Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Dutch Diamond Bandeau

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Creation:  This tiara was made in 1937 using diamonds taken from a riviere of 34 diamonds that was a wedding present to Queen Emma in 1879 from the people of the Netherlands.

Materials:  27 diamonds set in platinum

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana

Queen Wilhelmina

Provenance:

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; only worn once for her last official portrait as monarch in 1948
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; first worn in 1937 and inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Orange-Nassau Family Collection; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Princess Christina

Queen Beatrix

Princess Margriet

Other Wearers:

• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• Princess Christina of the Netherlands
• Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Questions:  

• What happened to the other 7 diamonds in the riviere?
• What jeweller set the diamonds in the bandeau?

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Bandeau Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Rose Cut Diamond Bandeau