Maridje has very kindly sent some photos some of which I will post below. All the photos below were supplied by Maridje.
One shows the back of the tiara and the metal work Thomas mentioned.
[In many ways this view makes me think of Eucalyptus leaves even more!]
Perhaps this has influenced how Crown Princess Mary has her hair arranged when wearing this tiara.
I agree with Thomas that the jewel looks heavy at the base.
I think that Crown Princess Mary counteracts this by the angle at which she wears the jewel. I wonder if, knowing that most ladies wear tiaras at an angle in modern times, the designers might not have done this deliberately to create an impression of heavy buds, hanging down, almost about to burst open. Perhaps that is a fanciful thought on my part!
Crown Princess Mary wearing the jewel.
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