May Jewels: Sweden's rare emeralds

From older pieces to the newest tiara, we take a look at Sweden's rare emeralds There are a large emerald necklace and two brooches that are seen on the Swedish royal ladies that date back several generations The necklace is an emerald demi-parure surrounded with several diamonds.

The brooches match the necklace with a centre emerald surrounded by diamonds, and Crown Princess Victoria once wore the larger brooch in her hair at the 2012 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony Of course, the newest emerald piece to the Swedish royal collection is the wedding tiara of Princess Sofia, which was a gift from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia The tiara was made from an emerald necklace of Queen Silvia's that had been given to her by a Thai prince, and the jewels were sent back to Thailand to create the tiara in an effort to keep it a surprise for Sofia.

The tiara is versatile as the emeralds can be exchanged for other jewels like pearls, turquoises and diamonds. . Source