A tiara for Nina Flohr: we open the spectacular jewelery box of the Greek royal house

Although Nina Flohr is already the heir to the king of private jets, now she really is marrying a prince, allowing her to star in a true royal wedding and opening the doors to one of the most coveted assets of the palaces: the jeweler. The one from the Helena house keeps several tiaras like gold in cloth that the bride could use in case she decides to wear one of these exclusive pieces on her wedding day in the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Santa Maria in Athens. The chosen place has great significance for the Greek royal family, since it was where the groom's parents, the then King Constantine II and Princess Ana Maria of Denmark, said 'yes, I want'. Will Nina Flohr also follow tradition when choosing the tiara?

The venues in Athens where the royal wedding of Philippos of Greece and Nina Flohr will take place

The tradition of the Corsair tiara

The possibility that the bride decides to bet on simplicity and give up this jewel cannot be ruled out, but, in case she decides to follow the same line as her sisters-in-law, it is very likely that we will see her wearing what is known as the corsair's tiara. It is the same one that Marie-Chantal, wife of Pablo of Greece, and Tatiana Blatnik, of Prince Nicholas, used at her wedding. It is a piece that was originally a brooch for Queen Victoria of Sweden, who ended up inheriting Ingrid of Denmark, mother of Ana María of Greece and, therefore, the groom's grandmother. Although this was not the tiara chosen by the Danish princess at her wedding with King Constantine, her daughters Alexia and Theodora did wear it on more than one occasion. Considering that he lent it to all of his daughters-in-law, you would expect him to do the same with Nina.

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The lost piece that Marie-Chantal rescued

However, tradition does not always rule and the Greek royal jeweler keeps more treasures. Some even did not know that he was there. This is the tiara that Marie-Chantal of Greece rescued in 2012 for the 40th anniversary of the reign of Margaret of Denmark at Christianborg Palace. The last to wear it had been Federica of Greece, mother of Queen Sofía, at the wedding of her son Constantine II and Princess Ana María. This fabulous tiara was not part of the crown jewels of the Greek Royal House, but of Queen Federica's personal ones. Its origin dates back to the end of the 19th century to the time when the Crown Prince, Constantine of Greece, married Sophia of Prussia, sister of Emperor Wilhelm II, who became Queen of Greece in 1913. She wore it all his life and combined it in a thousand and one ways. On his death he bequeathed it to his son Prince Paul, who in turn offered it as a wedding present to his wife, Princess Federica. In exile she did not have the opportunity to put on her favorite jewel again and after her death in 1981 no one took her back, so her whereabouts were unknown. It would be a surprise if she opted for this tiara, but just as Pablo de Grecia's wife chose to give it a second life, perhaps Nina Flohr is the one to restore it to its splendor almost a decade later.

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The tiara of the women of the family

The Khedive tiara is a Cartier creation, dating from early 1904 and made up of diamonds set in platinum and can also be used as a hair ornament . The piece was a gift from the Egyptian Khedive, Abbas Helmi II (a title of Persian origin held by the viceroys of Egypt from 1867 to 1914) to the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England, Princess Margaret of Connaught, mother of the Queen Ingrid, who inherited this jewel and wore it throughout her life. Although she did not choose it for her wedding day -since she preferred to wear the bridal crown cut from the myrtles that her mother commissioned for her birth- her three daughters did, Princess Benedicta, Margaret of Denmark and Anne. Maria in her marriage with King Constantine. This tradition continues with Ingrid's granddaughters, including Alexia from Greece and, who knows, Theodora, engaged for two years. Those who have not worn it yet are the women who were not part of the family, will an exception be made for Nina?

Queen Olga's Jewels

Queen Olga, daughter of Grand Duke Constantine of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, became Queen of Greece at the age of 16 when she married with Jorge I. The young monarch contributed two very valuable pieces to the Hellenic jeweler. The first is a cabochon emerald tiara, known as Queen Olga's Diadem, which was designed for Queen Elizabeth. To match, she wore earrings, a stunning necklace with three teardrop-shaped emeralds, and a brooch. Ana María from Greece wore this impressive tiara at the wedding of Federico and Mary from Denmark and so far she has not lent it to anyone.

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Another of Queen Olga's stunning tiaras is a piece of diamonds and rubies depicting olive fruits and leaves. Federica from Greece gave it to her daughter-in-law Ana María on her wedding day along with two brooches and a matching choker. There have been several times that we have seen the wife of Constantine of Greece wearing this outfit, as in the marriage of Victoria and Daniel of Sweden, but until now no one else has worn it, so it would be a surprise if we saw her crowning Nina Flohr's bridal look.