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THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORROYAL WEDDING HEADQUARTERSJEWEL CENTRALCOMMENTING POLICYTHE JEWEL VAULT The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

example.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE QUEEN'S TOP 10 like giant diamonds, pure and simple. The Coronation Necklace and Earrings. This necklace features 26 of those giant diamonds. Set in silver, gold and platinum, the 25 set in the main necklace are a range of sizes up to 11.25 carats. The 26th diamond is the Lahore Diamond, the 22.48 carat pendant which was previously suspended from the Timur THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The dress may be great, but one of the most interesting elements of this wedding, I've always thought, was the bridesmaids' attire. Sarah went with older bridesmaids than is typical for a British royal wedding, and she dressed them in much the same dress as herself. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY (ON As a diadem for use at state banquets and similar events, the Malteser or Maltese Cross Tiara is a bit of an oddity: four diamond crosses pattée on a diamond bandeau, sometimes worn by Queen Sonja with one cross as a brooch and the three remaining crosses at the front of the diadem, and sometimes worn as the bandeau alone (both options shown

above).

afterward.

2018.

example.

above).

afterward.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY The wedding of the Queen's eldest grandchild, Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips, was both a royal and non-royal affair. In royal fashion, they were married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle with a reception at Frogmore House; in non-royal fashion, the wedding was not televised (and was instead covered by Hello! in a paid exclusive, but that's a different story). THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: NEW SERIES: QUEEN Many of her tiaras and other jewels have achieved a fame of their own, but I'd say the brooch is Queen Elizabeth II's real signature piece of jewelry. It's rare to see her without one while in working mode; even if she takes her coat off at an engagement, she usually moves her brooch to the dress underneath (that's if she hasn't already come THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE CULLINANS, PART Spotting Cullinans in photos of Mary is essentially a sparkly version of Where’s Waldo? In the above pictures starting from the left, III and IV were temporarily set in the new crown she had made for herself for her 1911 coronation alongside her husband, George V (the pear diamond was mounted upright on the top cross, while the square diamond was nestled front and center on the base of the THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: READERS' TOP 10 It was the perfect dress for the wedding at hand: embroidery to shimmer in the sun for the outdoor ceremony, a light slightly off the shoulder top and front veil delicate enough not to make the Monaco heat worse, and a mega train grand enough for the setting and the position (after all, she was marrying the sovereign prince). THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE 0:00 / 6:40. Live. •. Video: The USGS discusses the discovery. The tiara in question includes nine large sapphires, each surrounded by arcs of diamonds ending in dangling diamond drops, a design reminiscent of breaking waves in the ocean. Investigation into its provenance produced a sketch that seems to depict the piece. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The Duchess' emerald tiara, a gift from her husband Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, was made in 1819-1820 by Evrard and Frederic Bapst and was designed specifically to use unmounted stones from the crown jewels. There are 40 emeralds in total, all set in gold and totaling about 77 carats all together; 14 of those were the largest emeralds THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY This lovely architectural Art Deco style diamond tiara is thought to have been a gift from her parents at the time of Sibllia’s wedding to Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (she does indeed come from a THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A Tiaras! We've spotted three on Camilla so far: usually the Boucheron Honeycomb or Greville Tiara, but also the massive Delhi Durbar Tiara once and her own family's tiara once (called the Cubitt Shand Tiara, or some variation thereof usually).Both the Boucheron and the Delhi Durbar came from the Queen Mother's stash. Fun fact: according the Hugh Roberts in The Queen's Diamonds, the Teck THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The Brunswick Tiara belongs today to the Hanover family, but it didn't start its life in Germany. It started out in the same place several other storied tiaras did: in Empress Joséphine's jewel collection. Joséphine, the first wife of Napoleon I, wore this scrolling diadem with three particularly large diamonds in the center and a laurel THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY After her first husband passed away, the Duchess married again. She wed Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate on March 16, 1978. The dress, from Daphnis, was far simpler this time around. Her second husband was a former Jesuit priest, and an illegitimate child - quite the scandal at the time. Now a widow for the second time, the Duchess has THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY In true Mary fashion, the tiara didn't last long in her collection. You don't have to study the jewels of the British royal family for long to realize just how much tinkering Queen Mary did with her gems, frequently creating new designs by dismantling her old pieces, and this was to be the ultimate fate of the Boucheron Loop Tiara. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE QUEEN'S TOP 10 like giant diamonds, pure and simple. The Coronation Necklace and Earrings. This necklace features 26 of those giant diamonds. Set in silver, gold and platinum, the 25 set in the main necklace are a range of sizes up to 11.25 carats. The 26th diamond is the Lahore Diamond, the 22.48 carat pendant which was previously suspended from the Timur THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY (ON As a diadem for use at state banquets and similar events, the Malteser or Maltese Cross Tiara is a bit of an oddity: four diamond crosses pattée on a diamond bandeau, sometimes worn by Queen Sonja with one cross as a brooch and the three remaining crosses at the front of the diadem, and sometimes worn as the bandeau alone (both options shown

above).

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The tiara is highlighted by the pear-shaped spinels, which hang beneath diamond arches and sit on top of a scrolling diamond design studded with more spinels. The tiara's diamond base features oval spinels. The tiara dates from the early 1800s and is attributed to J.B. Fossin, one of the jewelers who shaped the beginnings of the

Chaumet firm.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The dress may be great, but one of the most interesting elements of this wedding, I've always thought, was the bridesmaids' attire. Sarah went with older bridesmaids than is typical for a British royal wedding, and she dressed them in much the same dress as herself. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The chief Beatrix Look starts at the top: if not the hair (which is a hat on its own), then a hat or tiara. She experimented with different shapes of hats initially, but settled on a wider model - wide enough to encompass That Hair - often with a flat top, and perhaps some THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY Tiara Thursday: Queen Rania's Tiaras. Sound the tiara alarms, another monarchy-to-monarchy state visit has been announced: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will welcome King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan to the Netherlands for a state visit in November! It's never too early to start tiara speculation when a multiple tiara occasion THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY All signs point to her taking a dose of sartorial advice from her future mother-in-law. Felipe and Letizia married in May of 2004, and she kept up her ladylike princess style well after the ceremony. She spent most of 2005 and a chunk of 2006/2007 pregnant with her two girls in chic maternity styles, and returned to her polished look

afterward.

above).

Chaumet firm.

afterward.

2018.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The chief Beatrix Look starts at the top: if not the hair (which is a hat on its own), then a hat or tiara. She experimented with different shapes of hats initially, but settled on a wider model - wide enough to encompass That Hair - often with a flat top, and perhaps some THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE 0:00 / 6:40. Live. •. Video: The USGS discusses the discovery. The tiara in question includes nine large sapphires, each surrounded by arcs of diamonds ending in dangling diamond drops, a design reminiscent of breaking waves in the ocean. Investigation into its provenance produced a sketch that seems to depict the piece. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. ROYAL SPLENDOR 101: LOANED JEWELS Royal Splendor 101: Loaned Jewels. This is part 4 of our series on jewel ownership. After discussing the state involvement of crown jewels, the security of family foundations, and the precarious nature of personal property, it's time for our fourth and final sort of ownership, that which is not really ownership at all: the loan. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Her gown was crafted by Madame Handley Seymour, a former court dressmaker for Queen Mary, but it certainly wasn't your typical court dress. The design followed the Coco Chanel-dictated trends of the time: dropped waists, silhouettes without much shape. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY It's hard to tell apart from the Floral Aigrette. Perhaps that's why it was chosen as the perfect piece to loan to her new daughter-in-law in 2008. The Alexandrine Drop Tiara. A former daughter-in-law was gifted Margrethe's 18th birthday tiara, and we still see it on Countess Alexandra when she attends big royal events. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE This tiara is a small bandeau of diamonds set in daisy shapes and enclosed in circles with a scalloped edge, so we will call it the Diamond Daisy Tiara. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY After her first husband passed away, the Duchess married again. She wed Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate on March 16, 1978. The dress, from Daphnis, was far simpler this time around. Her second husband was a former Jesuit priest, and an illegitimate child - quite the scandal at the time. Now a widow for the second time, the Duchess has THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY The wedding of the Queen's eldest grandchild, Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips, was both a royal and non-royal affair. In royal fashion, they were married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle with a reception at Frogmore House; in non-royal fashion, the wedding was not televised (and was instead covered by Hello! in a paid exclusive, but that's a different story). THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORROYAL WEDDING HEADQUARTERSJEWEL CENTRALCOMMENTING POLICYTHE JEWEL VAULT The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: JEWEL CENTRAL 2004. May: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson's Pre-Wedding Celebrations. May 14: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson's Wedding. 2002. May 24: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn's Wedding. 2001. August 25: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby's Wedding. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE QUEEN'S TOP 10 like giant diamonds, pure and simple. The Coronation Necklace and Earrings. This necklace features 26 of those giant diamonds. Set in silver, gold and platinum, the 25 set in the main necklace are a range of sizes up to 11.25 carats. The 26th diamond is the Lahore Diamond, the 22.48 carat pendant which was previously suspended from the Timur THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: ROYAL WEDDING August. September. October. November. December. More Wedding Coverage. Check the In Depth Wedding Coverage for more wedding guest outfits! Princess Transformations. Fascinating things happen when regular citizens marry into royal families. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY In true Mary fashion, the tiara didn't last long in her collection. You don't have to study the jewels of the British royal family for long to realize just how much tinkering Queen Mary did with her gems, frequently creating new designs by dismantling her old pieces, and this was to be the ultimate fate of the Boucheron Loop Tiara. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY (ON As a diadem for use at state banquets and similar events, the Malteser or Maltese Cross Tiara is a bit of an oddity: four diamond crosses pattée on a diamond bandeau, sometimes worn by Queen Sonja with one cross as a brooch and the three remaining crosses at the front of the diadem, and sometimes worn as the bandeau alone (both options shown

above).

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: NEW SERIES: QUEEN Many of her tiaras and other jewels have achieved a fame of their own, but I'd say the brooch is Queen Elizabeth II's real signature piece of jewelry. It's rare to see her without one while in working mode; even if she takes her coat off at an engagement, she usually moves her brooch to the dress underneath (that's if she hasn't already come THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY All signs point to her taking a dose of sartorial advice from her future mother-in-law. Felipe and Letizia married in May of 2004, and she kept up her ladylike princess style well after the ceremony. She spent most of 2005 and a chunk of 2006/2007 pregnant with her two girls in chic maternity styles, and returned to her polished look

afterward.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The question of which jewel was added to the Brazilian tiara is where the Five Aquamarine Tiara enters the discussion. It was worn by the Queen during a tour of Canada in 1970, and hadn’t been seen since then. The fact that it is aquamarine, could potentially be described as a “v-shaped hair ornament”, and was last seen in 1970 (prior to THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORROYAL WEDDING HEADQUARTERSJEWEL CENTRALCOMMENTING POLICYTHE JEWEL VAULT The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

above).

afterward.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The question of which jewel was added to the Brazilian tiara is where the Five Aquamarine Tiara enters the discussion. It was worn by the Queen during a tour of Canada in 1970, and hadn’t been seen since then. The fact that it is aquamarine, could potentially be described as a “v-shaped hair ornament”, and was last seen in 1970 (prior to THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: ROYAL SPLENDOR 101 Royal family orders in Britain originated during George IV's reign and continue to this day. You will see them on British royal ladies at gala occasions, and rarely at other occasions; the Queen and other ladies of the royal family wore George VI's order at his funeral, for

example.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE CULLINANS, PART Spotting Cullinans in photos of Mary is essentially a sparkly version of Where’s Waldo? In the above pictures starting from the left, III and IV were temporarily set in the new crown she had made for herself for her 1911 coronation alongside her husband, George V (the pear diamond was mounted upright on the top cross, while the square diamond was nestled front and center on the base of the THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The dress may be great, but one of the most interesting elements of this wedding, I've always thought, was the bridesmaids' attire. Sarah went with older bridesmaids than is typical for a British royal wedding, and she dressed them in much the same dress as herself. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The Brunswick Tiara belongs today to the Hanover family, but it didn't start its life in Germany. It started out in the same place several other storied tiaras did: in Empress Joséphine's jewel collection. Joséphine, the first wife of Napoleon I, wore this scrolling diadem with three particularly large diamonds in the center and a laurel THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The chief Beatrix Look starts at the top: if not the hair (which is a hat on its own), then a hat or tiara. She experimented with different shapes of hats initially, but settled on a wider model - wide enough to encompass That Hair - often with a flat top, and perhaps some THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The answer is, quite simply, that the tiara was never worn as a tiara by Princess Margaret because it did not exist as a tiara when Margaret owned it. Lord Snowdon’s originally gave his wife not a complete tiara, but three separate antique brooches. They weren’t used together as a headpiece until the preparations for the 1994 wedding

began.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY This lovely architectural Art Deco style diamond tiara is thought to have been a gift from her parents at the time of Sibllia’s wedding to Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (she does indeed come from a THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The Festoon tiara was a gift to Anne from the World Wide Shipping Group when she christened one of their ships in 1973. (A fact which makes me truly sad that such gifts would be frowned upon in today's public relations-obsessed world.) THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY The smallest of them all is also the only one that has appeared on any sort of consistent basis for the past several years, though Queen Rania does not have many occasions on THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORROYAL WEDDING HEADQUARTERSJEWEL CENTRALCOMMENTING POLICYTHE JEWEL VAULT The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

above).

afterward.

2018.

above).

afterward.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The question of which jewel was added to the Brazilian tiara is where the Five Aquamarine Tiara enters the discussion. It was worn by the Queen during a tour of Canada in 1970, and hadn’t been seen since then. The fact that it is aquamarine, could potentially be described as a “v-shaped hair ornament”, and was last seen in 1970 (prior to THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: ROYAL SPLENDOR 101 Royal family orders in Britain originated during George IV's reign and continue to this day. You will see them on British royal ladies at gala occasions, and rarely at other occasions; the Queen and other ladies of the royal family wore George VI's order at his funeral, for

example.

began.

2018.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: THE QUEEN'S TOP 10ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORSARTORIAL SPLENDOR BLOGSARTORIAL SPLENDOR BLOGSPOTSARTORIAL SPLENDOR ROYAL like giant diamonds, pure and simple. The Coronation Necklace and Earrings. This necklace features 26 of those giant diamonds. Set in silver, gold and platinum, the 25 set in the main necklace are a range of sizes up to 11.25 carats. The 26th diamond is the Lahore Diamond, the 22.48 carat pendant which was previously suspended from the Timur THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY In true Mary fashion, the tiara didn't last long in her collection. You don't have to study the jewels of the British royal family for long to realize just how much tinkering Queen Mary did with her gems, frequently creating new designs by dismantling her old pieces, and this was to be the ultimate fate of the Boucheron Loop Tiara. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY The dress may be great, but one of the most interesting elements of this wedding, I've always thought, was the bridesmaids' attire. Sarah went with older bridesmaids than is typical for a British royal wedding, and she dressed them in much the same dress as herself. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY (ON As a diadem for use at state banquets and similar events, the Malteser or Maltese Cross Tiara is a bit of an oddity: four diamond crosses pattée on a diamond bandeau, sometimes worn by Queen Sonja with one cross as a brooch and the three remaining crosses at the front of the diadem, and sometimes worn as the bandeau alone (both options shown

above).

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAYPRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENTPRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT WEDDINGPRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT CHILDRENPRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT GOSSIPPRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK DIVORCEPRINCESS ALEXANDRA WEDDING DRESS Cavanagh had a long history with the Kents: he dressed Alexandra's mother, Princess Marina; he created the wedding gown of Alexandra's sister-in-law, Katharine, the current Duchess of Kent; he'd even been an employee of Marina's own wedding dress designer. Per the bride's specifications, the gown was to be plain and simple, sans frills. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: FLASHBACK FRIDAY All signs point to her taking a dose of sartorial advice from her future mother-in-law. Felipe and Letizia married in May of 2004, and she kept up her ladylike princess style well after the ceremony. She spent most of 2005 and a chunk of 2006/2007 pregnant with her two girls in chic maternity styles, and returned to her polished look

afterward.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THETHE ROYAL TIARA COLLECTIONTHE RUNDELL TIARAROYAL TIARAS OF ENGLANDTIARAS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILYPRUSSIAN MEANDER TIARAQUEEN ELIZABETH TIARA

COLLECTION

Tiara Thursday: The Kochli Sapphire Tiara. Kochli (also spelled Koechli, Koechly, etc.) was one of the court jewelers to the imperial court in Russia, and was the jeweler called upon by Alexander III and his wife Marie Feodorovna in 1894 for a new sapphire and diamond parure. This design was selected and the set was given to Princess

Alix of

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAYQUEEN OF JORDAN RANIAQUEEN RANIA 2020QUEEN RANIA AND QUEEN NOORQUEEN RANIA CHILDRENQUEEN RANIA INSTAGRAMQUEEN RANIA PHOTOS Tiara Thursday: Queen Rania's Tiaras. Sound the tiara alarms, another monarchy-to-monarchy state visit has been announced: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will welcome King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan to the Netherlands for a state visit in November! It's never too early to start tiara speculation when a multiple tiara occasion THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY After her first husband passed away, the Duchess married again. She wed Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate on March 16, 1978. The dress, from Daphnis, was far simpler this time around. Her second husband was a former Jesuit priest, and an illegitimate child - quite the scandal at the time. Now a widow for the second time, the Duchess has THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDORROYAL WEDDING HEADQUARTERSJEWEL CENTRALCOMMENTING POLICYTHE JEWEL VAULT The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

above).

afterward.

COLLECTION

Alix of

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAYQUEEN OF JORDAN RANIAQUEEN RANIA 2020QUEEN RANIA AND QUEEN NOORQUEEN RANIA CHILDRENQUEEN RANIA INSTAGRAMQUEEN RANIA PHOTOS Tiara Thursday: Queen Rania's Tiaras. Sound the tiara alarms, another monarchy-to-monarchy state visit has been announced: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will welcome King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan to the Netherlands for a state visit in November! It's never too early to start tiara speculation when a multiple tiara occasion THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY After her first husband passed away, the Duchess married again. She wed Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate on March 16, 1978. The dress, from Daphnis, was far simpler this time around. Her second husband was a former Jesuit priest, and an illegitimate child - quite the scandal at the time. Now a widow for the second time, the Duchess has THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. Queen Mathilde in Portraits in Armani Privé. Royal Palace. This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in

2018.

Chaumet firm.

ROYAL SPLENDOR 101: LOANED JEWELS Royal Splendor 101: Loaned Jewels. This is part 4 of our series on jewel ownership. After discussing the state involvement of crown jewels, the security of family foundations, and the precarious nature of personal property, it's time for our fourth and final sort of ownership, that which is not really ownership at all: the loan. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: TIARA THURSDAY: THE The question of which jewel was added to the Brazilian tiara is where the Five Aquamarine Tiara enters the discussion. It was worn by the Queen during a tour of Canada in 1970, and hadn’t been seen since then. The fact that it is aquamarine, could potentially be described as a “v-shaped hair ornament”, and was last seen in 1970 (prior to THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Wedding Wednesday: The Duchess of Kent's Gown. HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Miss Katharine Worsley. June 8, 1961. York Minster, York, England. Today is the golden wedding anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, so I thought we'd commemorate the occasion by remembering this young, aristocratic girl named Kate and her royal

wedding

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Her gown was crafted by Madame Handley Seymour, a former court dressmaker for Queen Mary, but it certainly wasn't your typical court dress. The design followed the Coco Chanel-dictated trends of the time: dropped waists, silhouettes without much shape. THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY After her first husband passed away, the Duchess married again. She wed Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate on March 16, 1978. The dress, from Daphnis, was far simpler this time around. Her second husband was a former Jesuit priest, and an illegitimate child - quite the scandal at the time. Now a widow for the second time, the Duchess has THE ROYAL ORDER OF SARTORIAL SPLENDOR: WEDDING WEDNESDAY Caroline and Stefano had three children together: Andrea, Charlotte, and Pierre. (Andrea was born about 5 months after the wedding.) Stefano died in a speed boat accident in 1990 at the age of 30, leaving Caroline a widow and single mother. skip to main | skip to sidebar

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READERS’ FAVORITE OUTFITS OF 2018, EVENING: RESULTS, PART 2! This is it, the last installment of the results from your favorite royal outfits of 2018 and the remainder of your top 10 favorites from the Evening Divison. Drumroll please... #5. PRINCESS EUGENIE AT HER WEDDING RECEPTION

IN ZAC POSEN

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_Alex Bramall/Royal Family_ Zac Posen's still dishing out little peeks at this dress on his Instagram, that's how much detail there is to absorb in this creation. Eugenie had a great year and I hope we see more royal looks from this designer in the future. #4. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AT THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION

IN JENNY PACKHAM

Embed from Getty Images Kate's sparkly and floaty Jenny Packhams are all starting to run together for me, if I'm being honest. Not for many of you, though! Her last tiara offering for the year won her a spot in your top 5. #3. CROWN PRINCESS MARY AT THE NEW YEAR’S GALA BANQUET

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Mary got all three of her entries in this category into the top 10! I do believe that's a record. She captured #8, #6, and #3 - a reminder of the greatness she brings to the New Year's Gala. #2. QUEEN MATHILDE AT THE FRENCH STATE BANQUET

IN ARMANI PRIVÉ

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It was a good year for royal Armani Privé, no? I couldn't agree with this pick more and landing both of her possible entries in the top 10 is a great result for Mathilde. #1. QUEEN MÁXIMA AT THE BRITISH/DUTCH STATE BANQUET

IN JAN TAMINIAU

Embed from Getty Images Máxima and her main man Jan didn't just take the top spot, they absolutely _ran away _with it. Maybe it was the dress, maybe it was THE JEWELS, maybe it was the fact that it all went down at one of the year's most anticipated royal events - whatever the combination, this one wasn't even close. Máxima is by far your favorite evening look of

2018.

That's a wrap on the best of 2018! Thanks to everyone who played along. (And a reminder for those who will inevitably take the absence of their own favorites a bit too personally: _THIS IS JUST FOR FUN_. Lowest possible stakes here, friends.)

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08 JANUARY 2019

READERS’ FAVORITE OUTFITS OF 2018, EVENING: RESULTS, PART 1! And now for the results of your vote for your favorite royal evening

outfit of 2018

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The countdown of your top 10 begins like so: #10. QUEEN MATHILDE IN PORTRAITS

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This is an old dress (first worn in 2011) given new life - or perhaps just new affection - in a series of stately portraits released by the Belgian royal family in 2018. Nothing says _queen_ quite like a big ol' gown and a big ol' tiara. #9. THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX AT HER WEDDING RECEPTION

IN STELLA MCCARTNEY

Embed from Getty Images Wedding gowns themselves got their own separate vote

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but wedding reception dresses were fair game here and the simple chicness of a white halterneck earned Meghan a spot among your faves. #8. CROWN PRINCESS MARY AT CROWN PRINCE FREDERIK’S 50TH BIRTHDAY IN LASSE SPANGENBERG

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_Keld Navntoft/Kongehuset_ Frederik's big birthday bash was one of 2018's royal highlights, and the couture level of Mary's banquet dress lived up to the occasion and more. I'd love to see this one make a New Year's Gala appearance some

day.

#7. CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA AT THE KING’S DINNER FOR NOBEL

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_Sara Friberg, Kungl. Hovstaterna_ Red dresses ruled the countdown of your 2017 favorites

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a tradition Victoria is happy to carry on for 2018. #6. CROWN PRINCESS MARY AT A GALA BANQUET IN JESPER HØVRING Had we done this voting game back when the "Bambi" dress (top and skirt, technically) debuted in 2014 - or perhaps even when it got slightly remixed for the New Year's Gala

in 2016

- I suspect it would have swept the field. It's still got the magic to land at #6, even in repeat mode. _Stay tuned for the final part of the countdown... _

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10 07 JANUARY 2019

ROYAL OUTFITS OF THE DAY: DAY FORMAL WITH MARY AND LETIZIA The year's first fancy events rolled on last week in Denmark and over the weekend in Spain. These all involve what I call a modern sort of court dress for the royal women: formal outfits with long skirts for day events. It's something that used to be more common in the royal world, but is now limited to a few events in a few countries. In Denmark, Queen Margrethe and the crown princely couple hold two days of New Year's Court receptions. They greet specific groups at

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Crown Princess Mary is fond of repeats for these events and many of those repeats have been redone over the years. This year featured a pair of remixed repeats. Embed from Getty Images First up was an old Heartmade outfit that's had many appearances at the New Year's Courts over the years. In 2017, she ditched the original jacket and had a new top put on the outfit

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I'm still hoping we'll see that jacket again. (Queen Margrethe, by the way, is _tremendously_ fond of repeats for these events; she wears this blue outfit for both days and has done so for many years.)

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On the second day, Mary wore the dress she wore to attend the evening New Year banquet back in 2006, which was her first time attending. The Henrik Hviid dress turned up again in 2012 with its long train chopped

off

to serve as an option for the day events. Not my favorite, but she did give us some of the Danish Ruby Parure

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were missing at this year's gala, with the brooch at her neck and the

stud earrings.

In Spain, the King and Queen attended Pascua Militar, a military ceremony and their first formal event of the new year. Embed from Getty Images Even I - with my well-documented love of a winter velvet outfit - must admit that this Felipe Varela version is a bit of a snooze. Okay, it's a total snooze, unless you choose to look at it as nothing but a backdrop for some brooch action.

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_House of HM the King_ That's a _brooch_, alright. This one is from the joyas de pasar, the Spanish royal jewels passed from queen to queen, and it is a debut for the Queen. (She wore a different pearl brooch with a pendant for National Day in 2017

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Both are a common style found in multiple royal collections, including the Cambridge Pearl Pendant Brooch

in Britain.)

Embed from Getty Images It's interesting that when she adds a brooch - a jewel some might consider old fashioned today - she goes with outfits that feel like classic royal standards. That National Day outfit I linked above gave me strong flashbacks to a young Queen Elizabeth II; now we've got a brooch on a bouclé jacket, which is about as classic as it comes. I'd be interested to see her to put more of a modern Letizia spin on it, if ya know what I mean?

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04 JANUARY 2019

READERS’ FAVORITE OUTFITS OF 2018, DAY/COCKTAIL: RESULTS, PART 2! Yesterday, we counted down the first five from your top 10 favorite royal Day/Cocktail outfits. Now we move right along to your final five… #5. QUEEN MÁXIMA AT THE APPELTJES VAN ORANJE AWARDS IN NATAN Embed from Getty Images Máxima’s worn this dress in a few ways. This year’s cocktail-style appearance with a big ol’ brooch and some good hair thrown in landed the #5 spot on your list. #4. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AT KENSINGTON PALACE

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A little bit of tartan, some snow machine action, and a well fit cardigan grabbed Kate a spot on your countdown. #3. BEATRICE BORROMEO AT MONACO’S NATIONAL DAY

IN ARMANI PRIVÉ

Embed from Getty Images Chocolate velvet accents and a bit of couture made for one of the chicest winter hat outfits I’ve seen, and secured a princely spot on your countdown for Beatrice. #2. THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX IN AUSTRALIA IN OSCAR DE LA RENTA Embed from Getty Images The comments were full of quibbles but none of that could stop Meghan’s fairy tale moment from swooping in as your second favorite

of 2018.

#1. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AT THE V&A

IN ERDEM

Embed from Getty Images Whether you loved it for the swish or the fabric or the accessories or any other reason you please, the results are clear: Kate takes home the grand prize in your Day/Cocktail Division! _Did your picks make the cut?_

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