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Fleur de Lys Tiara ♕ Queen Letizia

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Spanish Royal Jewels

4. “La Buena” Fleur de Lis Tiara

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ROYAL TIARA - Fleur de Lys Tiara

This tiara, considered the most important diadem of the Spanish royal jewels collection, called “La Buena” (The Good one) and only worn by the Queens of Spain. It was a wedding present from King Alfonso XIII to his bride, Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. Made in 1906 by Ansorena with more than 500 diamonds set in platinum, it features the Fleur de Lys, the Bourbon’s emblem.

From the beginning, this diadem became one of the favorites of the young Queen, who was married wearing it and chose it for her first photo session as Queen of Spain in 1906.  Shortly after her wedding the Queen opened the tiara and started wearing it in its current form. Queen Victoria Eugenia used the tiara throughout her life. She was photographed and painted with the Fleur de Lys on numerous occasions.

In her will, the late Queen Victoria Eugenia left the Fleur de Lys for the exclusive use of the Queen of Spain. When Juan Carlos was proclaimed King in 1975, his mother, the tiara was passed to the new Queen, Sofía of Greece and Denmark. The first time Queen Sofía wore the tiara was in 1983 during a State Visit from the King and Queen of Sweden.

Queen Letizia received the Queen Tiara when her husband became King Felipe IX of Spain in 2014. She debuted the tiara for the first time during gala dinner for the President and First Lady of Argentina in 2017.

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Fleur de Lys Tiara ♕ Queen Letizia

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Fleur de Lys Tiara ♕ Queen Letizia

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Fleur de Lys Tiara ♕ Queen Letizia