Queen Elisabeth of Belgium's Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1925 and can be worn as a necklace.

Queen Elisabeth

Queen Elisabeth

Materials: diamonds

Queen Astrid

Princess Lilian

Princess Lilian

Provenance:

1. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium née Duchess in Bavaria
2. Queen Astrid of Belgium née Princess of Sweden; possibly to commemorate the 1934 birth of her third child, King Albert II of Belgium
3. King Leopold III of Belgium; inherited from his wife in 1935
4. Queen Paola of Belgium née Ruffo di Calabria; from her father-in-law on the occasion of her 1959 marriage to King Albert II of Belgium

Queen Paola

Queen Paola

Other Wearers:

• Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Réthy née Baels
• Queen Mathilde of Belgium née d'Udekem d'Acoz; at her 1999 wedding to King Philippe of Belgium
• Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
• Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este née Rosboch von Wolkenstein; at her 2014 wedding to Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Queen Paola

Queen Mathilde

Questions:

• Did Cartier or another jeweler create this tiara?

Princess Astrid

Archduchess Lili

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Bandeau
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Elisabeth's Art Deco Bandeau
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s Art Deco Bandeau Tiara
• Queen Mathilde Blog - Art Deco Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Art Deco Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Belgian Diamond Bandeau
• Tiara y Joyas Reales - Belgian Diamond Bandeau Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - Queen Elizabeth’s Art Deco Bandeau