Princess Marie of Denmark will celebrate her 50th Birthday this week! The French-born daughter-in-law of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has several Royal Heirlooms but has also amassed a collection of modern jewels, like this Mauboussin Nuits Claires Tiara!
Around 2018, Princess Marie collaborated with French Jeweller Mauboussin to create the spectacular ‘Nuits Claires Tiara’ inspired by Danish summer nights, which belongs to Mauboussin but is exclusively loaned to Princess Marie.
The Maison Mauboussin, French jeweller since 1827, decided a few months ago to create a royal tiara. Given the close relationship between France and the Danish Royal Family, the Maison Mauboussin wanted to collaborate with Princess Marie of Denmark, a former French citizen. The Princess took part in every step of the creation process of the tiara and she even wanted to choose the tiara’s name since the tiara represents the close link uniting Denmark and France.
Its name is ´Nuits Claires’ (´Lyse Nœtter Diademet’) It is made of white gold, with 13,35 carats of diamonds and 13,58 carats of sapphires with at its center, a pear-shaped Ceylon sapphire of 6,82 carats. This tiara, made with the collaboration of the Princess, is a tribute to her adoptive country, Denmark. This tiara was made in a Parisian workshop and shows the excellence of the French high jewelry’s savoir-faire.
The Maison Mauboussin is very honoured to have loaned this tiara to Princess Marie who wanted to wear it at the state banquet during the state visit of the French President to Denmark. Alain Nemarq, the President of the Maison Mauboussin, dedicates this tiara to the friendship between Denmark and France and would like to thank Princess Marie.
Princess Marie debuted the newly created Mauboussin Nuit Claire Tiara with her Sapphire Earrings at the State Banquet for the French President and Mrs Macron, during their State Visit to Denmark in 2018.
A few years later, the Mauboussin Nuits Claires Tiara was worn by Princess Marie for Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee Gala at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where we were among the assembled press and thus saw the Tiara in person.
Most recently, Princess Marie wore Nuits Claires Tiara for the New Year’s Court (Nytårskur) and Banquet at Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg in Copenhagen last month, and there is no doubt it will be worn again soon!
Princess Dagmar’s Diamond Floral Tiara
Flora Danica Tiara
Nuits Claires Tiara
Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Brooch
Sapphire Earrings
The Jewels of the Queens of Denmark
The Danish Emerald Parure
The Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara
The Danish Ruby Parure
Danish Diamond Bandeau
Wedding Tiara
Diamond Necklace Tiara
Midnight Tiara
Danish Diamond Rivière
‘Belle Epoque’ Diamond Earrings
Duchess of Leuchtenberg’s Pearl Bracelet
Wedding Earrings
Diamond Fringe Earrings
Aquamarine Jewels
Amethyst Earrings
Queen Josefina’s Diamond Brooches
Connaught Sapphire Brooch
Queen Louise of Sweden’s Engagement Bracelet 
Diamond Flower Brooch
Antique Turquoise Parure
Diamond Flower Earrings
Follow