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Wedding of the Hereditary Count of Ortenburg and Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern

The Swedish Royal Family gathered to celebrate the Wedding of the Hereditary Count of Ortenburg and Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern in Hechingen on this day in 1990, 35 years ago!

Count Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Hereditary Count of Ortenbur married Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern, daughter of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, in Hechingen, following a Civil Ceremony in Munich. The couple had three children before their divorce in 2002.

Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern wore Princess Birgitta’s Pearl Circle Tiara, later wearing Princess Sibylla’s 5-Strand Pearl Necklace for the Reception.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld and Family

Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson and Family

Pearl Circle Tiara

Hohenzollern Clover Coronet

Princess Sibylla’s Sapphire Necklace

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

 Queen Maria II’s Sapphire Tiara

Nine Prong Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara

 Connaught Diamond Tiara

Swedish Cameo Parure

Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure

Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

Princess Sibylla’s 5-Strand Pearl Necklace

The Braganza Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara

The Swedish Cameo Parure

The Connaught Diamond Tiara

The Baden Fringe Tiara

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

King Edward VII Ruby Tiara

Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara

Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara

Princess Sofia’s Wedding Tiara

Modern Fringe Tiara

Swedish Pink Topaz Parure

Bernadotte Emerald Parure

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