Princess Alexia of Greece's Diamond Tiara

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Princess Alexia

Princess Alexia

Provenance:

1. Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark

Other Wearers:

• Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark

Princess Alexia

Princess Theodora

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Was this tiara a gift from Princess Alexia's parents on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday in 1983?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Princess Alexia of Greece’s Diamond Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Alexia's Diamond Tiara
• All Things Royal - Alexia's Diamond Tiara

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Diamond Bandeau

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Creation: 

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• What jeweller created this tiara?
• What happened to this tiara?

Links: 

• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena’s Diamond Bandeau

Queen Sofia of Spain's Ruby Necklace Tiara

Queen Sofia

Queen Sofia

Queen Sofia

Creation:  This tiara was made by Van Cleef & Arpels and is actually several strands of necklaces, one or two of which can be worn as a tiara.

Materials:  rubies and diamonds set in gold

Provenance:

1. Queen Sofia of Spain; from Stavros Niarchos on the occasion of her 1962 marriage to King Juan Carlos of Spain 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Niarchos Rubies 
• The Court Jeweller - Niarchos Ruby Tiara 
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Niarchos Ruby Necklace Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Sofia’s Niarchos Ruby Parure
• All Things Royal - The Niarchos Parure
• Mis Joyas Reales - Niarchos Rubies

Infanta Margarita of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Infanta Margarita

Infanta Margarita

Infanta Margarita

Creation:  This tiara was created from a pair of brooches that were a wedding gift the Princess Maria Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona and can be worn with optional pearls.

Materials:  pearls and diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria & Hernani

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Which jeweler created the original brooches?

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Infanta Margarita’s Diamond Brooch Tiara
• Pablo Milstein - Infanta Margarita's Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Infanta Margarita’s Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Infanta Eulalia of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Infanta Eulalia

Infanta Eulalia

Creation:  This tiara was created by Del Mazo.

Materials:  pearls and diamonds

Infanta Eulalia

Provenance:

1. Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Duchess of Galliera; from her sister-in-law, Queen Maria Christina of Spain, on the occasion of her 1886 marriage to Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera

Questions:

• What happened to this tiara after is was stolen along with many of Infanta Eulalia's other jewels in 1935?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Infanta Eulalia's Diamond and Pearl Tiara 

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Turquoise Tiara

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Creation: 

Materials:  turquoises and diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• What jeweller created this tiara?
• What happened to this tiara? 

Links:

• The Court Jeweller - Queen Ena's Turquoises 
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena’s Diamond & Turquoise Star Tiara

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Emerald Bandeau

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Creation: 

Materials:  emeralds and diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain

Questions: 

• What jeweller created this tiara?
• When was this tiara created?
• What happened to this tiara?

Links:

• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena’s Emerald Bandeau

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Meander Bandeau

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Infanta Beatriz

Creation: 

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain neé Princess of Battenberg
2. Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess di Civitella-Cesi; from her mother

Questions: 

• What jeweller created this tiara?
• When was this tiara created?
• Does this tiara still exist?

Links:

• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena’s Diamond Meander Bandeau

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Aquamarine Parure Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Bulgari in 1935 from an existing pearl tiara that was created by Ansorena. Queen Victoria Eugenie had the original tiara adapted to use aquamarines instead of the pearls but the setting was too fragile for the much larger aquamarines so Infanta Beatriz had Bulgari redesign the tiara into it's current setting.

Infanta Beatriz

Infanta Beatriz

Materials: aquamarine and diamonds set in platinum

Infanta Beatriz

Infanta Beatriz

Infanta Beatriz

Provenance:

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie 'Ena' of Spain née Princess of Battenberg
   
2. Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess of Civitella-Cesi; from her mother on the occasion of her 1935 marriage to Alessandro Torlonia, Prince of Civitella-Cesi
3. Countess Sandra Lecquio di Assaba & Olimpia Weiller; inherited from their mother in 2002

Olimpia Weiller

Olimpia Weiller

Olimpia Weiller

Other Wearers:

• Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg née Weiller
  

Princess Sibilla

Princess Sibilla

Questions:

• Was the tiara remade by Bulgari before or after it was given to Infanta Beatriz?

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Queen Victoria Eugenie

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Victoria Eugenia's Aquamarine Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Aquamarine Parure
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Ena's Aquamarines 
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Victoria Eugenie's Aquamarine Parure 
• Luxarazzi - Queen Victoria Eugenia's Aquamarine Tiara 
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena's Aquamarine Tiara

Photos: Bulgari

Queen Maria Christina of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Queen Letizia

Queen Sofia

Creation: This tiara was made by Francisco Marzo in 1886.

Materials: diamonds and pearls set in platinum

Princess Maria Mercedes

Queen Maria Christina

Princess Maria Mercedes

Provenance:

1. Queen Maria Christina of Spain née Archduchess of Austria
2. King Alfonso XIII of Spain; inherited from his mother in 1929
3. Princess Maria de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona née Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; from her father-in-law on the occasion of her 1935 marriage to Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
4. Queen Sofia of Spain née Princess of Greece; inherited from her mother-in-law in 2000
5. Queen Letizia of Spain née Ortiz Rocasolano

Queen Sofia

Queen Letizia

Other Wearers:

• Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz; most notably at her 1967 wedding to Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Viscount de la Torre
• Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón; at her 1990 wedding to José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón

Infanta Pilar

Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón

Questions:

• Did Queen Victoria Eugenie ever wear this tiara?
• Why was this tiara said to have been made by Cartier for so long?
• Was this tiara actually inherited by Infanta Pilar and then bought by King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia?

Links:

• Spanish Royal Jewels - Queen Maria Christina's Pearl Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Cartier Loop Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Cartier Loop Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Cartier Loop Tiara
• Lilibet's Handbag - La Rusa
• All Things Royal - The Cartier Loop Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Tiara Rusa

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain's Diamond Garland Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1927.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Queen Victoria Eugenie 'Ena' of Spain née Princess of Battenberg

Queen Ena

Queen Ena

Questions:

• Was the tiara actually made sometime before 1923?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?
• Who currently owns this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Garland Bandeau
• Royal Magazin - Queen Victoria Eugenia's Cartier Garland Loop Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Ena’s Cartier Garland Tiara

Photos: Cartier

Infanta Elena of Spain's Marichalar Meander Tiara

Infanta Elena

Infanta Elena

Creation:  The tiara can be take apart and the meander portion worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

• María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Boadilla, Countess of Ripalda
• Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1995 marriage to Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada

Ana Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada

Ana Coronel de Palma y Marichalar

Ana Coronel de Palma y Marichalar

Other Wearers:

• Ana Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada; at her 1989 wedding to Luis Coronel de Palma y Martínez-Agulló
• Ana Coronel de Palma y Marichalar; at her 2018 wedding to Miguel Cerezales y Rotaeche
• Blanca de Marichalar y del Corral; at her 2020 wedding to Rodrigo Moreno
• Inés de Marichalar y del Corral; at her 2020 wedding to Valentín Prieto

Blanca de Marichalar y de Corral

Inés de Marichalar y del Corral

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• What jeweler created this tiara?
• Are there any pictures of Maria de la Concepcion wearing the tiara?
• Does Amalio de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, 9th Count of Ripala, currently own this tiara instead of Infanta Elena?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Marichalar Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Marichalar Meander Tiara
• Spanish Royal Jewels - Marichalar Meander Tiara