Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia's Meander Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Koch in 1905.

Materials:  diamonds set in platinum

Crown Princess Cecilie

Princess Kira

Crown Princess Cecilie

Provenance:

1. German Crown Princess Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; from her husband, Crown Prince Wilhelm, on the occasion of their marriage
2. Princess Kira of Prussia née Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Louis Ferdinand in 1938
3. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia; inherited from is mother in 1967
4. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia; inherited from is father in 1977

Princess Marie Cecilie

Princess Xenia

Other Wearers:

• Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia; at her 1965 wedding to Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg
• Princess Xenia of Prussia; at her 1973 wedding to Per-Edvard Lithander 
• Princess Sophie of Prussia née Princess of Isenburg; at the reception of  her 2011 wedding to Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia
• Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia; at her 2017 wedding to Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen

Princess Sophie

Princess Viktoria Luise

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Prussian Meander Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Prussian Meander Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - The Prussian Meander Kokoshnik

Empress Eugenie of France's Meander Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Bapst in 1867.  It was the third in a series of meander tiaras made by Bapst for Empress Eugenie.  The first two tiaras were made in 1856 and 1864 and had the Regent Diamond placed in the center and then on top of the tiara, before being completely removed in the 1867 version.

Materials:  612 diamonds totaling 320 carats

1856 version

Empress Eugenie in the 1864 version

Provenance:

1. Empress Eugénie of France; as consort of Napoleon III beginning in 1853 until her exile in 1870
2. French State Treasury; the tiara was kept at Brest, France from 1870 to 1872 along with the rest of the crown jewels and then moved to a vault at the Ministry of Finance, it was displayed at the 1878 Exposition Universelle and at the Musée du Louvre in 1884
3. Germain Bapst; the tiara was sold at auction with the rest of the crown jewels in May 1887 by the French Third Republic for 131,500 francs

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Lady Allan's Pearl Meander Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1909.

Materials: pearls and diamonds

Lady Allan

Lady Allan

Provenance:

• Lady Marguerite Allan; from her husband, Sir Hugh Montagu Allan
• Elspeth Paterson Dawes; inherited from her cousin in 1957
• Elspeth Bourne Straker; inherited from her grandmother
• Cartier Collection; bought at auction at Sotheby's in November 2015 for $799,265

Other Wearers:

• Catharine Becket
• Nathalie Rodwell

Catharine Becket

Nathalie Rodwell

Links:

• Sotheby's - Seed Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Photos: Sotheby's

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia's Meander Tiara

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna

Crown Princess Margareta

Creation: 

Materials:  diamonds

Queen Helen

Queen Helen

Queen Helen

Provenance: 

1. Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia nee Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; from her husband, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, on the occasion of their 1905 marriage
2. Queen Marie of Romania nee Princess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; bought from her sister after the Russian Revolution
3. Queen Helen of Romania nee Princess of Greece; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1921 marriage to King Carol II of Romania
4. Queen Anne of Romania nee Princess of Bourbon-Parma; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1948 marriage to King Michael of Romania
5. Crown Princess Margareta of Romania; from her mother

Queen Anne

Princess Maria

Queen Anne

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Maria of Romania; at her 1995 wedding to Casimir Mystkowski

Questions: 

• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Greek Key Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Meander Kokoshnik 
• Royal Magazin - Romanian Meander Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Romanian Greek Key Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Romanian Greek Key Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco's Meander Tiara

Princess Lalla Salma

Princess Lalla Salma

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco née Salma Bennani; on the occasion of her 2002 marriage to King Mohammed VI of Morocco

Questions:

• Which jeweller created this tiara?

Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Double Meander Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in the late 1800s. The diamond and osprey feather aigrette was later removed.

Materials: diamonds set in gold and silver

Provenance:

1. Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom

Princess Anne

Other Wearers:

• Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, The Princess Royal

Questions:

• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Did Queen Elizabeth inherit this tiara from Dame Margaret Greville in 1942?
• Did Princess Anne inherit this tiara from her grandmother in 2002?

Photos: Rene Brus

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

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

Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover's Prussian Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Koch.

Materials:  diamonds set in platinum

Princess Victoria Luise

Queen Frederika

Provenance:

1. Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick; from her father, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia, on the occasion of her 1913 marriage to Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick
2. Queen Frederika of Greece; from her mother on the occasion of her 1938 marriage to King Paul I of Greece
3. Queen Sofia of Spain; from her mother on the occasion of her 1962 marriage to King Juan Carlos of Spain

Queen Sofia

Queen Sofia

Other Wearers:

• Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo
• Infanta Cristina of Spain
• Queen Letizia of Spain

Queen Letizia

Queen Letizia

Questions:  

• Will Queen Letizia inherit this tiara breaking the tradition of it passing from mother to daughter?

Infanta Elena

Infanta Christina

Links: 

• Spanish Royals - Prussian Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Prussian Diamond Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Tiara Timeline: The Prussian Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Prussian Diamond Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Prussian Tiara
• Tesouras & Tiaras - The Prussian Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Prussian Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Prussian Tiara

Princess Andrew of Greece's Meander Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made circa 1900 in France.

Materials:  diamonds

Princess Andrew

Princess Anne

Provenance:

1. Princess Andrew of Greece & Denmark neé Princess Alice of Battenberg
2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1947 marriage to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
3. Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, The Princess Royal; from her mother in 1968 or 1972

Princess Anne

Princess Anne

Other Wearers:

• Zara Phillips-Tindall; at her 2011 wedding to Mike Tindall

Zara Phillips-Tindall

Zara Phillips-Tindall

Questions:  

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

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Meander Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Princess Andrew's Meander Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara
• The Royal Post - Princess Anne’s Greek Key Pattern Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Greek Meander Tiara

Photos:  Tiaras - A History of Splendour