Queen Mary presented a new refurbished tiara at a gala dinner

With the holiday season upon us, many of us are filling our vanities with new baubles for the season, and no one freshens up a jewelry box like the royal family. Case in point: Queen Mary of Denmark recently added a new tiara to her collection, one with a very special pedigree.

The piece, which was revealed in two posts on the royal palace’s Instagram last week, called Rosenstensdiademet or Rosenstone Diadem, is actually made from a set of precious stones from the Danish crown jewels.

According to the translation, the caption of the video reveals the history of the gemstones, explaining: “The set of pink stones was created in 1840 in the form of a chain fitted around a corseted waist with the large pendant, the bodice, in the middle. The pendant can be split and used separately as independent brooches.

The caption adds: “The Danish queens have, through major and minor changes, each of them, left their mark on the historic crown jewels. With changes of locks and new ways of combining them, the jewelry sets have been updated and thus made their own – always with respect for history and out of a desire to increase the usability of the jewelry sets.

Although Queen Margrethe, who abdicated last January, occasionally wore the stones configured as a necklace, as is first shown in the video, the piece was not often seen during her reign. As seen in the video, the new setting was designed with input from Mary by jeweler Matias Hasbo Dinesen and features a minimalist bandeau style with the famous diamonds set in a row, a nod to their original setting as than waistline.

In a second article about the tiara, the palace further explained that the new tiara will feature stones with a closed backing, in keeping with the style of the 1840s, meaning the gemstones will reflect less light than a backed set open.

In addition to images of the new decor itself, the post also features several shots of Mary working with artisans on the design and trying on the tiara, as well as a historical portrait of Queen Louise, wife of the Danish King Frederick VIII, who was the last to wear the diamonds in their original setting.

Following the unveiling of Marie’s new tiara on social media, the Queen of Denmark debuted the tiara at a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on December 6.

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