Queen Maud of Norway's Diamond Tiara

Queen Maud

Queen Maud

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1896 by Carrington. The diamond prongs are interchangeable with turquoises.

 

Materials: diamonds with optional turquoises

Provenance:

1. Queen Maud of Norway née Princess of the United Kingdom; from "Lady and Gentleman Friends" on the occasion of her 1896 marriage to King Haakon VII of Norway with turquoises that were a from her siblings on the same occasion
2. Crown Princess Märtha of Norway née Princess of Sweden; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1938 but Queen Maud died while in the United Kingdom and the tiara was put into storage in Windsor Castle and was not retrieved until 1953
3. Princess Ragnhild of Norway; inherited from her mother in 1954

Princess Ragnhild

Princess Ragnhild

Princess Ragnhild

Questions:

• Did King Harald inherit this tiara from his sister, Princess Ragnhild, in 2012?
• Are the turquoises worn by Crown Princess Martha and Princess Astrid as a necklace the same turquoises from the tiara?

Queen Maud

Princess Astrid

Crown Princess Märtha

Links:

• Trond Norén Isaksen - Queen Maud's Grand Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Maud's Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Diamond Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Maud's Diamond Tiara