On her arrival in Brunei she wore these gorgeous emerald and diamond earrings and butterfly brooch.
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I'd guess quartz and citrine and diamonds
Here's Maxima wearing the Pearl Button tiara with lovely peal drop earrings.
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Hmm.. I don't know why, but somehow I prefer the stars version of the tiara on Maxima. Imo the pearl button tiara with the pearls looks great on Beatrix, but it doesn't really work on Maxima... That's just my opinion of course.
Dutch Jewels: The Pearl Button Tiara
The evolution of this tiara from Queen Sophie's coronet to Princess Maxima's wedding tiara is shown in the attached pictures.
I'm afraid the information is not available.May I ask what happened to the fleurs de lis that used to be on top of this tiara/coronet?
Your right I do prefer the stars on Maxima, but I love seeing her in a different tiara. She has so many choices in the vault and she always tries something new. That vault is endless......yeah for us!!!
It's possible; camera angle does change the appearance of a jewel a lot.I think the camera angles are playing tricks- I suspect with Marengo that the brooch is the same, with an added pendant. Whatever its origin, it is breathtaking.
The piece originally belonged to Queen Wilhelmina and was presented to the Queen by her husband, Prince Hendrik, in late 1910s, along with several other pieces of jewellery.
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Wonderful! Maxima is wearing a diamond hair comb of Queen Wilhelmina again. She already wore it at the pre-wedding of CP Victoria. But back then it was difficult to see because she wore it at the back of her head.
I agree with you and can you imagine the security too!!!!! it not only the expensive pieces is the history that they have! just amazing! can't imagine her face the first time she went to the vaults to choose her wedding tiara!Im so curious to know what kind of jewelry trunks Maxima and the Queen use for trips like this. Full day jewelry to Full night, it must be incredible.
It's amazing how Maxima was able to take this small hair comb and, with some dramatic hair and a great dress, elevate it to the effect of a full tiara. I hope we see her wear this again.
Have a look at this post - Queen Wilhelmina's Diamond Hair Comb.Are there any other links to pictures from today that clearly show Maxima wearing the Hair Ornament? Those two links on the last page wouldn't load for me for some reason. Very annoying too!!