Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
Queen Mary of Denmark has reached nearly a century and a half back into the Danish royal jewellery vaults with a surprising tiara choice for the State Banquet in Finland..
Queen Mary wore Queen Caroline Amalie’s Gold Tiara, a tiara that has not been worn in nearly 150 years.
Queen Caroline Amalie, wife of King Christian VIII, had the unique gold tiara created sometime around 1820. The tiara is set with varied oval-shaped gems, including a striking large red stone in the centre. The stones give the tiara a particularly personal touch as she collected them while the couple was visiting Rome and Pompeii from 1819 to 1821.
Queen Mary also wore another vintage yellow gold piece, Princess Vilhelmine Marie’s bracelet. A fitting geographic pair, the varied semi-precious stones set in the bracelet were collected around Mount Vesuvius. It also dates back to the 1820s.
Both the tiara and bracelet are normally on display with many of the other pieces in the Danish Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle.
The current Danish Queen finished her look off with a pair of yellow gold and citrine drop earrings that were created by Danish jeweller J. Diderichsen in the 1860s.