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Origin: wedding present from dictator Francisco Franco to Queen Sofía on behalf of the Spanish people in 1962. Its origin is not 100% certain. Some speculated it was bought from a Russian jewellery, others say it was bought by King Alfonso XII de España (great-grandfather of Juan Carlos) as a wedding gift to his wife, María Cristina of Austria. However, they were forced to sold it when exiled in 1930. For the latter version of the origin history, the tiara was creted in 1879 by the British jewellery J.P. Collins.

It's a convertible piece. It can be worn as a necklace or split into 3 brooches.

Queen Sofía wore the tiara in its necklace form for her pre-wedding dinner gala:

She later lent the tiara to Queen Letizia, then Princesa de Asturias, and she still does wear it nowadays (perhaps she gifted the piece to her daughter-in-law):

Sofía lent the tiara to her daughters on different occasions (one being the wedding of infanta Cristina):

Paula Figueiroa Rego es una pintora e ilustradora portuguesa nacida en 1935.

IMAGEN 1 - War 2003, Paula Rego

IMAGEN 2 - The Dance, 1988

IMAGEN 3 - Paula Rego, The Maids, 1987, Acrylic on canvas-backed paper, 213 x 244 cm

IMAGEN 4 - Paula Rego, The Family, 1988, Acrylic on canvas backed paper, 213 x 213 cm

Atenas. 03.02.2020

Su Majestad la Reina Doña Sofía, acompañada por Sus Majestades los Reyes de los Helenos y S.A.R. la Princesa Irene de Grecia, asistió a la presentación del nuevo libro “Diario de la Reina Federica, 1938-1967″.

Athens, 03.02.2020

HM Queen Sofía, accompanied by TM the King and Queen of the Hellenes and HRH Princess Irene of Greece, attended presentation of new book “Diary of Queen Frederica, 1938-1967″.

Patio del Museo Reina Sofía

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Remedios Varo (Spanish- Mexican, 1908 -1963) Alegoría del invierno / Allegory of Winter, 1948 gouache on paper, 44 x 44 cm