Königin Beatrix trägt die Mellerio Rubin Tiara

Die Orginalrechnung von Mellerio dit Meller, Paris und die Tiara in Orginalversion und so wie Königin Beatrix der Niederlande sie jetzt trägt, dazu die Brosche, die ehemals als Seitenelement des Colliers vorgesehen war.

Mellerio Meller Parure mit Rubinen getragen von :
Queen Emma >> Queen Wilhelmina >> Queen Juliana >> Königin Juliana >> Queen Beatrix >> Königin Beatrix >>

La Reina Beatriz generalmente usa la segunda pieza del broche et tiara hechos de rubíes y de diamantes

Queen Beatrix in "glam and glitz" of the historical Mellerio Ruby Tiara
There are three bulks of jewels in the House Oranien:
1 - the Regalia (Crown, Sceptre, Orb, Sword of State, Standard, Ermine) which are given in ownership to one of the Family Foundations which together form the House of Orange-Nassau Historic Collections

2 - the jewels put in one of the Foundations which are given in ownership to one of the Family Foundations which together form the House of Orange-Nassau Historic Collections

3 -the jewels which are private property to indiviudual members of the royal family
The famous jewels like the various diamonds-and-pearls suites, the various parures and demi-parures and grand jewelry fall under number two. The statutes of the Foundation say that it is aimed 'to uphold the prestige and the dignity of the Bearer of the Crown and/or his/her House'. Because Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962) and Queen Juliana (1909-2005) were single kids and general heiresses to all Orange-Nassau possessions, such a construction was not needed. In contrary to some other countries, the Netherlands do not know a inheritance system in which the eldest son, who inherits the title, also gets the possessions. The Act says that the surviving spouse and children must get a certain share. With Queen Juliana having four daughters and 14 grandchildren, it was absolutely necessary to make juridical regulations for all the Orange-Nassau jewels, artworks, gold-, silver- and crystalware, ameublements, carriages, estates, libraries, and god knows what more. By bringing all the various collections in Funds and Trusts, together forming the House of Orange-Nassau Historic Collections, the late Queen Juliana has done a fantastic service to her illustrious House. This prevented the collections to fragmentate, to get broken up, auctioned, lost, etc. Not only due to inheritances but also to succession taxes

The dutch monarchs are invested as heads of state and have NEVER been crowned. This is done in Amsterdam at a joint session of the Houses of Parliament. Although always held in a church (de Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam) It's a non-religiuos ceremony in which the monarch swears or affirms allegiance to the Constitution. That's why the Netherlands don't have a proper crown that can be worn on the head. There are crown jewels or regalia (crown, scepter, sword, orb and standard) but they are not very historical pieces: they have been made around 1840 for the investiture of King Willem II and lets just say that not much money was spend on them... The crown is not worn on the head at any time during the ceremony. It was never made for this purpose. Together with all the other regalia and the constitution it rests on a platform before the monarch during the ceremony. They are the symbols of the sovereignty of the Kingdom (Crown), the King's authority (Scepter, the King's territory (Orb)and the King's power (Sword.)