Queen Emma of the Netherlands' Diamond Sunburst Tiara

Creation: This tiara was created by Mellerio in 1888 and can be worn as a necklace. It originally contained white and brown diamonds but the brown diamonds were later replaced with white diamonds taken from Queen Emma's Sapphire Parure Tiara.

Materials: diamonds

Princess Mabel

Princess Mabel

Provenance:

1. Queen Emma of the Netherlands nee Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
2. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1934
3. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1934
4. Orange-Nassau Family Collection; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Princess Mabel

Princess Mabel

Other Wearers:

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands nee Zorreguieta Cerruti
• Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau nee Wisse Smit; most notably at her 2004 wedding to Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassau
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

Questions:

• Why wasn't this tiara worn publicly before 2004?
• Can the tiara still be worn as a necklace?

Queen Maxima

Princess Margriet

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Prongs Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Wedding Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Mabel's Wedding Tiara
• Erik Schoonhoven - Mellerio: New Findings on Dutch Royal Jewels
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Met dit diadeem is Máxima absoluut het zonnetje in huis
• All Things Royal - The Sunray Tiara