Greek Pre-Wedding Ball: HM Queen Marie José of Italy
The last queen of Italy, Marie José, was among the guests at Constantine and Anne-Marie's pre-wedding ball, wearing a tiara we saw most recently at another Danish royal wedding: Queen Margherita's Musy Tiara. She's pictured above with her husband, King Umberto II.
Marie José, who was born a princess of Belgium, married then-Crown Prince Umberto of Italy in 1930. Umberto became king in 1946, but he only reigned for a little more than a month. The two separated, and Marie José settled in exile in Switzerland, but they never divorced.
The Musy tiara is huge -- more like a diamond hat than a tiara, isn't it? I think it would work better for modern wear if it were broken into two tiaras -- but since Princess Marina wears it so infrequently, maybe it would work well in a museum, too?
