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February 25, 2014

Queen Maud of Norway's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

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Queen Maud
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Queen Maud
Creation: This is actually two different tiaras.  The first one was was made by Garrard in 1896 but it was stolen from them in 1995 where it had been sent for cleaning and repair.  Garrard then made a replica of the tiara for Queen Sonja so the replica is the one worn past 1995.  Both tiaras could be worn in large or small settings. 
 
Materials: pearls and diamonds
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Queen Maud
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Queen Sonja
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Princess Victoria
Provenance:
  1. Queen Maud of Norway née Princess of the United Kingdom; from her parents, King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom on the occasion of her 1896 marriage to King Haakon VII of Norway
  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. Queen Sonja of Norway née Haraldsen; inherited by her husband, King Harald V of Norway, from his mother in 1954 and given to her after their 1968 marriage
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Queen Sonja
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Queen Sonja
Other Wearers:

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Queen Sonja
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Crown Princess Mette Marit
Questions:
  • Does the original tiara still exist or has is been broken apart? 
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Princess Märtha Louise
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Princess Märtha Louise
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1 comment :

  1. Good thing it was left in England for the WWII years - it might have been confiscated by the Nazis if it had been brought back or attempt at that was made.

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