Olde Tyme Royales

The Empress Vicky of Prussia, who was very disliked by her subjects and court.

Queen Marie Antoinette of France, consort to King Louis XVI.

Princess Olga of Yugoslavia with one of her children.

Princess Olga is wearing an impressive diamond tiara.

Queen Alexandra's bedroom at Buckingham Palace. She has many picture frames all around, most of them Faberge.

Queen Alexandra of Great Britain.

Queen Alexandra's Faberge room, which is plastered in her huge Faberge collection. What a spoiled lady.

The original Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara, on Princess Tatiana Yusupova (grandmother to the Rasputin-killing Prince Felix), shown on Grand Duchess Augusta, and the remade tiara, made for Queen Mary, shown on Queen Elizabeth.

The Empress Vicky of Prussia, mother to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The Empress Eugenie of France, consort of the last Emperor of France, Napoleon III.

Irene, Princess Henry of Prussia. She is an aunt of Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh's, and sister to Grand Duchess Ella and Empress Alexandra of Russia.

Some British Royals...

Queen Alexandra of Great Britain's three daughters, Princesses Maud, Louise and Victoria. Maud later became the first Queen of independent Norway, and Louise married the Duke of Fife.

Diana Princess of Wales wearing the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara. I think it is significant that the Queen gave her such a magnificent tiara to wear, even though we all know that the vaults underneath Buckingham Palace house an amazing treasury of gems the family hasn't worn for decades.

Diana wearing the diamond Spencer Family Tiara. Her brother, being the dick that he is, took it back from her when he married his first or second wife, and in photos, you will notice that after 1994 or around there, Diana stopped wearing the Spencer tiara and only wore the Cambridge Lover's Knot. She also turned an emerald and diamond choker, that was an heirloom of Queen Mary's, into a tiara, but she must have died before she ever wore it, since there are no photos of her in it.

Princess Anne of Great Britain. I never have Anne on here! She's a great lady, she does so much charitable work for the kingdom. She is pictured in her grandmother Princess Andrew of Greece's diamond Greek meander tiara, with it's Greek key pattern designs.

Princess Anne on her marriage to Captain Mark Philips. She is wearing the diamond fringe tiara that the Queen wore on her own wedding day.

A portrait painting of Princess Anne, wearing the diamond scroll tiara that Princess William, Duchess of Cambridge, wore on her wedding day.

My all-time favorite royal: Queen Alexandra of Great Britain

 My all-time favorite royal is Queen Alexandra. I read of her that the amount of jewels she wore would have looked vulgar on any other woman, but she could pull it off because she was so ethereal and graceful. She often worn large rows of pearls and diamonds around her neck to cover up a scar on her neck.

She was the daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark (both are interred at Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde, Denmark). One of her sisters (Thyra) was the Queen of Hanover, and another (Dagmar) was Empress Marie of Russia. One brother was King Frederik of Denmark, the other was King George I of Greece. Her father, Christian IX, was called "the Grandfather of Europe," and he inhabited Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.

Queen Alexandra pictured in front of her three daughters (l-r): Princess Maud (later Queen Maud of Norway), Princess Victoria, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife.

A beautiful full-color painting of Alexandra on her coronation day in 1902. She was well into her fifties by then.

Another black and white painting of Alexandra on her coronation day.

A photograph of Alexandra on her coronation day. She is wearing a diamond spike tiara around her hips, and diamond bow brooches connecting long diamond chains are down the front of her dress.

A large painting of Queen Alexandra in Buckingham Palace.

Queen Alexandra was Princess of Wales for most of her life, but she played the royal part well, garnering respect from all she met. It was said she wasn't the most pleasant mother, as George V sure didn't think so!

Queen Alexandra's daughter, Queen Maud, who becames the first queen of newly independent Norway in the early 20th century.

Queen Alexandra's daughter, Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife.

The Russian Imperial Family

From an old commemorative book on the reign of King Haakon VII of Norway, the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna of Russia arrives via Christiania Port.

The Tsarevich Alexei and his mother, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna of Russia.

Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas I. This painting was in a special Hermitage Exhibition at an art museum in Seattle over 7 years ago now, and it stands about 10 feet tall.

A postcard of Tsar Nicholas, Empress Alexandra, Grand Duchess Ella, and the Tsar's two youngest Daughters, Olga and Maria.

The Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, wife of Tsar Alexander II, and mother-in-law to Empress Maria Fedorovna.

A lovely, simply picture of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fedorovna.

The Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who became a nun after the assassination of her husband, the Grand Duke Sergey, who was the Governor General of Moscow. 

The Empress Maria Fedorovna, wearing a large diamond kokoshnik tiara, and a necklace, which also converts for wear as a tiara.

The family of Tsar Alexander III.

Alexandra Fedorovna and Tsar Nicholas, at  the time of their engagement.

Tsar Nikolai II and his son, the Tsarevitch Alexei.

Tsar Nikolai, with his four daughters, from left to right: The Grand Duchesses Anastasia, Olga, Tatiana, and Maria, with Alexei in front. 

Fabulous Fabergé Tiaras

 A tall and grand diamond Faberge tiara, belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Westminster.

 An emerald and diamond tiara sketch. Many Faberge tiaras must have been disassembled or lost during the years, as there doesn't seem to be that many left these days.

 Another Faberge drawing of an elaborate diamond and emerald tiara.

 A more delicate design, a diamond and emerald tiara sketch.

 A very sharp and angular tiara of diamonds and emeralds.

 A large diamond and cabochon sapphire tiara belonging to the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the last empress of Russia.

 The preliminary drawing for the tiara pictured above, that belonged to the Empress Alexandra of Russia.

 A page out of one of Faberge's catalogues. There is a diamond tiara, two necklaces, a brooch, and two other accessories.

 A delicate little Faberge tiara. The base looks to be a pale blue ribbon, but it is actually a patterned and textured blue enamel.

 A diamond floral wreath, very similar to the one that the Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium often wears.

 A Faberge tiara in its original box.

 A sketch of a diamond and pear-shaped Sapphire tiara.

A kokoshnik-shaped tiara, with cabochon sapphire elements which are redolent of flowers, and a matching brooch.