Queen Sophia of Greece's Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1889.

Queen Sophia

Queen Sophia

Materials: diamonds

Queen Helen

Queen Helen

Provenance:

1. Queen Sophia of Greece née Princess of Prussia; from her family on the occasion of her 1889 marriage to King Constantine I
2. Queen Frederica of Greece née Princess of Hanover; inherited by her husband, King Paul, from his mother in 1932 and given to her after their marriage in 1938

Queen Frederica

Queen Frederica

Other Wearers:

• Queen Helen of Romania née Princess of Greece; for a set of portraits in 1934
• Queen Ingrid of Denmark née Princess of Sweden; at Centenary Celebrations of the Greek Royal Family in 1963
• Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece née Marie Chantal Miller; at Queen Margrethe of Denmark's Ruby Jubilee Gala in 2012

Queen Frederica

Queen Ingrid

Questions:

• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Did Queen Sophia's mother, Empress Victoria, or her brother, German Emperor Wilhelm II, give her the tiara?
• Why has this tiara not been worn since before Queen Frederica died in 1981?
• Did Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos, or someone else inherit this tiara?
• What about the rumors that Queen Frederica sold the tiara while in exile in the 1970s?

Crown Princess Marie Chantal

Crown Princess Marie Chantal

Links: 

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Sophie's Diamond Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Sophie's Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Sophia's Diamond Tiara
• All Things Royal - Queen Sophie's Diamond Tiara