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Singapore jeweller’s crowning moment: designing Brunei Princess Anisha Rosnah’s tiara worn at her wedding
- The tiara made of 18-carat gold and 838 diamonds first appeared at Princess Azemah Bolkiah’s wedding last year
- Singapore jeweller Flower Diamond has earned the trust of the Bruneian royals for years and several staff attended Princess Anisha’s wedding
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Designing the tiara that would be worn by Princess Anisha Rosnah during her lavish wedding to one of Asia’s most eligible bachelors, Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei, was a “once in a lifetime experience” for Singaporean jewellery designer Roslind Ng.
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The 10-day wedding event, which kicked off on January 7, featured several banquets, a royal court of musicians and a star-studded guest list, all befitting a royal family with enormous wealth – Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei and father of Prince Abdul Mateen, alone had an estimated net worth of US$28 billion in 2022.
Ng said she spent eight gruelling months coming up with designs and sourcing the stones for Princess Anisha’s tiara. The 53-year-old creative director of Flower Diamond in Singapore felt a wave of happiness and excitement when she saw the striking 132-carat diamond crown worn by the princess on the eighth day of the royal ceremony and procession.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime and we won’t be making crowns like these very often. There will not be a second piece so soon,” said Ng.
“We felt very proud and honoured that we could do something like this.”
The tiara, made entirely of 18-karat gold and embellished with 838 diamonds – including 38 square-shaped, 14 oval-shaped, 19 pear-shaped, and 767 round brilliant-cut diamonds – made its first appearance at Princess Azemah Bolkiah’s wedding last year.
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The brief that was given by Princess Azemah was a tiara that was “modern, but with a classic look” that drew attention to the bigger diamonds, Ng said.
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