Last September King William I and the queen Maxima of Holland were photographed in the Gallery Hall of the Noordeinde Palace and now these Official portraits have been releasedin occasion of the 10th anniversary of their accession to the throne.
King William poses with the Knight’s Grand Cross of the Military Order of William and the Star of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and is dressed in tails. Sitting next to him, Maxima of the Netherlands wears a pink brocade dress with gathered tulle skirt by Jan Taminiauwhich we have already admired, moreover, on the occasion of his state visit to Brussels last June.
To immortalize this moment, the Queen of the Netherlands has chosen one of the most impressive sets of Dutch royal jewellery: the Stuart tiaraalong with the matching necklace and Queen Wilhelmina earrings.
The Stuart tiara stands out for its impressiveness central diamondwhich weighs almost 40 carats and is one of the rarest diamonds in the royal collection. The name Stuart comes from the fact that this diamond belonged to Queen Mary II of England (married to her cousin King William of Orange) and was originally part of a brooch. After the deaths of Mary and Wilhelm, the diamond returned to the Netherlands and was incorporated into the tiara we know today in 1897, on the occasion of Queen Wilhelmina’s investiture. The last to wear this incredible tiara was Queen Juliana in 1972. Queen Beatrix never wore it and it was Queen Maxima who brought it back to light, wearing it in its entirety on several occasions.
Maxima of Holland also wears the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and the Star Grand Cross of the House Order d‘Orange. Maxima Zorreguieta received the decoration of the Lion’s Cross in 2002, during the same ceremony in which she became Princess of Orange. The Order of the Netherlands Lion is the oldest in the Netherlands and was established in 1815.
The Dutch kings they were photographed for the occasion by Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer famous for creating the image of legendary musical groups such as Depeche Mode. In addition to the more institutional color portraits, he took an analogue black and white photograph that well represents the aesthetics of the photographer himself.
These images capture the splendor of the kings of the Netherlands, combining tradition and modernity.
Source: Vanity Fair
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