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The Swedish collection is already quite extensive comparatively, but I can definitely see Victoria pulling this one off. She seems to like the taller tiaras. However, it's the Belgians that need it the most.

With respect back, any monarch will most likely only be concerned with the status of their own descendants and not their extended cousins. If King Charles did have an issue with the "sexist mechanisms" of the current LP, then he certainly would only limit changes to Charlotte going forward and...

Except there is no mechanism in place for the others to claim any sort of title, whereas with Archie and Lilibet it was already their birthright under the existing LP. Something that King Charles is very unlikely to change for the future.

My original response was to point out that the issue of titles for the people you listed has already been long decided. Titles aren't created out of whole cloth on a whim. Especially for a monarch like Charles who is keen to reduce the royal family size, not enlarge it. It was only natural...

I'm not sure if the source below is allowed in this thread or not, so apologies if it is not considered credible. I use it as it contains quotes from Princess Anne and Zara re: titles. It has long been established that Princess Anne's first husband turned down the offer of an earldom, which...

Princess Ann didn't want titles for her children, and not even the Duke of Edinburgh's children use their rightful titles.

A shockingly large number of wealthy people demand free or discount goods and services on a regular basis. Some of them seem to think that an association with them alone is worth the cost to a business. Which can be true in some cases, but completely off base in others.

This video would imply that she was, at the very least, a willing participant in final stages of designing the aigrette. She and the jeweler seem to have a good relationship, but maybe she was just going along with what Albert wanted.

Beatrice looks absolutely lovely today! I'm so glad to see her in something a little more traditional and less statement. Her fashion sense has truly matured over the last few years.

No. It doesn't make sense, and Albert doesn't seem the type of monarch who would be okay with his wife wearing loaner jewels. Especially when she doesn't usually go for larger pieces. I've always suspected that he has gifted Charlene a rather nice and large jewel box over the years, but she...

I like the Laura Ashley look of the dress, but the hat is all wrong.

On the contrary, I'm a solid monarchist, which is why I think some of the recent choices being made have hurt the various royal families in long term popularity. The BP balcony during TTC looked downright barren, which is a shame when having the extended family around for a few celebrations...

Why not just do away with royal families entirely then? Since the trend seems to be 'slimming down' monarchies, then slim them all down completely and have only elected governments and heads of state going forward. Then there's no fuss or muss about who is royal and who isn't, because no one...

Oh come now. You cannot seriously argue for a private life for people who write tell-all books, run podcasts, do the talk show circuit and attend award ceremonies on a regular basis. If Harry and Meghan truly wanted a private life, they would seek respectable, lucrative employment with...

It could be that the tiara was a gift from QMII to Alexia?

Normally I would agree with you, but not in this case. Since QMII culled the title of prince/princess in her own house, there are plenty of jewels left in the Danish collection to be worn by a future Queen, as long as they stop gifting them to the wives that marry in. Let the Khedive stay with...

But Belgium is an existing monarchy, and Greece is not. There is less of a need to keep the family jewel box intact for the heirs of a pretender to a throne. It's sad but true. One can only hope that the current family members never find themselves so in need of cash that the big gun tiaras...

Truly! And it's only been added to with substantial pieces purchased by the Miller money. Which is why I hope that Alexia's tiara is really her own possession. She has three daughters and it would be nice for them to inherit a piece of the family's history, even if they aren't titled like...

I think it probably does belong to Alexia, but she's willing to share with her sister on occasion. Theodora doesn't have a designated tiara to wear to events, usually borrowing the Antique Corsage. For me, the real question will come after Anne-Marie sadly passes away. Pavlos and...

Yes. She wore it when Madeleine and Chris got married in Sweden.

Unlike some of the other jewel-poor royal houses, with the Danish and Greek queens having several hefty tiaras at their disposal, it could have just been a matter of being spoiled for choice that this one wasn't really in use. Or maybe it was one that was put aside for use by the eldest female...

No, it's not the Khedive I'm talking about. I'm talking about the tiara that Alexia usually wears when she attends royal functions. It might have been an eighteenth birthday present. I enlarged both photos and in the center of each tiara you can see an identical line of round elements...

Has anyone heard of Alexia's tiara being one that belonged to the Danish royal family?? There is a photo in this article from 1980 (you have to really scroll down) where QMII is greeting HM The Queen Mother and she is wearing Alexia's tiara. I had always thought it was acquired for Alexia...

I feel badly for the king who probably would like to know his grandchildren, but at the same time must worry that anything said around his son and DIL might be splashed out into the next book. To be fair to Harry, I was always appalled by the stories regarding James Hewitt so I can understand...

My goodness Estelle is growing up into quite a beauty! Another lovely Queen Regnant in the making.