Caption
Queen Silvia of Sweden. Wife of the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. Pictured 1992 in the cameo tiara, which she first wore on her wedding day in 1976. The tiara has been attributed to the jeweller Nitot (now @chaumetofficial) and is often said to have belonged to Empress Joséphine of the French. At the Napoleonic court, cameo tiaras were typically worn during the day, while tiaras with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other gemstones were expected to be worn at night. Around 1836, Auguste Amalie appears to have given it to her daughter Josephine, later Queen of Sweden and of Norway, who left it to her daughter, Princess Eugénie, who left it to her nephew, Prince Eugen, who in 1932 gave it to his great-nephew's bride, Princess Sibylla. After her hair went white Sibylla did not find the tiara very becoming and rarely wore it, but her daughters Birgitta and Désirée wore it on their wedding days in 1961 and 1964. In 1976, the groom's sisters suggested that Silvia should also wear it as a bride. Crown Princess Victoria also did so in 2010
Date
Jun 16, 1992
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Sjoberg
Reference
BRK25E86_081
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
22,8Mb (1,1Mb) / 11,4in x 7,7in / 3433 x 2320 (300dpi)