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November 6, 2011

Queen Desiree of Sweden's Ruby Parure Tiara

Creation: Supposedly the tiara was first worn in 1804 at the Coronation of Emperor Napoleon I by Désirée Clary, the future Queen Désirée of Sweden & Norway. The tiara has been altered many times. It was originally a set of sprays that could be worn in the hair and was later formed into a wreath worn around the head. In 1947, Queen Ingrid had brooches from the parure added to make it a fuller tiara worn on top of the head. In 2010, Crown Princess Mary had the tiara altered by Marianne Dulong to make it shorter and more rounded.  Sometime before New Year's Day in 2018 she had it altered again so that the tiara now slightly larger and has a high point in the center.
Queen Alexandrine
Queen Ingrid
Materials: rubies and diamonds set in gold and silver

Provenance:
  1. Queen Désirée of Sweden & Norway; from her husband, King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden & Norway
  2. Queen Josephine of Sweden & Norway; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1860
  3. Queen Louise of Denmark; from her grandmother on the occasion of her 1869 marriage to King Frederick VIII of Denmark
  4. Queen Alexandrine of Denmark; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1898 marriage to King Christian X of Denmark
  5. Queen Ingrid of Denmark; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1935 marriage to King Frederick IX of Denmark
  6. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; inherited by her husband, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, from his grandmother in 2000 and given to her on the occasion of their 2004 marriage.
Princess Benedikte
Queen Ingrid

Other Wearers:

Questions:
  • What jeweller created this parure?
  • What jeweller did the 1947 alterations on the tiara for Queen Ingrid?
  • Are there any pictures of Queen Désirée, Queen Josephine, or Queen Louise wearing this tiara?
Crown Princess Mary
Crown Princess Mary
Links:
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Crown Princess Mary
ruby parure tiara queen desiree sweden crown princess mary denmark
Crown Princess Mary
Photos: Danish Royal Court/Marianne Dulong/De Kongelige Juveler
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2 comments :

  1. HillyBMarch 28, 2014 at 2:30 AM

    I love this parure and thought Queen Ingrid's enhancemen was both practical and beautiful. But I feel that it has lost it's airy lightness and beauty with the rubies swamped by the leaves and the whole thing looking heavy and bulky since Mary changed it. The photo's above illustrate the change quite clearly.

    I realise that the tiara base did not fit easily on Mary's head and it had to be shortened, and that she uses the left over peices as hair ornaments, etc. but could she not just have had a new frame made?

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    The original setting looked better. Why dismantling such an historical tiara?

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