Mary of Denmark does not stop reserve surprises continuing to dig into the real collections. For the state visit in Finland, he dusts off two historical pieces that have not been worn for 140 years by combining them with a dress created by a Danish designer who was much loved. In terms of elegance it was no less Suzanne Innes-Stubthe Finnish First Lady always very careful in the choice of its outfits.
Queen for just over a yearMary of Denmark is doing something unique: he is putting his hand to the family casket with the desire to leave the sign of his passage and to show the world the richness of the cultural heritage of the royal house. At the end of 2024 he had aroused a lot of curiosity The pearl bracelet with portrait sported at a diplomatic dinner in Berlin and had made news The tiara remodeling with diamonds belonging to the jewels of the crown.
Also in 2025 the sovereign carries out its commitment which it is, as we have seen, A way to give value not only to a heritage but also to a state visit. Between Finland and Denmark there is great friendship based on a not only historical but also political bond that is strengthening in this turbulent period. Queen Mary therefore decided to turn on the spotlight on a tiara and a bracelet that were not worn since the nineteenth century.
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For the Gala dinner hosted at the Helsinki presidential palace for King Frederik and Consorte, Mary of Denmark has combined the dress with the designed leaves created by Jesper Høvring Tiara belonging to Queen Carolina Amalia and the bracelet of Queen Guglielmina Maria. What do the two memorabilias have in common? Of the gems from Italy.
The Royal House website provides us with a lot of information about it, a way to underline how important this recovery is also from a diplomatic point of view. Of the tiara we are told that it was made around 1820 for the Princess Carolina Amaliaconsorts of the then heir to the Danish throne (actually presumptive heir), which became King Christian VIII in 1839.
The new sovereign now has at the disposal of the memorabilia of great historical and emotional value that have the characteristic of being firmly bound to the throne of Denmark. A heritage of which Mary became the worthy custodian after Margrethe II
The couple, married in 1815 (for the real they were second wedding), undertook many trips to Europe, including one in Italy where they visited Rome and the excavations of Pompeii. It was the prince, a great fan of science and minerals, who obtained the 11 gems that were set in the golden tiara designed according to the classic taste of the time in Italy. The diadem, less conspicuous than others, was not designed for major events but was a jewel destined for daily use.
The bracelet, on the other hand, is dated 1828. The then hereditary prince Federico, son of Cristiano VIII and future Federico VII, for his girlfriend, Princess Guglielminina Maria married on 1 November 1828, bought him in Italy. The jewel was made of gold and precious stones that came from the Vesuvius area.
In the box in which the jewel was contained there was a romantic declaration of love written in French: «C’est du Sommet du vésuve enflammé que mon cœur vole à toi. April 24, 1828 “(in Italian it would be From the top of the ardent Vesuvius my heart flies to you).
Mary of Denmark and the brand new tiara of the mint made of old diamonds
The sovereign will soon debut with a diadem made with a jewel of the crown fallen in disuse by reviving the ancient tradition of remodeling the pieces of the collection according to a contemporary taste. On social media the royal house told the behind the scenes
The love between the two, however, died after a few years. In fact, the couple separated in 1834 and divorced in 1837. Guglielmina Maria retained the bracelet that had subsequently flowed into the royal collection. Many of the jewels of the Royal Collection are exhibited at the Rosenborg Castle: once returned home, the tiara and bracelet will also return to the museum and the bracelet brought back by Queen Mary and unlined to Helsinki for the first time after more than a century.
They have not been announced with great pomp but also the brooch and earrings belong to the same collection. They are part of the parreure of citrins owned by Federico Vii’s third wife, Louise Rasmussena bourgeois then known with the title of Countess Danner. If the pin had already made its appearance in late November 2024, for the earrings it is a debut at the lobes of the sovereign.
Mary of Denmark and the mystery of the woman portrayed in the “sentimental jewel”
The pearl bracelet worn by the sovereign at the diplomatic dinner in Berlin has aroused a lot of curiosity and triggered a debate on the identity of the real set in the frame of diamonds. Augusta of Bavaria or Josefina of Sweden and Norway? This is the dilemma
At the gala dinner it was also present Suzanne Innes-StubAlexander Stubc’s wife, the president of Finland. There First Ladyalthough English by birth (it is the first person of foreign origin to become consort of a Finnish president) is highly appreciated for his always very representative style of the fashion and jewelry of the country.
For the occasion he wore a green dress of the Finnish designer Anne-Mari Pahkala And a couple of earrings and a necklace from the Royal Garden collection lent by the jewelry designer Annette Tillander Oy. The necklace in particular was designed and handed by hand by Petteri Eskola as part of its master’s degree in goldsmiths.
The Finnish press enthusiastically greeted the look of Suzanne Innes-Stub. Green would have been interpreted as the color of hope but also as the symbolic one to demonstrate attention to the environment. One of the themes on the plate in the visit of the Danish royalty in the Scandinavian country was precisely the ecological transition. There First Lady He knows how to use fashion with a lot of diplomacy.
Source: Vanity Fair
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