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Posted by Maria Olivia✏️ Edited by Maria Olivia on August 30, 2026, 7:21 am
on August 30, 2026, 7:15 am, in reply to "Provinces tiara of Belgium as necklace"
Princess Astrid did not like her Wedding tiara offered by the Belgians with their own money.
She added 11 arches , 25 diamonds per Arch that means 275 diamonds. I am careful about it . This tiara is the only one providing by Queen Astrid. The owner of the deco tiara was Queen Elisabeth. Her emerald tiara is lost.
No Queen after her wore the 11 diamonds as necklace (more than 100 carats) , and I don't remember the bandeau was worn as bracelet ?
I don't know if in Antwerp or at other places they are jewelers who may change jewels as before ? and it must be more expensive also.
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Indeed, but she was wearing the diamonds of the provinces tiara as necklace. Previous Message
Dear Hans, if i’m not mistaken the photo of Queen Astrid in profile is not of the Nine Provinces arches by themselves, but rather it’s her much-discussed emerald tiara which was later broken up/or sold. Previous Message
Just only one day after the death of HM King Harald of Norway we remember the death of his aunt HM Queen Astrid of Belgium in 1935.
Her most iconic tiara can be divided into different jewels. Perhaps an idea for HM Queen Mathilde to create different looks.
The bandeau with empty arches (like HM Queen Fabiola did)
The bandeau with the diamond set on stalks (original tiara)
Only the stalks with the diamonds.
The diamonds on the bandeau (like HRH Princess Lilian of Rethy did on the artdeco bandeau of HM Queen Elisabeth)
Only the arches (with and without diamonds)
The diamonds put together as a bandeau (like HRH princess Lilian of Rethy did as extra base on her Cartier Flower tiara)
The diamonds on a necklace (like HM Queen Astrid did)
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