Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1937 using twenty-seven of the thirty-four diamonds from a rivière necklace given to Queen Emma from the people of the Netherlands as a wedding present in 1879.

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Juliana

Materials: old mine cut diamonds set in platinum

Princess Margriet

Princess Christina

Provenance:

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Orange-Nassau Family Collection; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Queen Juliana

Queen Beatrix

Other Wearers:

• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• Princess Christina of the Netherlands
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Questions:

• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Bandeau Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Dutch Diamond Bandeau
• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Diamond Bandeau
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Dutch Diamond Bandeau
• All Things Royal - The Diamond Bandeau
• Mis Joyas Reales - Dutch Diamond Tiara