A rather unique tiara for a power princess, the Mellerio Shell Tiara's providence starts at the French jewelry house of Mellerio. It was given by Isabella II to her daughter the Infanta Isabel when she married Prince Gaetano of Bourbon two Sicilies in 1868. The tiara eventually made it's way to King Juan Carlos father, who was the Count of Barcelona, who then gave the tiara as a wedding gift to Princess Sofia of Greece in 1962.
The tiara had been made by Mellerio for the 1867 Paris Exhibition. It is made of diamonds in the shape of shells decorated with pearls at the center. It is currently worn by Queen Sofia of Spain, occasionally loaned to Princess Letizia.
I personally like this tiara. It's romantic, it has the right amount of drama and yet still sophisticated. The shape of the pearls help with the dramatic effect too. I wish to see this tiara on any of the Infantas when they're of age soon :)
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