Treasury of Diamond Spike Tiaras

A diamond spike tiara from 1890, which can be converted for wear as a necklace.

A pearl-topped diamond kokoshnik-style tiara.

A diamond spike tiara which sits high on the wearer's head.

A Faberge drawing of a diamond spike tiara.

A slightly different spike tiara, where the smaller diamond elements are round-cut diamonds, rather than square cut, as in the Princes Marina spike tiara, pictured below.

The diamond spike tiara of Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent. It is now in the possession of Princess Michael of Kent.

The diamond spike tiara of Queen Elizabeth II, and which she wore on her wedding day. It had formerly belonged to her grandmother, Queen Mary.

An interesting tiara composition, where a diamond spike tiara has been fused to the top of a diamond bandeau tiara.

A full-crown diamond spike tiara, which is shown here as a necklace, off of its tiara frame.

Awesome Diamond Star Tiaras

Diamond and pearl button starburst aigrette-style tiara, 1890.

Another diamond starburst aigrette-style tiara, with a stylized leafy band.

Diamond stars which can be removed and worn as pendants.

A five star tiara with 12-pointed diamond stars.

An interesting half starburst tiara.

A tiara with diamond spiral suns.

A Norwegian-made silver star tiara by J Tostrup, 1872.

A large sun ray tiara in the aigrette style.

A 7-star diamond tiara.

A pearl and diamond aigrette by Vever.

A rather cluttered yellow diamond star tiara.

Random Royals from Around the World

Charlotte Casiraghi in an ad in a recent magazine. She is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and the granddaughter of Princess Grace Kelly.

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, sister to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.

The Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, consort to Tsar Alexander II.

Queen Louise of Denmark, consort to Frederik VIII. The boy in the front row is Prince Carl, the future King Haakon VII of Norway.

A postage stamp of a former king of Iraq.

A postage stamp of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece with one of her children.

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, consort to King Albert I.

Queen Louise of Denmark with her son, Prince Carl, who later became the first king of Norway.

Queen Sikrit of Thailand, wearing a diamond spike halo tiara and a diamond dragon clip on her shoulder.

Moons and Stars

Moons and Stars are my favorite motifs in jewelry. I dream of having enough money someday to own a diamond star tiara...We can all dream, can't we?

A diamond crescent moon brooch from 1900.

Diamond star which doubles as a brooch and a pendant.

A sharp, many-pointed diamond star brooch.

An early 20th century diamond starburst pendant brooch.

A Georgian diamond star brooch from 1800.

A diamond crescent moon brooch from the late 19th century.

Late 19th century diamond starburst brooch.

Victorian era diamond star brooch.

A varied star brooch, where flowers spring up between each star point.

Diamond starbust brooch by Black Starr & Frost, circa 1880.

The Royal Swedish House of Bernadotte

A potrait of Princess Victoria of Sweden, from a French magazine, Point de Vue. She is wearing a large cut steel and gold tiara, which used to be worn often by Queen Silvia.

An engagement portrait of Prince Daniel and Princess Victoria.

Princess Victoria wearing a diamond spike tiara.

Princess Victoria at Drottningholm Palace, wearing a diamond spike tiara and a sparkling pink satin dress.

Princess Victoria in formal dress.

A postcard of the Royal family in traditional Swedish dress. I found this postcard in Granna, Sweden, and in fact, I did not find in difficult to find postcards of the royal family wherever I was in Sweden, whose people doesn't seem to hate their royal family, as it seems so many European countries do. Nowhere in Belgium or Scotland (except the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh) could I find Royal postcards.

I went crazy in Sweden and bought as many postcards of the royal family I could find. Stockholm was especially suited for this, and I often found inexpensive postcards that were 5 for US$1. 

A formal shot of the royal family. Crown Princess Victoria was married in 2010 to Daniel Westling, a former gym owner. Victoria's other two siblings, Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip, have yet to be married.