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Emma Samuel

Tiara of the month: the striking white opal diadem suspected of being ‘cursed’ but beloved by the Danish royals

The opal may be a rare choice for many a tiara wearer; but Princess Marie of Denmark defied convention to settle for a distinctive diadem featuring a double spray of the gemstones

Tiara of the month: the skyscraping diadem which has been a glittering family treasure for the Luxembourg royals for almost 200 years

The Luxembourg Empire Tiara stands at over 10cm and features a single stone headband

Tiara of the Month: the lowdown on Princess Anne’s Meander Tiara as she celebrates her birthday

It might be hard to imagine the famously unfussy royal in a diadem but she does wear one, and it’s one of the most beautiful in the Royal Family’s collection

Tiara of the month: how Queen Maud’s glittering diadem was stolen during a jewellery heist in London and never recovered

The headpiece was thought to have been created by the jewellers Carrington and Co in 1896 in time to be worn by Princess Maud of Wales at her wedding to Prince Carl of Denmark

Tiara of the month: the 200-year-old Japanese white diamond diadem steeped in Imperial history

With the Japanese state visit just around the corner, Tatler pays tribute to the Meji tiara and asks whether the Empress will wear the headpiece during her trip

Tiara of the month: the stunningly unique diadem given to Queen Victoria by the Sultan of Muscat for her coronation

With its elaborately decorated paintings, the Muscat Tiara is perhaps one of the most distinctive in the world

Tiara of the month: the poignant story behind Queen Maxima of the Netherland’s glittering tiara, built with Queen Mary II’s jewels

The Stuart Tiara is crafted with white diamonds set into intertwining pavé scrolls peaking with a showstopping pear shaped 40 carat pale blue diamond

Tiara of the month: the 100-year-old headpiece crafted for an American ‘dollar princess’

Tatler pays tribute to the Curzon Boucheron tiara - and reveals the extraordinary story behind it’s creation

The fascinating history of the Greek Ruby Wreath tiara, February’s head-turning tiara of the month

Formed of an olive wreath motif of white diamonds amid rare vivid rubies, the Greek Ruby Wreath tiara was made from sentimental rubies originally belonging to Queen Olga of Greece

Tiara of the month: the 200-year-old Danish headpiece crafted for Napoleon’s coronation

As Ridley Scott’s new epic Napoleon is set to hit cinemas later this month, Tatler pays tribute to the Ruby Wreath tiara – one of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark’s favourite diadems

Tatler’s tiara of the month: the fascinating story of the staggering Bavarian ruby parure and its surprising link to Oktoberfest

What do Oktoberfest and this magnificent, four-piece tiara have in common? The celebrations of a fledgling Bavarian Queen

The tragic history of the missing Queen Nazli of Egypt Art Deco Diamond Tiara

Created for a royal wedding, the Queen Nazli of Egypt Art Deco Diamond Tiara was later tarnished by a tragic turn of events

How the Habsburg Peridot Parure was passed down from Austrian princesses to A-list royalty

Crafted by royal jewellers in Austria more than 200 years ago, the charm of the sparkling Habsburg Peridot Parure endures

Tiara of the Month: Queen Sirikit of Thailand’s Floral Ruby Bandeau

Queen Sirikit of Thailand wore the dazzling diadem to regal effect on a royal tour in the 1960s

St Edward’s Crown, which will be used in King Charles’s Coronation, has a dramatic royal history

St Edward’s Crown has a dramatic history, having been completely remade following the English Civil War and the Restoration

Tiara of the month: the fascinating royal history of the oldest surviving crown of England

The Palatine Crown was first documented in the inventory of King Richard II of England, who ruled from 1377 to 1399

Elizabeth Taylor’s crown jewels: a glimpse inside her glittering personal collection

As Tuppence Middleton dazzles in jewels worthy of Elizabeth Taylor in Tatler’s June issue, Contributing Jewellery Editor Emma Samuel showcases the actress’s most extravagant pieces