Happy Birthday to Princess Charlene of Monaco, who turns 48 today! The South African Olympic Swimmer who became the Consort of the small Mediterranean Principality, the Princess is not known for wearing many jewels but a recent reappearence has prompted us to revisit this Diamond Aigrette Tiara!

Composed as a spray of 60 carats of diamonds in white gold, with the largest diamond a whopping 8 carats, the Diamond Foam Tiara’s nautical theme is similar to Princess Charlene’s Ocean Tiara, fitting for a former Olympic Swimmer. The piece can be disassembled to form a large or a smaller brooch, or even a smaller hairpiece, and it can be worn on either side of the head.

When Prince Albert II of Monaco was marrying Charlene Wittstock in 2011, major jewellery houses were asked to submit sketches for jewels for the new Princess, with the couple choosing this design by Lorenz Bäumer, which was then named the Diamond Foam Tiara, though it is sometimes called the Bäumer Aigrette Tiara. The Princess was involved during the process of its creation, with Bäumer releasing footage of her trying it on.

Since she had loaned the larger Ocean Tiara to the Oceanographic Museum, the new Princess Charlene wore the Diamond Foam Tiara for her Wedding Ball on the Terraces of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, with royal guests from around the world in attendance. That has, to date, been her only public appearance in a tiara.

Princess Charlene later wore the Diamond Foam Tiara for a portrait, not long after her wedding, when she posed with Lorenz Bäumer as part of a series of publicity shots.

Princess Charlene wore her Diamond Foam Tiara for the first time since her Wedding Ball in 2011 for the National Day Gala at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo in 2025. Lets hope we see it worn again soon!

Ocean Tiara

Diamond Foam Tiara

Infinite Cascade Necklace

Diamond Earrings

Diamond Flowers

The Cartier Pearl Drop Tiara

Brunswick Tiara

Hanoverian Floral Tiara

Diamond Tiara

Sapphire Necklace Tiara

Diamond Fringe Necklace

Sapphire Suite

Reed Stomacher

Cartier Diamond Necklace

Bains de Mer Tiara

Gold Coffee Bean Suite

Bains de Mer Tiara

Diamond Tiara

Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Tiara

Cartier Diamond Necklace

Van Cleef & Arpels Pearl Suite

Sapphire Daisy Brooch

Diamond Swag Tiara

Van Cleef & Arpels Earrings

Cartier Diamond Earrings

Diamond Flower Brooch

Cartier Bangle 

Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Bracelet

Gold Coffee Bean Suite