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King Frederik and Queen Mary Attend Godson’s Wedding on Funen

Mary’s use of a personal Diamond Necklace tiara highlights how Danish royals mark family occasions by reusing and reshaping heirloom jewellery.

Overview

  • Count Gregers Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille married Cecilie Juhl at Kværndrup Kirke on Funen and guests moved on to a private celebration at the family seat, Egeskov Castle, with King Frederik and Queen Mary in attendance on 22 August.
  • Queen Mary wore a powder-pink Mikael Aghal gown and the Diamond Necklace tiara with matching earrings, a piece reports say she bought at a Bruun Rasmussen auction in May 2012 and later adapted from a necklace into a tiara.
  • The bride secured her hair with the Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille heirloom tiara, a 19th-century diamond floral piece that has been worn within the family, including by Princess Alexandra at her 2019 wedding.
  • Tatler and other outlets note Mary has a record of reconfiguring historic gems into new pieces, a practice seen in April 2026 when she debuted a tiara fashioned from an older diamond floral bracelet.
  • The event underlined close royal and aristocratic ties in Denmark, using venue, attendance and jewellery to signal family continuity and the transfer of private patrimony such as Egeskov across generations.