It’s that time of year again! For the days leading up to the New Year, we have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2024. It’s my birthday today, and since all birthdays should have Tiaras, today’s article is a roundup of the Royal Tiaras of 2024!
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[As always, click on the link/image to get to the article on each event/jewel]
- This year’s most notable Tiara appearances were at the Installation of the King of Malaysia and the Installation Banquet as well as the usual Royal Weddings and State Banquets in addition to quite a few special portraits, which is rather unusual.
- Each Year, there is a Royal Lady that has had more notable Tiara appearances than the others, and after Queen Mathilde in 2016, Queen Letizia in 2017, Queen Máxima in 2018, the tie of Empress Masako of Japan and Queen Azizah of Malaysia in 2019, numerous ties in 2020, Queen Silvia’s victory in 2022, and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in 2023, new Queen Mary of Denmark is in the lead with six appearance, followed by five for Queen Silvia of Sweden and Queen Sonja of Norway, four for Queen Camilla, Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah of Malaysia, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and three for Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Queen Azizah of Pahang. Empress Masako of Japan, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Rania of Jordan had two while Queen Letizia wore only one. A special nod to Princess Afzan of Pahang, who wore five Tiaras during her Wedding Celebrations.
- There were also many Tiara debuts and important reappearances, at the splendid Royal and Noble Weddings and State Banquets, with notable appearances of Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara, the Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara, the historic Danish Emerald Parure, the Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara, the new Danish Diamond Bandeau, and the Gandik Diraja Tiara among others.
- In addition to all the Tiara events, we have featured articles on hundreds of royal jewels throughout the year, which you can visit HERE and HERE, notably our articles this year on the Jewels of the Queens of Denmark, the Jewels of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, the Jewels of Infanta Margarita of Spain, the Jewels of Countess Marianne Bernadotte, the Wedding Gifts of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, the Jewels of Lady Sarah Chatto, and the Jewels at the State Opening of Parliament.
Empress Masako wore the Meiji Scroll Tiara, Princess Aiko was wearing Princess Sayako’s Mikimoto Diamond Tiara, Crown Princess Kiko wore the Diamond Scroll Tiara and the other Japanese Princesses wore their personal Tiaras for the Japanese New Year’s Reception at the Imperial Palace.
Later that day, Queen Margrethe wore the Pearl Poiré Tiara and Khedive of Egypt Parure for the final time, Crown Princess Mary wore the Danish Ruby Parure, Princess Marie wore Princess Dagmar’s Diamond Floral Tiara, and Princess Benedikte wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara for the Danish New Year’s Banquet at Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg.
Anisha Rosnah binti Adam wore the Brunei Flower Diamond Tiara for her Wedding to Prince Mateen of Brunei, later wearing Queen Saleha’s Diamond Heart Tiara for the Wedding Banquet.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie wore the Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara, and Princess Alexandra wore the the Vine Leaves Tiara for the first time at the Luxembourg New Years Reception.
Tunku Azizah Aminah, the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) wore the Gandik Diraja Tiara and the Kalung Diraja Necklace for the King of Malaysia’s Farewell Banquet.
The Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) again wore the Gandik Diraja Tiara and the Kalung Diraja Necklace (for the last time) for the King of Malaysia’s Departure Ceremony.
Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara, Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara and Parure, and Princess Astrid wore the Gold Bandeau Tiara, for the Tanzanian State Visit to Norway.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara, and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie wore the Chaumet Emerald Tiara for the first time during the Czech State Visit to Luxembourg.
Queen Zara Salim of Perak was in her Perak Diamond Tiara for the Opening of the 2nd year of the 15th Perak State Legislative Assembly.
Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah wore a Diamond Tiara for the King’s first Opening of Parliament.
Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin wore the Selangor Diamond Fringe Tiara for the Opening of the Selangor State Assembly.
Grand Duchess Maria and Princess Rebecca Victoria Romanoff wore Tiaras in a series of new Official Portraits.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara for a Portrait released on her Birthday.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara with the Aquamarine Parure while Queen Mathilde wore the Nine Provinces Tiara, for the Luxembourg State Visit to Belgium.
Queen Máxima wore the full Stuart Tiara, Queen Letizia wore Queen Maria Cristina’s Loop Tiara, Princess of Orange wore the Ruby Peacock Tiara, Princess Beatrix wore the Dutch Diamond Bandeau, and Princess Margriet wore the Laurel Wreath Tiara for the Spanish State Visit to The Netherlands.
Queen Letizia did wear a Tiara, probably the Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Tiara, but it was removed by Annie Leibovitz and only a portrait wearing Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Diamond Earrings and the Diamond Rivière from the Joyas de Pasar, was released by Annie Leibovitz for a series of portraits commissioned by the Bank of Spain.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore her Diamond Daisy Bandeau and the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara for Official Portraits released this year but taken earlier.
Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara, Crown Princess Victoria wore Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara, Princess Sofia wore a new version of her Wedding Tiara, and Princess Christina wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara for the Finnish State Visit to Sweden.
Queen Mary wore the historic Danish Emerald Parure for the first time in the first Official Portraits of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark.
Princess Rajwa Al Hussein wore her Diamond Tiara for a Portrait released on her 30th Birthday.
Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara, Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara, and Princess Astrid wore the Ruby Aigrette Tiara for the Moldovian State Visit To Norway.
Queen Mary wore the Danish Ruby Parure, Queen Silvia wore the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure, Crown Princess Victoria wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara, Princess Sofia wore the topaz version of her Wedding Tiara, Princess Christina wore the Four-Button Tiara on the Danish State Visit to Sweden.
Queen Mary wore the Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara for the first time, Queen Sonja wore the Norwegian Emerald Parure, Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara, and Princess Astrid wore Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet for the Danish State Visit to Norway.
Countess Sophia von der Schulenburg wore the heirloom Schleswig-Holstein Diamond Bow Tiara for her Wedding to Prince Constantin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Queen Máxima wore the Dutch Ruby Peacock Tiara for the Diplomatic Gala at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
The new Duchess of Westminster wore the Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara for her Wedding to the Duke of Westminster.
Queen Rania wore her Arabic Script Tiara in the Official Portrait of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan released on the King’s Silver Jubilee.
Queen Rania wore her Arabic Script Tiara for King Abdullah II’s Silver Jubilee Parade in Amman.
Countess Leonie von Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems wore a Köchert Diamond Tiara for her Wedding to Count Caspar Matuschka.
Empress Masako wore Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara for the first time and Queen Camilla wore the Burmese Ruby Tiara and King George VI Festoon Necklace with the long-awaited Royal Family Order of King Charles III, for the Japanese State Banquet at Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Edinburgh was wearing the Lotus Flower Tiara for the first time, the Duchess of Gloucester wore her magnificent Cartier India Tiara, and Lady Susan Hussey wore the Waldegrave Tiara among several Tiaras at the Japanese State Banquet.
Sultanah Nur Zahirah wore the Terengganu State Diadem in two configurations, and her daughter also wore Tiaras for the Investiture and Banquet to celebrate the Sultan’s Official Birthday.
Princess Élisabeth of Bourbon-Parma wore a striking Diamond Tiara from her maternal de Ravinel Family for her Wedding to Xavier Denis at the Église Saint-Aubin in Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy.
Princess Clarissa zu Fürstenberg wore a Diamond Tiara for her Wedding to Alexander Cass Saint at the Erzabtei St. Martin Beuron.
Duchess Katharina of Oldenburg wore a striking Diamond Loop Tiara for her Wedding to Count Clemens Moy de Sons in Rastede in Oldenburg, which was followed by a White Tie and Tiara Ball held at Schloss Rastede.
Queen Camilla wore the George IV State Diadem, Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington wore an heirloom Diamond Floral Tiara, the Marchioness of Lansdowne wore the spectacular Lansdowne Diamond Floral Tiara, Lady Sarah Keswick wore a striking Diamond Fringe Tiara, and the Countess Howe wore the Howe Fringe Tiara among a sea of Tiaras at the State Opening of Parliament.
Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah wore the Gandik Diraja Tiara and the Kalung Diraja Necklace for the first time in the New Portraits of the King and Queen of Malaysia.
Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah also wore the Gandik Diraja Tiara and the Kalung Diraja Necklace for the Installation of the King of Malaysia.
Queen Saleha of Brunei wore Diamond Upright Tiara, Queen Zara Salim of Perak was in the Perak Diamond Tiara, Sultanah Nur Zahirah was in the Terengganu State Diadem, the Sultanah of Kedah wore the Kedah State Diadem, the Tunku Ampuan Besar wore a Diamond Tiara, and Che’ Puan Mahkota Khaleeda wore the Pearl Tiara.
Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah wore Sapphire Tiara and Che’ Puan Mahkota Khaleeda wore a Diamond Tiara, Queen Saleha was in her Diamond Heart Tiara, Queen Zara Salim of Perak was in a Diamond Tiara, Sultanah Nur Zahirah wore the Terengganu State Diadem, the Sultanah of Kedah wore the Kedah State Diadem, the Tunku Ampuan Besar wore a Diamond Tiara at the King of Malaysia’s Installation Banquet.
Antonia Lütz wore an heirloom Diamond Tiara for her Wedding of Archduke Pál von Habsburg-Lothringen.
Queen Azizah wore the Pahang State Tiara for the Sultan of Pahang’s 65th Birthday at the Istana Abdul Aziz.
Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin of Selangor wore the Selangor Diamond Crescent Tiara for an Official Portrait.
Countess Elisabeth von Merveldt wore an heirloom Diamond Tiara from the Merveldt Family for her Wedding to Ghislain d’Adesky.
In a world where we rarely get to see a single Tiara, Princess Afzan of Pahang delighted us with the Five Tiaras, Ten Necklaces and Dozens of Brooches worn for the five Ceremonies celebrating her Wedding with Fateh Idzham bin Fateh Iskandar in Kuantan and Kuala Lumpur.
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway wore King Olav’s Gift Tiara for her Wedding to Durek Verrett in Geiranger.
Victoria López-Quesada wore the historic Bourbon-Two Sicilies Diamond Button Tiara for her Wedding to Enrique Moreno de la Cova Ybarra.
Countess Caroline von Lannoy wore the Lannoy Family Tiara for her Wedding to Henry de Spoelberch in the village of Frasnes-lez-Anvaing.
Princess Theodora wore the heirloom Khedive of Egypt Tiara along with Crown Princess Margareta’s Diamond Earrings and a Bracelet made of Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Sautoir for her Wedding to Matthew Kumar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
Queen Sonja wore Norwegian Emerald Parure, Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Diamond Daisy Bandeau, and Princess Astrid wore the Vasa Tiara for the Finnish State Visit to Norway.
Countess Hemma von Khevenhüller-Metsch wore the Khevenhüller-Metsch Diamond Floral Tiara for her Wedding to Count Vincent von Matuschka in Vienna, which had also been worn by Countess Gabriela Kevenhüller-Mestch the previous month.
Queen Mary wore the Pearl Poiré Tiara with Earrings and Diamond Rivière of the Antique Diamond Parure while Princess Benedikte wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara for the Icelandic State Visit to Denmark.
Lady Amabel Kerr wore a magnificent antique Diamond Tiara for her Wedding to Bartholomew Martelli at Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire.
Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara and Princess Astrid wore her Gold Bandeau Tiara for the Stortingsmiddag at the Royal Palace of Oslo.
Tengku Natasya Puteri wore a Diamond Tiara created from a Tiara belonging to the groom’s late grandmother for her Wedding to Prince Muhammad of Pahang, Tengku Arif Bendahara.
Tengku Natasya Puteri wore Queen Azizah’s Diamond Bandeau Tiara for the Istiadat Berinai Ceremony.
The following evening, Tengku Ampuan (Queen) Azizah and I confirmed my discovery that Queen Azizah’s Diamond Bandeau Tiara was indeed Queen Mary’s lost Diamond Lozenge Bandeau.
Finally, Tengku Natasya Puteri wore an Art Deco Tiara belonging to Queen Azizah for the Istiadat Bersanding’ (Sitting-in-State) Ceremony in the Throne Hall of the Istana Abdulaziz in Kuantan.
The Treasure of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, the Jewels of the Ducal House of Bavaria, a Koch Diamond Tiara from the niece of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Anglesey Diamond Négligé were among the magnificent Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at Sotheby’s in Geneva.
Princess Margriet wore the Dutch Diamond Bandeau for the Netherland-America Foundation Ball in New York City.
Queen Camilla wore the late Queen’s Five Aquamarine Tiara for the first time at the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace.
Countess Hélène von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg wore the Waldburg-Zeil Tiara, for her Wedding to Count Ludovic von Neipperg in the Schlosskirche at Schloss Zeil.
Princess Eugenia de Bourbon wore a Boucheron Art Deco Diamond Tiara/Necklace from Lady Anne Norman for Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris.
Queen Mathilde wore the Wolfers Necklace Tiara for the Oman State Visit to Belgium.
Queen Camilla wore Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara for the first time, the Princess Royal wore the Cartier Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara, the Duchess of Edinburgh wore her Aquamarine Tiara, the Duchess of Gloucester wore the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara and the Marchioness of Lansdowne wore the Lansdowne Diamond Floral Tiara for the Qatar State Visit to the United Kingdom.
Queen Mary wore the new rose-cut Diamond Bandeau from the Danish Crown Jewels for the Egyptian State Visit to Denmark, while Princess Benedikte wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara and Princess Marie wore Princess Dagmar’s Diamond Floral Tiara.
Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin of Selangor wore a newly-created Tiara for the Sultan’s Birthday Celebrations.
Queen Silvia wore the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure, Crown Princess Victoria wore the Baden Fringe Tiara and Pink Topaz Earrings, Princess Sofia wore her Wedding Tiara, and Princess Madeleine wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara for the Nobel Prize Ceremony 2024.
Queen Máxima wore the Mellerio Ruby Tiara and Necklace and the Princess of Orange wore the Diamond Star Tiara for the Portuguese State Visit to The Netherlands.
Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara, Crown Princess Victoria wore the Laurel Wreath Tiara, Princess Sofia wore the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara, and Princess Madeleine wore the Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara at the King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates 2024
