Next Saturday will be the 12th wedding anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark & Australian born Crown Princess Mary (formerly Mary Donaldson). In celebration of this I am dedicating this week's Wedding Wednesday to the fairy tale couple
The evening before the wedding a gala performance was held at the royal theatre in Copenhagen in honour of the Bride & Groom to be. All the royals stepped out in gowns & tiaras.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The Queen is wearing the Pearl Poire Tiara. It is the 2nd oldest tiara in the Danish collection & owned by the country of Denmark rather than any one royal.
Mary Donaldson, the bride to be. Mary is wearing the Ruby Parure Tiara. The tiara was last owned by Queen Ingrid & gifted to Mary on the eve of her wedding. The Ruby Parure is the oldest tiara in the Danish collection.
The former wife of Prince Joachim, Princess Alexandra. She is wearing the Alexandrine Drop Tiara. Upon her marriage to Joachim Margrethe gifted this tiara to Alexandra, but they got a divorce. The tiara now belongs personally to Alexandra.
Queen Anne Marie & King Constantine of Greece. Anne Marie is Frederik's aunt
Frederik's cousins Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece. Marie-Chantal is wearing what I call the Marie Chantal fringe tiara. It is owned by Marie-Chantal herself.
Jane Stephens, Mary's sister and her three daughters
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde. Mathilde is wearing the the Laurel Wreath tiara. This is the 2nd oldest in the Belgian collection and belongs to Mathilde.
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz. It's not very clear but Astrid is wearing the Savoy-Aosta tiara. The Savoy-Aosta tiara actually belongs to Prince Lorenz's family rather than the Belgians.
Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias & his then fiancee Letizia
Infanta Cristina of Spain & her husband Inaki Urdangarin.
Queen Sonja of Norway. Queen Sonja is wearing The Queen Josephine Diamond Tiara. The tiara is owned by King Harald V & is one of the oldest in the Norwegian collection
Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Mette-Marit is wearing The Amethyst Necklace Tiara. The tiara belongs to Queen Sonja but she lends to both her daughter-in-law & daughter when need arises.
Princess Martha Louise of Norway & her husband Ari Behn. Martha Louise is wearing the King Olav gift tiara. She received it in 1989 on her 18th birthday from her grandfather King Olav V of Norway.
Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. Maria Teresa is wearing The Chaumet Diamond Pearl Tiara.
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Princess Caroline of Monaco & Hanover and her husband Prince Ernst August of Hanover. Princess Caroline is wearing The Hanoverian Floral Tiara. This tiara belongs to Caroline's husband The family of Hanover. The tiara will one day become the property of Caroline's younger daughter Princess Alexandra of Hanover.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex & Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Sophie is wearing the Battenberg Button Tiara. This tiara does not belong to the Countess but to her father-in-law Prince Philip. The tiara was the property of his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.
I hope you all enjoyed!!!
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