Happy Birthday to Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho, who celebrates her 50th Birthday today! The hardworking Queen was the first commoner to marry into the Royal Family of the small African nation, Queen ‘Masenate does not have many tiara occasions, but today we are revisiting the Lesotho Diamond Spike Tiara!
The provenance of this piece is unknown, but Queen Mother ‘Mamohato Bereng Seeiso notably wore the Diamond Spike Tiara at the Wedding of her son, King Letsie III, and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso in 2000.
The Diamond Spike Tiara is not the only Tiara of the Lesotho Royal Family, and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso wore a lavish Crown as well as a smaller Tiara for her Wedding to King Letsie III in 2000.
Following the Queen Mother’s passing in 2003, Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso wore the Diamond Spike Tiara for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand’s Diamond Jubilee Banquet in the Borommaratchasathit Maholan Hall of the Grand Palace in Bangkok in 2006.
We expected to see the Tiara again at Emperor Naruhito’s Enthronement Banquet in 2019, but Queen ‘Masenate did not wear a Tiara, and wore a different piece for a series of portraits in 2021. However, let’s hope we see the Diamond Spike Tiara worn again soon!
Lesotho Diamond Spike Tiara
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Vladimir Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara
Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara
Plunket Tiara
Five Aquamarine Tiara
Imperial State Crown
George IV State Diadem
Coronation Necklace and Earrings
The Cambridge Emerald Parure
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace
King George VI Sapphire Suite
Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl Necklace
King George VI Festoon Necklace
Queen’s South African Diamonds
Queen’s City of London Fringe Necklace
Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace
Greville Ruby Necklace
Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker
Kent Amethyst Parure
Queen’s Emerald Tassel Suite
Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker
Greville Emerald Necklace
Queen’s Dubai Sapphire Suite
King Khalid Diamond Necklace
Pakistani Turquoise Necklace
Queen’s Jordanian Turquoise Suite
Andamooka Opal Necklace
The Queen’s Sapphires
Earrings
Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings
Duchess of Gloucester’s Pendant Earrings
Queen Victoria’s Pearl Earrings
Queen’s Bahrain Pearl Earrings
Antique Diamond Earrings
Queen’s Pear-Drop Diamond Earrings
Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings
Brooches
The Cullinan Diamond
Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches
Queen’s Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch
Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch
Queen Mary’s Diamond Stomacher
Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch
Queen Victoria’s 11 Pearl Brooch
Queen Adelaide’s Diamond Brooch
Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Fringe Brooch
Queen Mary’s Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Wheat Ear Brooches
Queen Mary’s Celtic Knot Brooch
Teck Flower Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch