Queen Mary is no stranger to a dazzling tiara moment at a ball or state dinner, arriving in the most breathtaking of heirloom pieces. But the Australian-born Danish royal, 52, breathed new life into an unexpected piece of jewellery as it was transformed into a beautiful tiara.
King Frederik's wife was seen in a video shared by the palace on Tuesday trying on the reimagined Rose Stone Tiara as she went bare-faced for a private meeting with the jeweller.
Translated into English, the palace explained that the Queen and the Royal Danish Collection are revisiting a centuries-long tradition of reshaping the Danish crown jewels to fit the changing needs of the time.
Queen Mary's new bling
© Kongehuset"The frame on which the rose stones in the new diadem are mounted was created by jeweller Matias Hasbo Dinesen in consultation with the Queen and the Royal Danish Collection," the caption read.
© Kongehuset"The rose stone set was created in 1840 as a chain that is mounted around a corseted waist with the large pendant, the corsage, in the middle. The pendant can be divided and used separately as independent brooches."
© KongehusetThe palace also highlighted that Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in January, did not wear the rosary set often during her reign but when she did it was more often styled in its necklace form.
© GettyMost notably, the former monarch wore the diamonds to King Frederik and Queen Mary's wedding in 2004 to accompany her ethereal Diamond Floral Aigrette tiara.
Queen Mary's tiara moments
Unusually, the mother of four didn't wear her first tiara on her wedding day in 2004. Mary Donaldson wore the Danish Ruby Parure, which has become her staple, at pre-wedding celebrations.
© GettyMary has been partial to a convertible tiara from day one as she was a beautiful bride and wore a diamond diadem from her new parents-in-law featuring heart and fleur-de-lis motifs.
© GettyHRH was also spotted donning the Midnight tiara for the first time in 2009 for Prince Henrik's 75th birthday celebrations and in 2010 for Queen Margrethe's 70th birthday celebration at Fredensborg Palace.
© GettyMost recently, the royal was seen wearing the Pearl Poire tiara, adding a regal touch to her glittering midnight blue gown by Jesper Høvring as she hosted a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace with her husband King Frederik for Halla Tómasdóttir, the president of Iceland.
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