Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia, who was born on this day in 1903! The illustrious Greek Princess, a cousin of the reigning & former Crowned Heads of Europe, who married the much maligned Second World War Regent of Yugoslavia and spent much of her life in exile, Princess Olga possessed a spectacular jewellery collection, which we are featuring today!
Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara
Origin: Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna / Princess Nicholas of Greece in 1902
Notable Appearances: Concert at Royal Albert Hall in 1934, Coronation Gala in London in 1937, State Visit Germany in 1939, Wedding Gala of her son, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955, Wedding Ball of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece in 1962, Greek Monarchy Centenary Celebrations in 1963
Current Location: Unknown
Boucheron Diamond Tiara
Origin: Princess Maria Pavlovna Abamelik-Lazarev in 1907
Notable Appearances: State Visit Germany in 1939, Wedding Gala of her son, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955, Wedding Ball of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and her niece, Countess Helen zu Toerring-Jettenbach, in 1956, King Paul’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961, Greek Monarchy Centenary Celebrations in 1963
Current Location: Albion Art Institute
Greek Ruby Parure
Origin: Queen Olga of Greece
Notable Appearances: Coronation of King George VI in 1937, State Visit Germany in 1939, Wedding Gala of her son, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955 and Wedding Ball of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece in 1962
Current Location: In the collection of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Queen Olga’s Diamond Rivière
Origin: Queen Olga of Greece
Notable Appearances: Wedding to Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1923, the Coronation Gala in London in 1937, Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica of Hanover in 1938, State Visit to Nazi Germany, State Visit to Italy in 1939, Wedding and Wedding Gala of her son, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955, Wedding Ball of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and her niece, Countess Helen zu Toerring-Jettenbach, in 1956, King Paul of Greece’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961, Wedding Ball of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece in 1962, Wedding Ball of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark in 1964
Current Location: Unknown, sold at Auction in 2006
Vladimir Emerald Earrings
Origin: Grand Duchess Vladimir
Notable Appearances: State Visit Germany in 1939, Wedding of her son Prince Alexander, to Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955, Wedding Ball of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece in 1962
Current Location: Unknown, sold to Princess Gloria von Thurn and Taxis, and auctioned in 1992 and 2014
Crown Brooch
Origin: Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna / Princess Nicholas of Greece
Notable Appearances: Wedding Gala of her sister, Princess Marina of Greece, to Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1934, King Paul’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961
Current Location: Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia
Diamond Earrings
Origin: 1950s
Notable Appearances: Wedding Gala of her son, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria Pia of Italy in 1955, Wedding Ball of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and her niece, Countess Helen zu Toerring-Jettenbach, in 1956, King Paul’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961, Greek Monarchy Centenary Celebrations in 1963
Current Location: Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia
Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Boucheron Diamond Tiara | Queen Olga’s Diamond Rivière | Emerald Earrings | Greek Ruby Parure | Crown Brooch | Diamond Earrings | The Jewels of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia
Oh my God! That’s a LOT of jewelry. I don’t think I have seen such big jewels and so many jewels worn by one person aside of Queen Mary.