Queen Sofia’s Omani Diamond Suite

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Happy Birthday to Queen Sofia of Spain, who turns 84 today! The accomplished Greek Princess who became the first Queen of the restored Spanish Monarchy, and is the most popular member of the Spanish Royal Family, Queen Sofia has a spectacular jewellery collection, which includes this splendid Omani Diamond Suite!

The Jewels of Queen Sofia of Spain | Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Spanish Floral Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Joyas de Pasar | Niarchos Ruby Parure | Shell Pendant | Omani Diamond Suite

When Sultan Qaboos of Oman made a State Visit to Spain in June 1989, he brought a modern Diamond Suite composed of a striking necklace in platinum and diamonds, which would be worn with a detachable pearl pendant, along with a pair of earrings and a bracelet. The new suite was first worn by Queen Sofia that evening, along with the spectacular Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Tiara, for the State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid. 

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The Diamond Suite was quite frequently worn in the 1990s, appearing for a Moroccan State Visit, at King Constantine’s 50th Birthday Gala in London 1990, and a series of State Banquets, almost always without the pearl pendant after the 1990s. 

Even more often, the earrings of the Omani Suite were worn separately from the necklace, usually with Baguette Diamond Necklace, most notably for a State Visit to Jordan in 1994.

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More recently, Queen Sofia wore the necklace of the Omani Diamond Suite for a State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid for King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in 2007, along with a pair of striking Sapphire and Diamond Earrings, and later that year the whole suite was worn for a Romanian State Banquet with the Cartier Pearl Tiara. We’ve seen many of Queen Sofia’s Jewels appear on Queen Letizia in recent years, so lets hope this splendid suite reappears soon!

 
   

UPDATE: Just a few days later, Queen Letizia wore the Earrings of the Omani Diamond Suite for the first time at a Dinner hosted by the President of Croatia in Zagreb.

The Jewels of Queen Sofia of Spain | Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Spanish Floral Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Joyas de Pasar | Niarchos Ruby Parure | Shell Pendant | Omani Diamond Suite

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