Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet once belonged to Alexandra of Denmark, Queen of the United Kingdom, but it can now be found in the Norwegian royal collection.
The provenance of the tiara is unclear, but it was possibly a present from her husband, King Edward VII, for her 58th birthday.
When Queen Alexandra died in 1925, the tiara was inherited by her youngest daughter, Maud, who was the Queen of Norway. She appeared in the tiara in 1929 during the pre-wedding celebrations for her son, Crown Prince Olav and Princess Märtha of Sweden.
Queen Maud died unexpectedly in London in 1938, and several jewellery pieces were with her as she intended to have them cleaned. They were not returned with the Queen’s body and World War Two broke out the following year. The jewels, including the Turquoise Circlet, were held for safekeeping at Windsor Castle.
The jewels were only returned in 1953 when Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha took them with them after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Unfortunately, Crown Princess Märtha died the following year, and the Turquoise Circlet remained out of sight until 1968.
In 1968, the future King Harald decided to divide his grandmother’s and mother’s jewellery, and the Turquoise Circle and several other jewels went to Princess Astrid. She has worn the Turquoise Circle several times.1
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