wearers:

• Princess Maria Pia of Savoy; at the wedding of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium in 1960

Princess Maria Pia

Princess Elena

Princess Olga

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact? 
• Did Princess Olga sell the diamond drops prior to 1960?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Diamond Kokoshnik
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Olga’s Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara
• The Beau Monde - The Yugoslavian Diamond Kokoshnik 

Photos:  Cartier

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia's Meander Tiara

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna

Crown Princess Margareta

Creation: 

Materials:  diamonds

Queen Helen

Queen Helen

Queen Helen

Provenance: 

1. Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia nee Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; from her husband, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, on the occasion of their 1905 marriage
2. Queen Marie of Romania nee Princess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; bought from her sister after the Russian Revolution
3. Queen Helen of Romania nee Princess of Greece; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1921 marriage to King Carol II of Romania
4. Queen Anne of Romania nee Princess of Bourbon-Parma; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1948 marriage to King Michael of Romania
5. Crown Princess Margareta of Romania; from her mother

Queen Anne

Princess Maria

Queen Anne

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Maria of Romania; at her 1995 wedding to Casimir Mystkowski

Questions: 

• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Greek Key Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Meander Kokoshnik 
• Royal Magazin - Romanian Meander Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Romanian Greek Key Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Romanian Greek Key Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Queen Marie of Romania's Pearl Tiara

Queen Marie

Queen Marie

Creation:  This tiara was made by Cartier.

Materials:  diamonds and pearls

Queen Elisabeth

Provenance:

1. Queen Marie of Romania nee Princess of Edinburgh; bought in 1921
2. Queen Elisabeth of Greece nee Princess of Romania; inherited from her mother in 1938

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Queen Marie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara

Princess Elena of Greece's Diamond Circles Bandeau

Princess Elena

Princess Alexandra

Creation:  This tiara can be worn as a necklace.

Materials:  pearls and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Elena of Greece & Denmark
2. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent; from her mother on the occasion of her 1934 marriage to Prince George of the United Kingdom, Duke of Kent
3. Unknown Owner; sold at auction

Princess Marina

Other Wearers:

• Princess Alexandra of Kent

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Who currently owns this tiara?

Links:

• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Diamond Circles Bandeau
• The Beau Monde - The Kent Pearl Bandeau Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Kent Pearl Bandeau

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia's Vladimir Fringe Tiara

Princess Elena

Princess Marina

Creation:

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance:

1. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
2. Princess Elena of Greece & Denmark; inherited from her mother in 1920
3. Countess Elisabeth of Toerring-Jettenbach; from her mother
4. Archduchess Helene of Austria; from her mother

Grand Duchess Maria

Archduchess Helene

Countess Elisabeth

Other Wearers:

• Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent; on the occasion of her 1934 wedding to Prince George of the United Kingdom, Duke of Kent 
• Princess Sophie of Windisch-Graetz; on the occasion of her 1990 wedding to Prince Mariano of Windisch-Graetz
• Archduchess Maya of Austria; on the occasion of her 2005 wedding to Archduke Maximilian of Austria

Princess Sophie

Archduchess Maya

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?

Links:

• Royal Magzin - Russian Fringe Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Vladimir Fringe Tiara 

Photos:  National Portrait Gallery

Queen Sophia of Greece's Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Tiara

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Princess Irene

Princess Irene

Provenance:

1. German Empress Victoria, Queen of Prussia, née Princess of the United Kingdom; from her mother, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, on the occasion of her 1858 marriage to German Emperor Frederik III, King of Prussia
2. Queen Sophia of Greece née Princess of Prussia; from her mother on the occasion of her 1889 marriage to King Constantine of Greece
   
3. Princess Irene of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Aosta, née Princess of Greece; inherited from her mother in 1932
   
4. Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Aosta; inherited from his mother in 1974
5. Unknown Owner; sold at Christie's in 1979 
6. Unknown Owner; sold at Christie's in 1987
   

Queen Sophia

Princess Irene

Questions:

• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Are there any pictures of German Empress Victoria wearing this tiara?

 

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Duchess of Aosta's Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Irene's Diamond Tiara

Princess Marie of Greece's Olive Wreath Tiara

Creation: This tiara was created by Cartier in 1907.  Eleven of the diamonds could be switched out for emeralds or rubies and the central element could be replaced with a diamond star.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum and optional emeralds or rubies set in gold

with emeralds

Princess Marie

Provenance:

1. Princess Marie of Greece & Denmark née Princess Marie Bonaparte; on the occasion of her 1907 marriage to Prince George of Greece & Denmark
2. Princess Eugénie of Greece & Denmark; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł, Prince George Radziwiłł, & Prince Carlo della Torre e Tasso; inherited from their mother in 1989
4. Albion Art Institute; bought at Beaussant Lefèvre Auction House in 1999 for $40,000 without the central diamond but that was later replaced

Princess Marie

Princess Marie

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Marie Bonaparte's Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Bonaparte Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Cartier Olive Wreath Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Princess Marie Bonaparte's Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Practical Gemologist - The Olive Wreath Tiara 

without the central diamond

Photos: Cartier

Princess Anastasia of Greece's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Cartier in 1913.

Materials:  diamonds and pearls

Provenance:

1. Princess Anastasia of Greece & Denmark

Princess Anastasia

Princess Anastasia

Questions:

• What happened to this tiara after Princess Anastasia's death in 1923?
• Who currently owns this tiara?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Diamond and Pearl Cartier Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Cartier Pearl & Diamond Drop Tiara 
• Jenni Wiltz - The Leeds Cartier Tiara

Queen Frederika of Greece's Pearl Necklace Tiara

Queen Frederika

Princess Irene

Creation:  This tiara can be worn as a necklace.

Materials:  diamonds and pearls

Provenance:

1. Queen Frederika of the Hellenes

Other Wearers:

• Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• What jeweller created this tiara?
• Did Princess Irene inherit this tiara? 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Greek Pearl & Diamond Necklace Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Greek Pearl and Diamond Necklace Tiara

Queen Sophia of Greece's Diamond Circles Tiara

Queen Sophia

Infanta Elena

Princess Irene

Creation:

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance:

1. Queen Sophia of the Hellenes
2. Queen Frederika of the Hellenes; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1932
3. Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark; inherited from her mother in 1981

Other Wearers:

• Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• What jeweller created this tiara?
• Who will inherited this tiara from Princess Irene?

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Queen Sophie’s Diamond Circle Tiara

Princess Alexia of Greece's Diamond Tiara

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Princess Alexia

Princess Alexia

Provenance:

1. Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark

Other Wearers:

• Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark

Princess Alexia

Princess Theodora

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Was this tiara a gift from Princess Alexia's parents on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday in 1983?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Princess Alexia of Greece’s Diamond Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• All Things Royal - Alexia's Diamond Tiara