Duchess of Westminster's Myrtle Wreath Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé in 1906.

Materials:  diamonds set in silver and red gold

Sally Grosvenor

Laura Cavendish

Viola Grosvenor

Provenance:

1. Lady Mabel Grosvenor née Crichton; on the occasion of her 1906 marriage to Lord Hugh Grosvenor
2. Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his mother in 1944
3. Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his brother in 1967
4. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 1979
5. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016

Lady Tamara Van Cutsem

Lady Rosanagh Grimston

Other Wearers:

• Sally Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, née Perry
• Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, née Lyttelton
• Lady Tamara Van Cutsem née Grosvenor; at her 2004 wedding to Edward Van Cutsem
• Lady Rosanagh Grimston née Innes-Ker; at her 2008 wedding to James Grimston, Viscount Grimston
• Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington, née Roundell; in Hello Magazine for the 'Treasures of the North' exhibition in 2000

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Fabergé Myrtle Wreath Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Fabergé Myrtle Leaves Tiara

Duchess of Westminster's Cyclamen Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé circa 1903 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds set in gold and platinum 

Provenance:

1. Eleanor Wilson-Fox née Scalther-Booth
2. Unknown Owner
3. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
4. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016

Questions: 

• When did the Duke of Westminster buy this tiara?
• Did George Wilson-Fox inherit this tiara from his mother in 1963?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Fabergé Cyclamen Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Westminster Collection

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Borneo Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1898 by Van Arcken & Co. The five ornaments could be removed to be worn as brooches.  It was broken up in the 1960 to create a set of brooches, pendant, earrings, and a bracelet.

Queen Beatrix

Queen Maxima

Materials: diamonds set in gold

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from the Sultan of Kutai on the occasion of her accession to the throne 1898
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; from her mother
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Queen Beatrix

Queen Maxima

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti
• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands née Brinkhorst

Queen Maxima

Princess Laurentien

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Borneo Diamond Suite
• The Royal Watcher - Borneo Diamond Parure
• Tesouras & Tiaras - Borneo Diamond Set
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Indian Gifts

Photos: De Juwelen van het Huis Oranje-Nassau

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Diamond Festoon Necklace Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Vita Israel circa 1889 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Juliana

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; from her father, King Willem III, on the occasion of her 9th birthday in 1889 as part of a set of convertible jewelry
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Queen Beatrix

Princess Margriet

Princess Irene

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti 
• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; as a necklace
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands; as a necklace
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Links: 

• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Diamond Festoon Tiara
• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Festoon Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Queen Wilhemina's Diamond Necklace
• All Things Royal - Diamond Festoon Necklace Tiara

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands' Diamond Haircomb

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Maxima

Provenance: 

1. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
3. Orange Nassau Family Foundation

Other Wearers: 

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links: 

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Diamond Haircomb
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Diamond Haircomb
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Wilhelmina's Diamond Haircomb
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Diamond Haircomb 

Countess Estelle Bernadotte's Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Countess Estelle

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Countess Estelle Bernadotte of Wisborg née Manville

Countess Estelle

Countess Christine

Countess Estelle

Other Wearers: 

• Countess Christine Bernadotte of Wisborg née Glahns

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Who currently owns this tiara?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium's Diamond Festoon Tiara

Princess Elisabeth

Princess Elisabeth

Creation: 

 

Materials: diamonds

 

Provenance: 

1. Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant; from her parents King Philippe and Queen Mathilde on the occasion of her 18th birthday in 2019
   

Lady Evelyn Vestey

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Is this the same tiara owned by the Vestey family and worn by Lady Evelyn Vestey?
  

 

Links: 

• The Royal Watcher - Vestey Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Princess Elisabeth of Belgium's Diamond Scrollwork Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Elisabeth's Sparkling New Birthday Tiara
• Queen Mathilde Blog - Elisabeth's Vestey Tiara

Princess Sibylla of Sweden's Diamond Bracelet Tiara

Princess Birgitta

Princess Christina

Creation: This tiara can be worn as a bracelet.

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Sibylla of Sweden née Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
2. Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern; from her mother

Princess Sibylla

Princess Birgitta

Princess Desiree

Other Wearers:

• Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld
• Princess Christina of Sweden

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Watcher - Princess Sibylla's Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister's Diamond Floral Tiara

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Countess Alice

Countess Alice

Provenance: 

1. Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister née Tornérhielm

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Countess Alice

Countess Alice

Countess Alice

Links: 

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Countess Alice's Diamond Floral Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister’s Tiara

Countess Estelle Bernadotte's Diamond Tiara

Countess Estelle

Countess Jill

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Countess Jill

Countess Estelle

Countess Estelle

Provenance: 

1. Countess Estelle Bernadotte of Wisborg née Manville
2. Countess Jill Bernadotte of Wisborg née Rhodes-Maddox; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1984

Queen Louise

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Did this tiara originally belong to Queen Louise of Sweden?