The queens of yesterday, today and tomorrow united by a blue thread on a spring night illuminated by crazy tiaras. Under the Amsterdam sky the queen Maximahis mother-in-law Beatrix and the Princess Amalia of Holland welcomed His Majesty into the rooms of the Royal Palace Letizia of Spain for a reception organized in honor of the Spanish royals on a state visit these days Netherlands.
Although we are used to seeing images of gala evenings in which royals wear fabulous dresses and astonishing jewels, an event like this has something special and unique because it is the first state banquet attended by the Princess of Orangethe future Queen of the Netherlands.
The choice of outfits can only be rational as can be seen from the official shot in which Amalia of Holland stands out at the center of the group, the young royal who seems to have determined the dress code of the appointment. The eldest daughter of Queen Maxima and King Willem Alexander he is wearing a dark blue designer suit Marchesa Notte slightly modified compared to the original model which features ruffled sleeves. The transparent cloak that falls over the dress is what gives the regal touch to the outfit already embellished with the tiara.
The one that the Princess of Orange sports is the Ruby Peacock tiara combined with a necklace of the same set also made of diamonds and rubies that belonged to Queen Wilhelmina. It is not the first time that Amalia shows off that tiara: she had already taken it from the family safe to the royal wedding between Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif. The earrings, however, again in diamonds and rubies, are part of another set also created for Guglielmina by the maison Mellerio At the end of the nineteenth century.
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The two royals, linked to each other also because they are relatives, wear a series of outfits very representative of their style for the day's commitments while for the banquet at the castle they show off fairy-tale dresses and jewels. Both very elegant, each in its own way
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She wore the same blue Amalia's grandmotherthe Princess Beatrix of the Netherlandsshe who sat on the Dutch throne from 30 April 1980 to 30 April 2013, the day she abdicated in favor of her son Willem Alexander.
Happily “retired”, the royal did not want to steal the show from the other stars of the evening by opting for an old blue velvet dress dated 2002 and a tiara essential in form but not in substance called Dutch Diamond Bandeau.
The band of enormous diamonds that blend into Beatrix's hair is one of the most refined pieces in the Dutch collection, an heirloom dating back to 1879, however, born as a necklace and becoming what it is today under the reign of Wilhelmina in 1937.
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And then there are them, Maxima of Holland and Letizia of Spain. Two fashion icons who make headlines with every outing with their always sophisticated outfits. For the banquet in question the two embody their role with two brand new sumptuous robes and magnificent tiaras that make them crowned heads in the true sense of the word.
Maxima of Holland puts aside sequins, sequins and embroidery opting for an ethereal dress designed by Jan Taminiau. A sophisticated creation in pale blue, rich in folds and drapery, simple only in appearance suitable for highlighting the extraordinary jewels selected for the occasion.
Both royals, within a few days of each other, respectively wore a pair of earrings with a very similar shape, characterized by colored stones in pastel colours, which are already spring-like. Is it already trendy (royal)?
Pinned on the neckline devant de corsage with triple diamond bow, part of the Stuart fears of which the tiara that adorns the head of the sovereign is part. To understand the importance given to the state visit of the Bourbons of Spain to the Netherlands we must pay attention to the diadem that Maxima wears in this style for the second time since she has been queen. In fact, she usually prefers the other more streamlined and versatile versions of the piece.
The tiara is perhaps the most precious not only in the Dutch royal collection but competes with the others kept in the coffers of the other ruling families, especially if mounted in the most sumptuous version which includes the large Stuart diamond in the center, a precious stone of almost 40 carats. Purchased in the second half of the seventeenth century by Mary II Stuart (here the name is justified), wife of William of Orangeco-regents of the kingdom of England for a short period, upon the death of the sovereign the diamond returned to the Netherlands but only in 1897 was it placed on a tiara on the initiative of the Queen Emma for the investiture of his daughter Wilhelmina.
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By virtue of its history, the Stuart tiara debuted on Maxima in 2018 for the banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. With the display of the relic we can say that the Netherlands demonstrates the importance of diplomatic relations with Spain.
Letizia of Spain was certainly no exception. For her, a designer cobalt dress The 2nd Skin Co., a Spanish brand that has already dressed the sovereign consort of King Felipe in the past. The peculiarity of the dress with a round neckline, small bows in the sleeves, full skirt and light train is that it belongs to the bridal collection: even if you wouldn't think so, just imagine it white as designed by the tailor.
That royal blue enhanced the diamonds and pearls of the Spanish queen present on the tiara and on the brooch pinned on the band. The tiara dating back to the nineteenth century was purchased by Queen Maria ChristinaArchduchess of Austrian origin and related to the Orange, wife of Alfonfo XII.
Upon his death it passed to his son, Alfonso XIIIwho gave it to his son's wife, Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, mother of the future King Juan Carlos. The tiara was subsequently passed on to Sofia of Spain, her daughter-in-law, and is now available to Letizia who showed it off for the first time in 2018.
Brooch and earrings, on the other hand, are part of that group of jewels called joyas de pasarthat is, those who originally belonged to the Queen Ena, wife of Alfonso XIII, are destined to pass from monarch to monarch. On the finger the contemporary Coreterno ringthe special jewel that replaced that of Karen Hallam in the heart of reality.
Discreet, almost in the background, the Princess Margriet, Beatrix's sister, who with the gray dress with floral patterns does not match the blue of the dress code which puts her niece Amalia at the center of the scene but still shows off the family diamonds. For her in fact the laurel wreath-shaped tiaraone of the oldest pieces in the Dutch collection.
Source: Vanity Fair
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