Queen Maxima’s daughter loves tiaras: See a photo of her as a little girl wearing one

Some played with fake tiaras growing up, but Princess Catharina-Amalia had access to real ones.  Queen Maxima  and  King Willem-Alexander  of the Netherlands’ eldest daughter spoke about her love for dazzling headpieces in Claudia de Breij’s newly released book, Amalia.

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“I love tiaras,” the Princess said in the book (via Dutch magazine  Beau Monde ). “Show me a tiara, and I know where it comes from. I can recognize all the tiaras in Europe.”

“I used to put them on, from my mother. Then there was one on her dressing table and then I had it directly on my head,” she added.

A previously unseen photo of Amalia trying on a tiara back in 2012 was included in the book. According to  Royal Central , the then-eight-year-old Princess was pictured wearing the Mellerio Ruby Tiara while her mom was getting her makeup done.

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Amalia also admitted in the book that she loved her mother’s jewelry. The royal, who is first in line to the Dutch throne, revealed, “Ever since I was very little, she would be preparing for an important dinner and she would shout through the house: ‘Amalia, where’s that ring?’”

Claudia wrote the book for the Princess’ 18th birthday (Dec. 7). The Dutch Royal House said in a previous statement that Amalia “is intended to introduce readers to the intended heir to the throne.”