Meander in diamonds Choker| Necklace|Bracelets |Stomacher| Wedding present to Queen Alexandrine from her grandfather, Grand Duke Michael Nicholajewitch of Russia

Denmark Queen Alexandrine’s wedding gifts

denmark queen alexandrine meander diamond choker bracelet from a meander in diamonds (a wedding present to Queen Alexandrine from her grand father, Grand Duke Michael Nicholajewitch of Russia
Meander in diamonds, wearable as choker, necklace, bracelets and stomacher. The wedding present to Queen Alexandrine from her grandfather, Grand Duke Michael Nicholajewitch of Russia

princess caroline of denmark, meander in diamonds choker necklace bracelets wedding present to Queen Alexandrine from her grand father, Grand Duke Michael Nicholajewitch of Russia Queen Alexandrine diamond meander Bracelet/Choker
Meander in diamonds, wearable as choker, necklace, bracelets and stomacher. The wedding present to Queen Alexandrine from her grandfather, Grand Duke Michael Nicholajewitch of Russia, later owned by Princess Caroline of Denmark and given to her daughter Princess Elisabeth of Denmark in the picture of the right side.

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearl pendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Willoughby d’Eresby

Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Willoughby d’Eresby

„Two sprays of mixed flowers, entirely pavéd with diamonds, meet at the large, open wild rose in the center. The sprays can also be worn as brooches. The diamonds, set in flowers, are recorded in the Heathcote inventory of 1786 and have descended in the same family since

Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Willoughby d'Eresby Two sprays of mixed flowers
Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Willoughby d’Eresby Two sprays of mixed flowers
Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Lady Willoughby d'Eresby
Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewellery | Lady Willoughby d’Eresby

Ancaster Diamond Tiara Spray Brooches | Jewelhistory

Ancaster Heathcote Diamond Tiara | Jewelry | Willoughby d’Eresby

Lady Rose Astor van Cutsem Flower Wedding Tiara

Marchioness of Cholomondeley Diamond Tiara| History | Heirloom Jewels

Grand Duchess Vladimir | Diamond Coronation Brooch 1896 | Romanov Imperial Crown

Grand Duchess Vladimir | Diamond Coronation Brooch 1896 | Romanov Imperial Crown one of the

Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia | Diamond Coronation Brooch 1896 | Romanov Imperial Crown Imperial Crown in Diamonds|Coronation Brooch 1896 Faberge Diamond Presentation Brooch |Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna| Imperial Jewelry Romanov | Grand Duchess Vladimir
Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia | Diamond Coronation Brooch 1896 | Romanov Imperial Crown Imperial Crown in Diamonds|Coronation Brooch 1896 Faberge Diamond Presentation Brooch |Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna| Imperial Jewelry Romanov | Royal Magazin

Imperial Crown in Diamonds|Coronation Brooch 1896 Faberge Diamond Presentation Brooch |Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna| Imperial Jewelry Romanov | Grand Duchess Vladimir

Grand Duchess Vladimir’s Jewel Collection

Smaragd-Collier der Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna |Royal Imperial Jewels of the Romanov |Emerald Collier of Grand Duchess Maria Pawlowna

Smaragd-Halsband II.Teil der Grossfürstin Vladimir |Imperial Jewels Romanov|The Emerald-Necklace of Grand Duchess Vladimir Part II

Smaragd-Brosche der Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna |Imperial Jewellery Romanov|The Emerald-Brooch of Grand Duchess Maria Pawlowna

5 Generation mit der russischen Strahlen-Tiara der Grossfürstin Wladimir |
The Fringe-Tiara of Grand-Duchess Wladimir|Imperial Romanov Jewels

Imperial Court Collier with important Sapphires, Romanov Sapphire Necklace Grand Duchess Vladimir|Russia Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

Russia Imperial Court Collier with important Sapphires| Romanov Sapphire Necklace Pear shaped large Sapphire | Grand Duchess Vladimir| Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

Diamond Stomacher with Fringes| Chaumet | Devante de Corsage| Large Diamond Fringe Tiara Kokoshnik| Grand Duchess Vladimir

Diamond Stomacher with Fringes| Chaumet | Devante de Corsage| Large Diamond Fringe Tiara Kokoshnik| Grand Duchess Vladimir

Double Bow Devante de Corsage with Diamonds|Maria Pavlovna of Russia| Grand Duchess Vladimir Imperial Jewelry Romanov

Waterfall Briolettes Tiara |Diamond Aigrette Chaumet Cartier |Maria Pavlovna of Russia| Grand Duchess Vladimir Imperial Jewelry Romanov

Juwelen der Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna | Imperial Jewellery of the Romanoff The Treasure of Grand Duchess Maria Pawlaowna

Saphir Diamant Brosche Faberge | Romanov Juwelen |Grossfürstin Maria Pawlowna von Rußland

Faberge Sapphire & Diamond Brooch Romanov Jewelry | Grand Duchess Helena Vladimirovna |Royal Imperial Jewels Princess of Greece

Die Türkis Diamant – Ohrringe der Zarin Katharina der Grossen | Romanov Grossfürstin Vladimir |Prinzessin Olga von Jugoslawien

Catherine II turquoise and diamond pendent earrings|Romanov Imperial Jewels

Grand Duchess Vladimir Imperial Sapphires Romanov Jewels

Grand Duchess Vladimir Imperial Romanov Jewellery Saphire

Three Pearshaped Pearls of Grand Duchess Vladimir|Romanov Imperial Pearls Jewel History| Grossen Perlentropfen Romanoff | Kent Royal Jewels

Romanoff Tiara und Parure mit Saphiren der Großfürstin Wladimir | Zaren Schmuck Imperiale Juwelen

Romanov Imperial Ruby Tiara Stomacher of Rubies and Diamonds | Marie Pavlovan Grand Duchess Vladimir`s Rubies

Diamond Tiara Chaumet |Comtesse d’Ormesson Lattice Kokoshnik| Countess Wladimir Ormesson | Noble Aristocratic Diadem

Diamond Tiara Chaumet Comtesse d’Ormesson Lattice Kokoshnik| Countess Wladimir Ormesson | Noble Aristocratic Diadem

Diamond Tiara Chaumet Comtesse d'Ormesson Lattice Kokoshnik| Countess Wladimir Ormesson | Noble Aristocratic Diadem
Diamond Tiara Chaumet Comtesse d’Ormesson Lattice Kokoshnik probably with sapphire and diamonds changeable, Art Deco Sapphire and Diamond Sautoir| Countess Wladimir Ormesson | Noble Aristocratic Diadem| History

Platinum Chaumet Kokoshnik with blue enamel | from the Collection of the Duke of Westminster

Platinum Chaumet Kokoshnik with blue enamel | from the Collection of the Duke of Westminster

Platinum Chaumet Kokoshnik with blue enamel | from the Collection of the Duke of Westminster
Platinum Chaumet Kokoshnik with blue enamel | from the Collection of the Duke of Westminster

Fürstin Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg | The Fürstenberg Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fleur de Lys Choker, Necklace

Choker Collier Diamonds Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg Milena necklace
Choker Collier Diamonds Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg

Fürstin Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg | The Fürstenberg Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fleur de Lys Choker, Necklace and Diamond Collier

The Pearl and Diamond Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg Milena nee Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz
The Pearl and Diamond Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg Milena née Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz

The Pearl and Diamond Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg Milena née Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz

Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Fürstin Paula zu Fürstenberg

Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Paula zu Fürstenberg nee Countess Königsegg

Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fürstin Irma zu Fürstenberg Diadem |Princess Fürstenberg

Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Fürstin Paula zu Fürstenberg Princess Paula zu Fürstenberg nee Countess Königsegg

The Pearl and Diamond Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg Milena née Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz

Fürstin Maximiliane zu Fürstenberg | The Fürstenberg Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fleur de Lys Choker, Diamond Necklace and historic Collier |Princly Wedding Gift Princess Fürstenberg

Fürstenberg Tiara |Pearl and Diamond Fleur de Lys Diadem| Princess of Fürstenberg

Wedding Present to the Countess Irma Schönborn-Buchheim in 1889 from the grooms mother, „Mama Fürstenberg“ Princess Leontine of Fürstenberg née Kevenhüller-Metsch.

Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fürstin Irma von Fürstenberg Diadem |Princess Fürstenberg

Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fürstin Irma von Fürstenberg Diadem |Princess Fürstenberg Eleven diamond motives in the shape of a double fleur-de-lys, twenty-three pear-shaped pearls (three larger ones) are all fixed on a old-cut diamond frame. This is the way that tiara must have been worn in court by its then owner: H.S.H. the princess of Fürstenberg née countess Irma of Schönborn Buchheim
Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fürstin Irma von Fürstenberg Diadem |Princess Fürstenberg Eleven diamond motives in the design of a double fleur-de-lys, twenty-three pear-shaped pearls

Eleven diamond motives in the design of a double fleur-de-lys, twenty-three pear-shaped pearls (three larger ones) are all fixed on an old-cut diamond frame.

This is the way that tiara must have been worn at the imperial court in Vienna and Berlin, by its then owner the princess of Fürstenberg née countess Irma of Schönborn Buchheim

Stahl und Diamant Diadem Cartier | Erbprinzessin, Fürstin zu Fürstenberg| Fürstenhaus Juwelen Schmuck

Steel and Diamond Tiara Cartier | Princess of Fürstenberg | Princly Jewels and Jewelery

Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Fürstin Irma von Fürstenberg Diadem |Princess Fürstenberg

The Queen’s Treasury |Denmark Royal Jewels exploring in the queen’s treasure chest

The Queen's Treasury Denmark: Royal Jewels:exploring in the queen's treasure chest emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark
Foto: Lars E. Andreasen ©DR Queen Margarethe II of Denmark – wearing a Sapphire Diamond Brooch

The danish crown jewels, Frederik IX’s pipe collection and the more than 400-year-old Rosenborg wine are among the many objects that appear in the program series „The Queen’s Treasury“, which from tonight and the next Tuesdays will be broadcast on DR 1.

 emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark
The Queen's Treasury Denmark: Royal Jewels:exploring in the queen's treasure chest
Dronningens skatkammer: Smykker Emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark

The museum collection Kongernes Samling contains Danish kings and queens‘ central objects and works of art, and the program series follows the creation of the exhibitions „A Queen’s Jewelry Box“ and „Mary & the Crown Princesses“, which are currently on display at the Amalienborg Museum and Koldinghus, respectively.

The exhibitions have been created in collaboration with Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and the programs are included when the Queen and the Crown Princess take part in the preparations for the new exhibitions. The first episode of „The Queen’s Treasury“ will be broadcast tonight at 20.30 on DR1.https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dronningens-skatkammer_-smykker-der-taler_307886

Crown jewels and fideikomis jewels

At special events such as state visits, the New Year’s table and other major events where a gala is worn, the female members of the royal family like to wear historical jewellery. Often as sets, also called garnishes, with a tiara and earrings, necklace and possibly bracelet. The jewelery is partly the crown jewels, partly jewellery, owned by the Danish Royal House’s Løsørefideikommis and jewelery privately owned by the Royal House.

Crown jewels and fideikommjekker



In the future Queen Mary's jewelry collection,  
The most well-known of the privately owned pieces of jewelery worn by the future queen is probably the ruby ​​set, given to the future king by her maternal grandmother Queen Ingrid. The set was made for French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte's wife Desirée and was worn at Emperor Napoleon's coronation in 1804. The set came to Sweden via the Bernadotte couple when they were appointed Crown Prince Couple of Sweden. Desirée, who in 1818 became Queen Desideria of Sweden, then let it go to her daughter-in-law Josefina. As queen dowager, in 1869 Josefina presented the set to her granddaughter, Princess Lovisa, at her wedding to Danish Crown Prince Frederik (8th) with the reason "the Danish colors for Louisa".

The crown jewels
The best-known pieces of jewelery are the crown jewels, which primarily consist of four large jewellery sets: a brilliant set, an emerald set, a pearl-ruby set and a rose stone set. The crown jewels belong to the Crown, i.e. the monarch and his queen. After the change of throne, they are therefore available to HM Queen Mary. When the crown jewels are not in use, they are displayed in the treasury in the secured basement under Rosenborg Castle.

It is customary for the crown jewels to remain in Denmark, which means that they are not taken with them when visiting abroad. The Danish crown jewels are the only ones in the world that are both exhibited as museum objects and at the same time worn by the country’s queen.

The history of the crown jewels goes back to Christian VI’s queen, Queen Sophie Magdalene, who in her will from 1746 decided that her jewelery should not pass to one specific person, but always be available to the country’s sitting queen on the grounds that „there in this royal house there are so few jewels and no crown jewels at all“. Most of Queen Sophie Magdalene’s original jewelery has been remade by subsequent queens as jewelery fashions have changed. Today, the four crown jewel sets have the design that Christian VIII’s queen, Queen Caroline Amalie, gave them in 1840. 

The jewelery in the Danish Royal House’s Loose Trust Committee
Another group of striking jewelery is the jewelery from the Danish Royal House’s Loose Trust Committee. These pieces include, among others, the Perlepoire set of tiara, necklace, earrings and brooches, the large diamond necklace, called the Rivière , and the diamond frame with royal portrait worn by the Queen at the gala.

The Royal Trust Trust was founded by Frederik 8th and Queen Lovisa in 1910. The purpose was to collect and secure gold, silver and other valuables „that are desired to be preserved in Our Family and therefore must pass undivided from King to King of our House“.

The objects in a fideicommis are inherited in the family. They are not owned by the individual person, and a sale or mortgaging of the inheritance is therefore not possible. In the Royal Trust Committee, this means that important collections – not least the co-founder, Queen Lovisa’s great legacy from her Dutch, German, French and Swedish ancestors – have been able to be kept together in the Royal House.

The Commission of Estates jewelery is worn by the sitting Queen and can be taken abroad for use at gala events. 

The royal family’s private jewelery
The queen and the other women in the royal family also have a collection of private jewels which they themselves dispose of.

In Queen Margrethe’s collection, you will find, among other things, the palmette tiara and the sapphire set with necklace and earrings, which Frederik IX had made as a wedding present for his daughter, the successor to the throne, Princess Margrethe. Other important pieces of jewelery are the ruby ​​and pearl set, which was a silver wedding gift from Prince Henrik, and the Greenlandic gold diadem, the flower diadem  Naasut – a gift from Greenland in connection with the 40th anniversary of the government in 2012.

In the future Queen Mary’s jewelry collection, you will find the old Russian turquoise and brilliant jewelry that Queen Margrethe gave to her daughter-in-law on her 50th birthday in 2022, and a slender diamond tiara that can also be used as a necklace, and which the future queen herself has purchased at auction.

The most well-known of the privately owned pieces of jewelery worn by the future queen is probably the ruby ​​set, given to the future king by her maternal grandmother Queen Ingrid. The set was made for French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte’s wife Desirée and was worn at Emperor Napoleon’s coronation in 1804. The set came to Sweden via the Bernadotte couple when they were appointed Crown Prince Couple of Sweden. Desirée, who in 1818 became Queen Desideria of Sweden, then let it go to her daughter-in-law Josefina. As queen dowager, in 1869 Josefina presented the set to her granddaughter, Princess Lovisa, at her wedding to Danish Crown Prince Frederik (8th) with the reason „the Danish colors for Louisa“.

Crown princess Mary – Jewels|Royal Denmark| Diamond Wedding Tiara

Die Kronjuwelen des dänischen Königshauses Königin Caroline Amalie | Diamanten und Schmuck

The Crownjewels Denmark | Diamands Queen Caroline Amalie |Royal Jewels

Danish Crown Jewels – Emeralds | Emerald Parure Tiara Necklace Earrings Brooch| Denmark Royal Jewelry

Smaragd Garnitur von Königin Caroline Amalie| Queen of Denmark Emerald Parure, Emerald Tiara, Emerald Stomacher, Emerald Brooch Emerald Necklace

Dänische Kronjuwelen mit Smaragden | Königin von Dänemark

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearl pendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem| Queen of Denmark Royal Jewels

Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem was bought in 2018 by an unknown at auction in Denmark. Now it turns out that it was probably Queen Margrethe who was the buyer.

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Queen Alexandrin’s Imperial Russian wedding gift

Queen Alexandrine's sapphire diadem russian tiara bandeau bolin  Queen Margarethe bought the Diademe Diadema Diademes Diadems
Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem | Denmark Queen Margarethe bought the russian tiara bandeau bolin

The sapphire diadem, which was sold at auction almost four years ago, now appears in the Queen’s jewelery collection.

In the broadcast „Dronningens Skatkammer“ on DR1, a secret is revealed.
Namely who in 2018 bought the Danish-Russian sapphire diadem. There are many indications that it was Queen Margrethe herself. And that will please many Danes.

In the program „Dronningens Skatkammer“ you see the special diamond and sapphire tiara being exhibited together with numerous royal jewelery in „Kongernes Samling“ at Koldinghus.

The three countesses had inherited the historic Danish-Russian diadem from their mother, Countess Anne Dorte, and in December 2018 they sold the expensive diadem for two million kroner at the auction.

There were many Danes who at the time believed that the precious jewelry belonged in Denmark, and with the Danish royal family. And much now it seems that Queen Margrethe meant it too.

The three countesses of Rosenborg, Josephine, Camilla and Feodora, who had inherited the jewelry from their father, Count Christian of Rosenborg and mother, Countess Anne Dorte, sold the tiara.

The Russian sapphire diadem was originally a gift from Tsar Nikolai II and Zaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia to Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at her wedding to the Danish prince Christian’s wedding in Cannes in the spring of 1898.

The royal couple themselves passed the jewelery on in 1933 to their daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Caroline-Mathilde, at her wedding in Fredensborg Castle Church with the king’s youngest son, Crown Prince Knud.

It was he and his sons who lost the right to inherit the throne when a new succession law was passed in 2953, because his older brother, Frederik X „only“ had three daughters, Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie.

After Caroline-Mathilde’s death in 1995, the youngest of her children, her son Count Christian of Rosenborg and his family inherited diadem, and they have kept the jewelry until it was sold in 2018.

The first episode of the TV series „Dronningens Skatkammer“, where you see the sapphire diadem, was shown on DR1 Tuesday 12 April. But can also be seen on DRTV.

Crownprincess Mary – Jewels|Royal Denmark| Diamond Weddding Tiara

Die Kronjuwelen des dänischen Königshauses Königin Caroline Amalie | Diamanten und Schmuck

The Crownjewels Denmark | Diamonds Queen Caroline Amalie |Denmark Royal Jewels

Danish Crown Jewels – Emeralds | Emerald Parure Tiara Necklace Earings Brooch| Denmark Royal Jewelry

Smaragd Garnitur von Königin Caroline Amalie

Dänische Kronjuwelen mit Smaragden | Königin von Dänemark Queen of Denmark Emerald Parure – Emerald Diamond Tiara

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearlpendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses| Princess Marie de Orleans Hochzeit| Prinzessin Waldemar von Dänemark

Royal Wedding Gifts Princess Marie of Orleans France|Princess of Denmark|Mariage Presents Royal Jewel History

Mariage du prince Waldemar de Danemark et la princesse Marie d’Orleans|Royal France

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

Opal Choker Diamond Ruby and Sapphire Necklace Princess Marie of Orleans |France |Princess of Denmark|Royal Jewel History