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(L–R) Gustaf VI Adolf, Princess Sibylla, wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara with the Vasa Earrings and the Bernadotte Emerald Demi-Parure, Princess Margaretha, wearing Queen Louise's Diamond Tiara, and Princess Birgitta at the opening of the Riksdag, 1956

The Swedish royal family owns a historic collection of jewels – some owned by the Bernadotte family foundation and others by private individuals. They are separate from the state regalia of Sweden which is owned by the Swedish state.

The jewels are worn on occasions such as state banquets, the Nobel Banquet, the annual Representationsmiddag (Representation dinner) and royal weddings. They are maintained by the court jeweller, W. A. Bolin.

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Much of the Swedish royal family's jewel collection originates from when Princess Joséphine of Leuchtenberg--granddaughter of Napoléon Bonaparte's first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais-- married the future Oscar I in 1823. Joséphine, known in Sweden as Josefina, also received a large inheritance of jewels from her sister, Empress Amélia of Brazil. Princess Viktoria of Baden brought a large jewel collection with her when she married the future Gustaf V in 1881, as did Princess Margaret of Connaught when she married the future Gustaf VI Adolf in 1905.

Karl XIV Johan established a fideicommissum of jewels that would be at the queen's disposal, so that the collection would increase but could never decrease. At the end of the 19th century, Oscar II transformed the fideicommissum into a foundation, now part of the Bernadotte family foundation. These pieces do not belong to the royal family privately, but they can borrow them from the foundation to wear.

Parures

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A parure is a set of matching jewellery to be used together which first became popular in 17th-century Europe.


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