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Queen Mary Wears Auction-Bought Tiara at Lithuania Banquet as Baltic Tour Concludes

The Baltic program emphasized defense ties alongside European support for Ukraine.

Overview

  • At the Vilnius state banquet, Queen Mary paired a burgundy Elie Saab cape gown with her Diamond Necklace tiara, an Edwardian piece she personally purchased at Bruun Rasmussen in 2012.
  • Lithuania awarded the King and Queen the Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, while Denmark bestowed the Order of the Elephant on President Gitanas Nausėda and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog on First Lady Diana Nausėdienė.
  • In Estonia earlier in the week, Queen Mary re-wore her diamond wedding tiara for a concert and dinner hosted by President Alar Karis and First Lady Sirje Karis at St Nicholas Church in Tallinn.
  • During daytime engagements in Tallinn, she debuted the Danish Flood Sapphire brooch, a royal heirloom linked to five generations of Danish queens.
  • The Danish Royal House framed the visits as reaffirming close relations, with agendas focused on defense readiness and energy security, and Australia’s prime minister signaled a possible March visit that remains unconfirmed by Copenhagen.