Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway will be celebrating her 50th Birthday this week! The once controversial single mother set to be the future Queen of Norway, who is now suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, in the lead to her Birthday, we are featuring her Diamond Leaf Brooch today!
Diamond Daisy Bandeau | Norwegian Amethyst Parure | Vifte Tiara | Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara | Crown Princess Märtha’s Silver Wedding Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Pendant Earrings | Aquamarine Brooch | Diamond Flowers | Diamond Filigree Brooch | Diamond Bracelet | Diamond Leaf Brooch | Norwegian Royal Tiaras
A striking pave-set Diamond Maple Leaf with a gold and diamond ball or insect set in the centre, the Diamond Leaf Brooch is of unknown provenance but was likely acquired form a modern Norwegian jeweller and may even be a loan.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit debuted the Diamond Leaf Brooch when she was seen alighting from the Royal Yacht Norge to attend a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace ahead of the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling, when it was paired with the black pearl version of her Pendant Earrings.
Three years later, Crown Princess Mette-Marit paired the Diamond Leaf Brooch with the Diamond Daisy Bandeau and Crown Princess Märtha’s Silver Wedding Earrings for Queen Beatrix’s Abdication Dinner at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on the eve of the Inauguration of King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands. That was the Brooch’s last public sighting and it has yet to make a reappearance.
Diamond Daisy Bandeau | Norwegian Amethyst Parure | Vifte Tiara | Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara | Crown Princess Märtha’s Silver Wedding Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Pendant Earrings | Aquamarine Brooch | Diamond Flowers | Diamond Filigree Brooch | Diamond Bracelet | Diamond Leaf Brooch | Norwegian Royal Tiaras
Crown Princess Märtha’s Pearl Earrings
Queen Maud’s Drapers’ Company Brooch
Crown Princess Märtha’s Silver Wedding Earrings
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Pendant Earrings
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Diamond Flowers
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Diamond Bracelet
Queen Maud’s Aquamarine Brooch
Queen Sonja’s Diamond Filigree Brooch
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Ruby Heart Pendant