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charlotte-of-wales · 10 months

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NEWS: Princess Alexia is now a Knight in the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau. Both were awarded to her on the occasion of her 18th birthday today.

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europesroyalsweddings · 3 years

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✵ April 27, 1938 ✵

Countess Géraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony & King Zog I

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royalpain16 · 2 years

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QUEEN MAXIMA’S INCREDIBLE DIAMOND TIARA DEBUT 2018

01.05.2022 by THECOURTJEWELLER

In May 2018, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands drew gasps from royal jewelry lovers when she made her debut in one of the most important Dutch royal jewels: the Stuart Tiara.

The tiara debut came in Luxembourg, where the Dutch royals made a state visit to their Luxembourgish counterparts. The two countries used to be ruled together, sort of the way that the UK and Hanover once were. That changed when Queen Wilhelmina ascended to the throne. Back then, women could not be reigning grand duchesses, so the role passed to a cousin, Duke Adolphe of Nassau. Wilhelmina’s descendants still reign in the Netherlands today, and Adolphe’s descendants are still on the grand ducal throne in Luxembourg, too.

For this state banquet, there were tiaras all around. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara, while Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore the Chaumet Choker Tiara. Stephanie’s diamond and sapphire necklace can be worn as a tiara, too.

But it was Maxima who really stole the show here. She wore an elegant gold evening gown with a one-shoulder neckline. The color of the dress was perfectly matched to the sash of her order, the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau.

In May 2018, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands drew gasps from royal jewelry lovers when she made her debut in one of the most important Dutch royal jewels: the Stuart Tiara.

The tiara debut came in Luxembourg, where the Dutch royals made a state visit to their Luxembourgish counterparts. The two countries used to be ruled together, sort of the way that the UK and Hanover once were. That changed when Queen Wilhelmina ascended to the throne. Back then, women could not be reigning grand duchesses, so the role passed to a cousin, Duke Adolphe of Nassau. Wilhelmina’s descendants still reign in the Netherlands today, and Adolphe’s descendants are still on the grand ducal throne in Luxembourg, too.

For this state banquet, there were tiaras all around. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara, while Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore the Chaumet Choker Tiara. Stephanie’s diamond and sapphire necklace can be worn as a tiara, too.

But it was Maxima who really stole the show here. She wore an elegant gold evening gown with a one-shoulder neckline. The color of the dress was perfectly matched to the sash of her order, the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassa

The occasion was the very first time that Queen Maxima wore a version of the Stuart Tiara in public. But it wasn’t the grand full setting of the tiara, which features the famed Stuart Diamond. Instead, she chose to dip a toe in the tiara waters by wearing a smaller setting of the jewel, without the largest diamonds. At the time of the visit, I wrote: “The result, to my mind, is a much more wearable and balanced tiara, still incredibly sparkly and elaborate but less imposing.” I’d still stand by that statement today. There’s nothing like the full Stuart, but I think this version is actually more elegant in many ways.

#queen maxima #stuart tiara #dutch royal family #dutch royal jewels #the court jewellers

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Hereditary Grand Duke Jean wore the Uniform of the Luxembourgish Army with the Luxembourg Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau and the Belgian Order of Leopold. Hereditary Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte wore a white tulle gown with a veil of Belgian lace along with the Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara for the Ceremony and the Belgian Scroll Tiara for the Reception. © The Royal Watcher, royalwatcherblog.com, gettyimages #RoyalWedding #WeddingAnniversary #HereditaryGrandDukeJean #PrincessJosephineCharlotteofBelgium #GrandDukeJean #GrandDuchessJosephineCharlotte #Monarchy #EuropeanRoyalties https://www.instagram.com/p/CNboxjtHyXO/?igshid=yta7me7se9hw

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