And here we are again...time for a Battle. Side note: anyone remember Celebrity Deathmatch from MTV in the 90s? For some reason this reminds me of that...without the death or bad claymation... As The Handbag suggested over on the Japanese Abdication post we are going to put some star tiaras up against each other. Máxima's… Continue reading Battle of the Tiaras – Star Edition
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Battle of the Tiaras – Big Gun Edition
Following up on last week's discussion on the Luxembourg Empire Tiara, we're going all in on the big guns! Let's see which of these comes out on top. The Bragança Tiara This is the biggest gun, and one of the oldest, in the Swedish vault. Originally owned by Empress Amélie of Brazil (hence one name… Continue reading Battle of the Tiaras – Big Gun Edition
Royal Rock Retrospective
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. Embed from Getty Images One generation back we have have… Continue reading Royal Rock Retrospective