Queen Mary of Denmark debuted a spectacular new tiara while hosting a state banquet in honor of the President of Egypt at Christiansborg Palace last night.
The monarch, 52, wife of King Frederick X, celebrated her first year as monarch by revealing the tiara in a video on social media last week, before wearing it for the first time in Copenhagen on Friday.
The reimagined Rose Stone tiara was repurposed from a historic diamond belt, which was originally created in 1840 and worn by Queen Lovisa, the wife of Frederick VIII, years later.
The Danish Crown Jewels were the star of the show when Maria attended the state banquet for Egyptian President Abdel Farrah el-Sisi at Christiansborg Palace last night.
She and King Frederick X were joined by a host of Danish royals, including Princess Mary, wife of Prince Joachim, and Princess Benedikte, younger sister of Queen Margaret.
Queen Mary’s glamorous diamond tiara was paired with a spectacular embroidered dress, which featured intricate beading on the arms and high neck.
She wore her hair up in an elegant updo to better highlight the Rose Stone tiara and opted for a pair of diamond earrings for the international gathering.
The Queen also wore a light gray silk sash and several medals and brooches.
Queen Mary of Denmark debuted a spectacular new tiara while hosting a state banquet in honor of the President of Egypt at Christiansborg Palace last night.
The monarch, 52, wife of King Frederick X, celebrated her first year as monarch by unveiling the tiara in a video on social media last week, before wearing it for the first time in Copenhagen on Friday.
Other royals looked equally glamorous at the outing, including Princess Mary, wife of Prince Joachim, who wore Princess Dagmar’s floral diamond tiara.
The headband features two small and three large diamond flowers. It originally belonged to Princess Dagmar, great-aunt of the current King Frederick X.
Meanwhile, Princess Benedikte, Queen Margaret’s younger sister, displayed the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg fringe tiara. This kokoshnik style tiara was created by German jeweler Koch in 1905.
Earlier this week, Queen Mary celebrated her first year as monarch in spectacular fashion, unveiling the dazzling tiara repurposed from a historic diamond belt.
The Australian-born royal, known for her love of traditional headbands, has breathed new life into this unique accessory.
The reimagined pink stone tiara was repurposed from a historic diamond belt, which was originally created in 1840 and worn by Queen Lovisa, the wife of Frederick VIII, years later.
She and King Frederick
Princess Benedikte during the state banquet at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on the first day of the Egyptian president’s two-day state visit
In a video shared by Amalienborg Palace on Tuesday, Mary is seen bare-faced and casually styled, meeting with the jeweler to try on the reimagined Rose Stone tiara.
The brilliant transformation is a nod to tradition, as the Danish Royal Family continues its centuries-old practice of reshaping the crown jewels to suit the times.
“The frame on which the pink stones of the new diadem are mounted was created by jeweler Matías Hasbo Dinesen in consultation with the Queen and the Royal Danish Collection,” the Instagram caption read.
‘The pink stone set was created in 1840 as a chain mounted around a corseted waist with a large pendant, the corsage, in the middle. The pendant can be split and used separately as independent brooches.’
Queen Mary’s glamorous diamond tiara was paired with a spectacular embroidered dress, which featured intricate beading on the arms and high neck.
The Danish Crown Jewels were the star of the show when Maria attended a state banquet for Egyptian President Abdel Farrah el-Sisi at Christiansborg Palace last night.
She wore her hair in a sleek updo to better highlight the pink stone tiara and opted for a pair of diamond earrings for the international gathering.
Mary’s new tiara was crafted using the largest stones in the rose-cut diamond setting, which has been the least worn ornament by previous Danish queens.
In fact, Queen Lovisa, wife of Frederick VIII, appears with the “belt” in a portrait from 1911, exhibited in the National History Museum of Frederiksborg Castle.
The Crown Jewels at the disposal of Mary, as Queen, include four jewels that are considered among the most significant treasures of the monarchy.
These jewels, which must remain in Denmark, include brilliant-cut diamond settings, emerald settings, pearl and ruby settings, and rose-cut diamond settings. Each garment is surprisingly versatile and can be separated to mix and match individual pieces.
Of the four, only the emerald set includes a matching tiara. Mary debuted the emerald jewels in gala portraits published in April, pairing them with a green Birgit Hallstein dress.
The Queen of Denmark also wore a light gray silk sash and several medals and brooches.
In a video shared by Amalienborg Palace on Tuesday, a bare-faced, casually styled Mary is seen meeting with the jeweler to try on the reimagined pink stone tiara.
The brilliant transformation is a nod to tradition, as the Danish Royal Family continues its centuries-old practice of reshaping the crown jewels to suit the times.
Mary’s new tiara was crafted using the largest stones in the rose-cut diamond setting, which has been the least worn ornament by previous Danish queens.
One notable occasion was in 1991, when Queen Margaret wore elements of the set during a state visit by Norwegian royalty.
She shortened the necklace and pinned the set’s four brooches to her dress.
In 1840, Queen Caroline Amalie commissioned CM Weisshaupt to create the rose-cut parure, incorporating diamonds that once belonged to Princess Charlotte Amalie, sister of King Christian VI.
It includes a long chain originally designed to be worn as a belt around the queen’s corseted waist, a style popular in the 1840s. However, the waist chain fell out of fashion and was rarely used by later monarchs.