Happy Birthday to Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, who turns 55 today! The Miller Heiress who is a successful Businesswoman married to the Head of the former Greek Royal Family, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal has worn several splendid Royal Heirlooms as well as some spectacular modern jewels, which includes today’s Diamond Earrings!
Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara | Miller Fringe Tiara | Antique Corsage Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Clip Brooches | JAR Earrings | Seed Pearl Brooch
A pair of spectacular Diamond Earrings each consisting of a diamond cluster, from which is suspended a brilliant diamond, then a large marquise-cut diamond, then another brilliant, and finally and large pear-shaped diamond. While they could have been a gift at the time of her Wedding of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece in 1995, it is more likely that the Diamond Earrings were given to Crown Princess Marie-Chantal to mark the Birth and Christening of her second child and eldest son, Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, in 1999.
To discount our theory, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal may have worn a shorter version of these Diamond Earrings for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s 50th Birthday Gala in 1996, though it is not entirely clear.
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal debuted the full striking Diamond Earrings at Princess Alexia’s Pre-Wedding Dinner at Bridgewater House in London 1999.
In 2001, the Diamond Earrings were worn by Crown Princess Marie-Chantal for a Gala Dinner held at Syon House in London, to mark the Christening of her third child and second son, Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark.
The most memorable appearance of the spectacular Diamond Earrings came in 2014, when Crown Princess Marie-Chantal paired them with a borrowed modern Diamond Tiara for the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, a first cousin of Crown Prince Pavlos.
After Crown Princess Marie-Chantal acquired her JAR Earrings, these Diamond Earrings were not worn for almost a decade, until they appeared at King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie’s Golden Wedding Anniversary Dinner in Athens in 2014. Lets hope we see these splendid jewels worn again soon!
Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara | Miller Fringe Tiara | Antique Corsage Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Clip Brooches | JAR Earrings | Seed Pearl Brooch
Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara
Miller Fringe Tiara
Antique Corsage Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Clip Brooches
JAR Earrings
Seed Pearl Brooch