38 thoughts on “Tiara Tour 2015: Queen Elizabeth, Queen Maxima, HGD Stephanie”

1. Jumpy claps, jumpy claps for tiara time!!!

   Loving the ruby jewelry on the Queen!! And I agree with her on the white dress in order to highlight the jewels and of course the wonderful tiara. Is it just me or has she gotten more stunning as she’s aged?

   There’s not much to say about Max!! Perfection needs no words, simply to be. The dress, the jewels, the tiara and her best accessory, her mega-watt smile. I wish I could be so kind to Princess Beatrix but unfortunately that dress does nothing for her. Still how great to see her out and about with her son and his gorgeous wife, they all seem so comfortable together.

   Wow, the dresses worn by the Luxembourg princesses were not what I was expecting, rather sexy imo and not what one normally sees on a princess. I agree KMR the puffy sleeves on Claire’s dress really took away from the rest of the look but the jewels she wearing are stunning. I am on the fence about Stephanie’s dress, I feel that the color rather washes her out and the slinky-ness of it, I don’t know, just feels off. But on the other hand kudos to her for taking a risk. Plus she knows how to wear her hair for a tiara, she does some of the best updos I’ve seen on a royal. I too wonder when her and Guillaume will get around to having babies, Claire and Felix had one within a year of their marriage. I have noticed though that Stephanie doesn’t do many solo engagements yet so maybe she is still settling into royal life.

   1. I am in love with those rubies. I want. I love rubies.

      I wouldn’t have thought an orange lace gown could work, but Max pulled it off.

      I was shocked when I saw Stephanie’s dress. It was way more sexy than I was expecting.

      Stephanie does very little engagements in general and only a handful of solo ones.

2. The Luxembourg jewels look so small compared to what most of the royal families wear.

   1. The Luxembourg’s have a lot of bandeau type tiaras which are small and dinky.

      But then they also have this:

      

      1. All I’ve got is “Holy crap!!”

      2. I call dibs! !

      3. That’s classified as a tiara? What’s the next level up? That’s what this boss headgear should be. Wonder how much it weighs…yowza!

      4. I am rendered speechless by that tiara nd necklace. I love this so much.

      5. Wow!!!!!!! Ok I stand corrected lol.

         1. Amazing! The tiara and the necklace.

            How spectacular!

      6. I’m still getting over seeing this………….

      7. That is one of the really big-gun tiaras among the European royal houses. It is in the same league as the the Swedish Cameo Tiara and the Swedish Braganza Tiara! Wowza!

         It must be quite heavy though. I remember Queen Silvia saying that the Braganza is very very heavy and quite difficult to secure.

         The Cameo Tiara:
         http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mFeD69ii8f4/UbMn5xKhCII/AAAAAAAAXOc/Y96VwpP8aDQ/s1600/_camrev.jpg

         The Braganza Tiara:
         http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OH2yZqPNhUM/UvLdcIfRa_I/AAAAAAAACLE/ElypngjXDLs/s1600/Braganza+Diamond+Tiara+(1820)+Empress+Amelie+of+Brazil+now+Queen+Silvia+5.jpg

         I really do love the Wüttenberg Pearl Tiara that Max wears. She debuted it last year at their State Visit to Japan. It seems to have been gathering dust in the vault for a long time though I do know that Beatrix wore it at her wedding.

         The Girls of Great Britain really is QEII’s go to tiara. I read that she received it from her mother as a starter tiara.

         The Luxembourg royals also has some lovely art deco tiaras. They actually have quite the tiara collection (they are also the richest royal family in Europe), though I’m not keen on the citrine tiara.

3. I am so glad you included the Lux royals! Halia

4. The Queen looks magnificent. You can still see girlish qualities in her eyes. And I say that with much love. She is one of the few women who can be dripping in jewels makes it looks classic. I love that tiara. I wonder if she will lend it to me after I marry Harry?

   Max slays again. So much perfection. Princess Beatrix is a wonder. She lost her husband and son in a very short period of time, so I will be kind. I just wish that her tiara was bigger. I’m kind of a snob when it comes to tiaras. I want them big and fabulous.

   I find it uncanny how much Gulliame and Felix look alike. I often mix the two up. Claire’s gown would be perfect if you removed those sleeves. Stephanie’s dress reminds me of the slip dresses that Courtney Love used to wear in the 90’s. There’s something about her that I can’t put my finger on. But, I’m intrigued by her.

   1. I always think what if the Queen lends the Girls tiara to Harry’s wife for the wedding? People will go nuts, considering Kate only got the dinky Halo tiara.

   2. That tiara is HM’s favorite tiara. If she lent it to Harry’s wife for the wedding or any time after, that would be shocking.

      1. I want it so bad that I will do 300 engagements within the first year if marriage as a bargain.

   3. Well, Beatrix’s tiaras usually get a bit lost in her big hair. When she wore the big Sapphire Tiara that Max wore at the Inauguration, you couldn’t see the sapphires at the base because of the hair.

      QEII does know how to bring the bling for state occasions. So does QMII and Queen Silvia! With the added bonus that Silvia often adds jewels in her hair – like a diamond riviere necklace casually woven into her hair do. I have a particular love of jewelled hair ornaments and I love that both CP Victoria and CP Mary seem to have been inspired by Sils lately.

      1. I love the Swedes for their hair accessorizing.

         1. The Swedish RF’s hair stylist ought to give master classes in tiara hair.

            Regarding, Silvia’s use of hair ornaments and intricate hair styles: She once said that at events like tthe Nobel Dinner, a lot of people are only going to see the back of her head so she’d like for them to have something interesting to look at.

5. I am impressed with Queen Max for being able to get into a gown at least dozen years after the first wearing.

   Is there any chance Stephanie is pregnant? Just my guess.

   1. It’s always a possibility but nothing has been announced.

6. Hi all, not wanting to hijack this excellent post but I ran across this article. I can’t imagine what they talked about for several hours.

   http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-have-tea-with-kate-middleton-prince-william-2015276

   1. The comment section after the article was funny. One person mentioned that of course, two couples that spend so much time and energy on behalf of charities would have much to discuss.
      Angelina and Brad do, but W&K?

      Earth to sugars, “WHAT????!!!”

      1. I know I read that comment too and thought wtf??? I really can’t imagine what they would discuss.

         1. Well now that the DM is running the story it must be true.

            http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3141594/Everyone-got-splendidly-Brad-Pitt-Angelina-Jolie-enjoy-afternoon-tea-meeting-Duke-Duchess-Cambridge.html

   2. I saw that and wondered what they would have to talk about. Brad and Angie have been really hands on with their charities, whereas Will and Kate just pretend to be.

7. My goodness, HM is beautiful The tiara and ruby necklace lit up her face, but even more so, that gorgeous smile!

   Maxima is gorgeous, as always. I was surprised to see the bones, though. She has lost weight and I beg her not to go down anymore. She always amazed me by her willingness to look like a real woman, not some skin and bones representative of the fair sex.

   I loved her dress very much.

   1. It was uncomfortable to see that DM headline about Max’s weight.

8. KMR,

   thank you so much for the jewelry post. I could look at those magnificent and unique pieces all day. Queen Elizabeth is absolutely regal. She has an astonishingly beautiful way about her…even at her age, i think she is just gorgeous….the epitome of an english rose with a resilient nature. I dread the day she is no longer going to be with us and inevitability Camilla will be a sorry replacement for such a dedicated, strong and honest person. I hope young women in Britain take stock from her Majesty and NOT Catherine…Catherine character and sorry work ethic could never hold a candle to the Queens sense of duty and tough as nails personality. I will get off my soap box now lol

9. Wow that tiara rocks. Definitely on a par with Maxima.
   I like the different colours that the Luxembourg Royal girls are wearing. The dinky tiara’s do fit nicely on the heads of the royal girls. Was Grand Duchess Stephanie royal before she married? GD Stephanie is probably finding her style though she looks like she needs a safety pin or two. Thank you KMR.

10. Looking good QE and DOE! Girls is my favorite tiara of all time.
    Claire Beverly Hills 90210 called (the 90’s one), they want their sleeves back. Maxima in ORANGE lace of all things but this one is great on her.

11. What was Beverly Hills 90210? May I ask? A friend of my brother’s went to that high school where it was filmed but never explained the series. I am guessing it was a high school soap/drama.

    1. It was a TV show about a bunch of highschool friends. Two of them are brother and sister played by Jason Priestley and Shannon Doherty. I can’t comment anymore since I only watched 3 episodes. :)))

    2. A TV show in the 90s.

12. I just about fell over when I saw the ruby set on the Queen. i LOVE RUBIES!!! I really think she needs to let me borrow those for a bit. I think rubies have hidden healing powers and I need to test that theory…lol

    I do love it when the ladies trot out the tiaras. Thanks for the great post.

    1. lol when you’re done borrowing the rubies, you can send them my way.

13. I think that is one of my favourite tiaras of QEII. It’s substantial, yet delicate looking at the same time. And those rubies! I can’t even begin to fathom the number of carats in rubies she is wearing!

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