The glittering tiaras of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s birthday celebrations

During last night’s gala, the royal ladies showed up in their finest tiaras.¹

Queen Silvia of Sweden

Queen Silvia wore the Braganza Tiara, which came to Sweden through Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen of Sweden, who inherited it from her sister, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Empress of Brazil. It came with matching earrings, a necklace, and a brooch.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara, which was a wedding present to Victoria’s great-grandmother, Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden

Princess Madeleine wore the Modern Fringe Tiara, which is a gift from her parents. She also wore the tiara on her wedding day.

Princess Sofia of Sweden

Princess Sofia wore her wedding tiara for the occasion. She used amethyst toppers for the first time.

Princess Christina of Sweden

Princess Christina wore the Six Button Tiara. The rosettes had belonged to Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, and they had also been part of King Carl XIV Johan’s coronation crown. They were removed from the crown in 1909 and made into a tiara.

Queen Sonja of Norway

Queen Sonja wore the tiara of the Norwegian Emerald Parure. The provenance of the emerald tiara is disputed. It ended up with Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg and her daughter, Amelie, inherited it. When Amelie died, she had no surviving children, so the tiara was left to her sister, Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen of Sweden.

Queen Mary of Denmark

Queen Mary wore a new tiara for the occasion, and it has a link to Sweden. She had a diamond bracelet placed on a frame. This bracelet was given to Louise of the Netherlands, future Queen of Sweden, by her soon-to-be parents-in-law, King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. Louise’s only surviving child, also named Louise, received the bracelet, and she became Queen of Denmark. This Louise transferred the bracelet into the Danish Royal Property Trust.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark

Queen Margrethe wore the Baden Palmette Tiara, which she inherited from her mother, Ingrid of Sweden, Queen of Denmark.

Princess Benedikte of Denmark

Princess Benedikte wore a tiara from her late husband’s family, the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara. Her husband, Prince Richard, had been raised in Sweden.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Queen Mathilde wore the diamond laurel wreath tiara, which she received as a wedding present from a group of Belgian aristocrats.

Queen Suthida of Thailand

On the eve of her 7th wedding anniversary, Queen Suthida made her tiara debut. Her diamond fringe tiara belonged to her late mother-in-law, Queen Sirikit.

Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Stéphanie wore the Luxembourg Aquamarine Bandeau, which was made as part of a set also including earrings and a necklace for Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

Princess Beatrix wore the Dutch Diamond Bandeau, which was transformed into a tiara during the reign of Queen Wilhelmina.

Queen Sofía of Spain

Queen Sofía took a tiara from the vaults and wore the Mellerio Shell Tiara, which was part of the inheritance of Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti.

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein

Sophie wore the Habsburg Fringe Tiara. The tiara was made around 1890, most likely for Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, the wife of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. The tiara made its way to the princely family of Liechtenstein through her daughter’s marriage to Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. Sophie’s daughter, Princess Marie Caroline, wore it for her wedding to Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer in August 2025.

Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania

Margareta wore the Romanian Greek Key Tiara, which was originally a kiokoshnik from the collection of Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Russia. Victoria sold it to her sister, Marie, Queen of Romania. Marie gave it to her daughter-in-law, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania. It has remained in the family ever since.

Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia

Danica wore a modern floral tiara.

Kelly, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Kelly wore a tiara from the diamond and turquoise parure which once belonged to Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and her husband’s great-grandmother. She is also King Carl XVI Gustaf’s grandmother.

Princess Ursula of Bavaria

Princess Ursula wore a diamond scroll tiara.²

1. The titles of the non-reigning royals are titular.
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