German Royal Jewels: The Isenburg Family Tiara and Crown Princess Cecilie’s Meander Tiara

These two very different tiaras were linked together in 2011, at the wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg. For her big day, Princess Sophie wore both of them – one for the religious ceremony and one for the evening reception.

The Isenburg Floral Tiara

The religious ceremony tiara was from her family collection. The Isenburg Floral Tiara was made in Paris in 1860s and is traditionally worn by female members of the princely family of Isenburg on their wedding day.

Among others previous wearers were Sophie’s sister, Archduchess Katharina of Austria and Isabelle, Princess of Wied. The tiara is made from silver arranged in floral pattern and adorned wth diamonds.