Posted on 03/11/2025 1:52:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A remarkable piece of royal history has stepped out of the shadows, as Queen Mary of Denmark wore a 200-year-old tiara adorned with ancient stones for the very first time during a state banquet in Finland.
The headpiece, originally owned by Queen Caroline Amalie, had been hidden away for over 140 years, making its debut a genuine showstopper at the glittering event hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
Historic Cameo gemstones: Rare treasures from Pompeii resurface
The Danish royal family revealed that the 11 gemstones on the slim gold band were collected by King Christian VIII himself, who ventured to Rome and the excavations at Pompeii between 1819 and 1821. Far from today’s diamond-heavy designs, this tiara “reflects the classicist taste of the time” and was once intended for everyday wear rather than grand ceremonies. Alongside it, Queen Mary wore a matching bracelet containing stone sourced from the summit of Mount Vesuvius—accompanied by a heartfelt note the king once penned for Caroline Amalie.
Glamorous comeback: Queen Mary’s historic Tiara reclaims the spotlight
In stepping out with these historic jewels, Queen Mary is the first to don them in well over a century, pairing the tiara and bracelet with a black Jesper Høvring gown detailed in gold. The occasion marks the second time in recent weeks she has opted for regal headwear and a show-stopping gown, following her appearance at the annual Evening Party for Art and Culture at Christiansborg Castle in late February. Royal watchers have drawn parallels between Queen Mary’s recent sartorial choices and those of Princess Kate, noting that Mary wore a pink sequined Jenny Packham dress also owned by the British princess.
As royal jewellery enthusiasts continue to celebrate this unearthing of long-lost heirlooms, they’re also reminded of another recent mystery: the discovery that Princess Margaret’s missing tiara had been with Queen Azizah of Malaysia for decades, unbeknown to her. For now, though, all eyes remain on Queen Mary and her newly unveiled cameo-style treasures—once hidden in royal storage, and now shining again under the lights of a state banquet.
We oughta invade and take their crap, the ungrateful sponging Eurotrash.
What the hell would you even do with a tiara? You’d look ridiculous.
Maybe he identifies as female. I assume it’s a he anyway.
The rotting royalty needs to enjoy their earthly wealth now as they flaunt it above the peasantry as most of them abandoned God a long time ago, this is all they have left.
Hey, I sometimes have to buy stuff at the second-hand shop, too.
> The rotting royalty needs to enjoy their earthly wealth now … <
My biggest beef with those bums is that they say and do nothing as their subjects are being knifed and raped - and as their countries drift closer and closer to Sharia Law.
The King of England does nothing. The King of Sweden does nothing. Etc.
But I guess to be fair, elected officials in those countries aren’t doing much either.
It needs a little spiffing up.
There’s other countries that are leeching more, and making us grovel to them.
Classy.
Looks similar to the crown (not tiera) My grandson was given at Burger King.
No mattet what one thinks of royals
at leadt have respect for the historical
piece that it is
You seem to hate the royals who own the tiara. Why? Wealth envy? This story is about an amazing piece of historic jewelry. Maybe you should focus on that.
Are you assuming my gender!? Lol
No, I hate the elite globalist class and the fawning adulation given to them by people like yourself.
What have they done to better their subjects? Currently they are crushing opposition and introducing tyranny with their feckless actions as the the governments proper take away freedoms from their subjects.
That they then strut around flaunting such wealth as so many suffer and are oppressed shows where their real desires are, the wealth of the world and self glorification.
They have such assets and wealth in exchange for the responsibility and caring for their subjects, which they have utterly abandoned, this is one of the deepest violations of the people they reign over.
I’ve seen better at gypsy weddings;-)
Give us the tiara and Greenland, and nobody gets hurt.
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