Netherlands

Royal Rock Retrospective

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One of the things I most love about royalty is the ability to display history through the use of house jewelry. Today, we’ll take a quick look at one of my favorite tiaras, the Dutch Antique Pearl.

Here we have current Queen Máxima wearing it.

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One generation back we have have former Queen (now Princess) Beatrix and her sisters Margriet and Irene.

Beatrix and her magical bouffant.
Margriet, a family workhorse and always a treat to see.
Princess Christina of the Netherlands (L) and Princess Irene of the Netherlands arrive on April 29, 2013 to attend a dinner at the National Museum (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam hosted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on the eve of her abdication. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ROBIN UTRECHTROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images

Another generation back we have the formidable Juliana…

Juliana and her fab cat eye glasses.

And lastly, we have Wilhelmina.

Wilhelmina, a queen uncharacteristically portrayed without earrings in this image.

Lots of the Orange ladies have worn it over the years and I think it is a classic that will serve them well through future generations.