The American Set Tips
Icons of Palm Beach

Nazi-Defying Grand Duchess's Tiara May Be the True Blueprint Behind Wonder Woman's Crown

· 1 min read
A vibrant lifeguard tower stands on a sandy beach in Florida, USA, with flags waving in the wind.
Photo by Felix-Antoine Coutu on Pexels

Palm Beach jewelry collectors take note: the crown worn by the Amazonian superheroine traces its lineage to Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, who carried her tiara into American exile rather than surrender to Hitler's forces. The resemblance between the two pieces has surfaced only now, decades after her wartime arrival on these shores.

The American Set on film — also on Instagram.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.

More from Icons of Palm Beach

  1. A Century On, Pooh Keeps a New York Address

  2. The Best Lip Work on the Island Is the Kind Nobody Can Spot

  3. Twelve Seasons In, Adam Brody Still Talks About His Wife Like a Newlywed

  4. Photo by L. L. Cook Company, American, 1921 - 1980 on Smithsonian_African_American_History_Museum

    The Man Behind the Frames Opens His Doors in Los Angeles

The American Set

The group

Eight local titles, each belonging to its place and keeping its own voice, its own look and its own readers.
About · Standards

Work with us

Brands & companies
Writers & photographers
Creators

Contact

Press, partnerships and corrections
[email protected]
Palm Beach · · 81° · Clear · No.7Beverly Hills · · 70° · Clear · No.3Nashville · · 82° · Overcast · No.1The Hamptons · · 67° · Overcast · No.4Aspen · · 37° · Overcast · No.8Miami · · 81° · Partly cloudy · No.2Montecito · · 70° · Clear · No.5Nantucket · · 64° · Clear · No.9Malibu · · 70° · Clear · No.6Jackson Hole · · 44° · ClearPalm Beach · · 81° · Clear · No.7Beverly Hills · · 70° · Clear · No.3Nashville · · 82° · Overcast · No.1The Hamptons · · 67° · Overcast · No.4Aspen · · 37° · Overcast · No.8Miami · · 81° · Partly cloudy · No.2Montecito · · 70° · Clear · No.5Nantucket · · 64° · Clear · No.9Malibu · · 70° · Clear · No.6Jackson Hole · · 44° · Clear