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Posted by JohnPete
on May 4, 2025, 10:50 am, in reply to "Re: Dutch coronation sapphire tiara - Margriet "
I liked the kokoshnik modification, and I also appreciated that on inauguration day that tiara appeared to have undergone a serious deep cleaning because the stones and metal were absolutely sparkling under the lights in the hall. I’d never see the stones look that blue! 
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Interesting capture indeed. I have had a copy of this photo for many years. The only occasion Margriet ever wore this tiara and without the central plume possibly in an attempt to make it a bit more modest or because something went wrong. In any case it looks bad. Also Maxima’s / Steltman’s attempt to create o more kokoshnik style tiara by temoving the central plume and replace it with one additional diamond does not create a 100% balanced configuration but the idea was good. Previous Message
Never seen this photo before!
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