Royal Jewels
by prince.of.preslav » July 29th, 2009, 1:39 pm
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Stavros Niarchos'' wedding present - a ruby and diamond set. This is a really versatile necklace. It can be worn in many ways: very long necklace(pic), a choker and tiara. A pair of earrings and bracelet(s) are also part of the set.
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This is thelast one.
The dimond collet necklace and the pearl and dianond brooch were presents from Alfonso XIII of Spain tp his wife Victoria Eugenia von Battenberg. The long and really impressive necklace was worn in Denmark for the 2004 wedding. The pentant pearl is sometimes worn suspended from a long necklace of large pearls. I hope these pictures and information helped you, Estelaris. I hope other members/posters will post their pictures and info. Good night, Bobby
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Thanks for all of the wonderful pictures, Bobby!
The waterfall brooch that QEQM is wearing is certainly a favorite of hers, and has absolutely been around since Queen Victoria''s time. I can''t recall any photos or paintings of her wearing it, but Queen Alexandra wore it often after her investiture. I hope we''ll see QE2 in it soon :)
Behold, the loop tiara!
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Here''s a picture of a young Queen Mary (who may have still been Princess of Wales at this point) wearing the loop tiara. Note the fringed necklace she''s wearing--I believe that this is the Surrey tiara being worn as a necklace. It''s quite an impressive piece.
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Queen Mary wearing the Surrey tiara. She''s in mourning and still looks quite young, so perhaps this is just after Queen Victoria''s death. She''s wearing the pearl dog collar which is now owned by the Duchess of Gloucester, and she''s wearing one of her famous stomachers. For those of you interested in royal orders, note the Prince Albert order pinned on the left side of the bodice.
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The last Teck picture, I promise
 Here is Queen Mary''s grandmother (I think? Please don''t quote me on this...) wearing the Teck crescent rose tiara and the circle necklace that Princess Margaret made famous. I really enjoy this picture, she has a quality of serene elegance that isn''t common to see anymore.
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Here''s the Duchess of Gloucester wearing the pearl dog collar I mentioned earlier, with the impressive Indian tiara that belonged to Princess Marie Louise, daughter of Princess Helena and therefore a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. I believe that Princess Marie-Louise bequeathed the tiara to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, who in turn passed the tiara down to the current Duchess of Gloucester. It''s absolutely a stunning piece and one of my personal favorites
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Hi, Shadowed rain! I was surprised to hear that The Queen often wears the brooch. Here is the only picture that I have in my folders and one of the times I''ve seen it on HM. Do you or anyone else have other pics of it? Do you have a picture of The Duchess of Teck wearing it? Queen Elizabeth II wearing the brooch in Sudan:
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A closer piture of the Greville ruby bandeau and the Nazim tiara. It''s such a shame that this beautiful tiara was dismantled in order to create the not so attractive Burmese ruby! At least the three roses were preserved.
The pearls that are in the earrings were a wedding predent from The Sheikh of Bahrain.
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Hi, Shadowed rain! This is the picture I meant. Thanks! Which brooch do you think is HM''s favourite? I''d say the bow brooches, the Cullinan V and the star brooch are one of the most frequently worn. |
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What a great comparison, UCLABelle! I haven''t watches the film, but have seen pictures of Mrs. Hepburn and I think you''re right. Here is a picture specially for you - Frederica with Queen Sofie''s tiara. IMO the head jewel is too big for the innocent looking and young princess, but yet a nice picture.
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Oh good, I''m glad it was the one you were thinking of  It''s difficult to say what her favorite brooches are, but the ones you listed above are all quite plausible, she does wear all of them very frequently. If I had to add some to the list, I would vote the Prince Albert brooch, her pink diamond brooch, any of the emerald brooches (she wears most of them equally), or her flower brooches (the flower baskets, Commonwealth flowered brooches, etc.). She certainly has an array to choose from. I absolutely agree with the comparison between Queen Frederica and Audrey Hepburn...the resemblance is uncanny. I think it''s kind of sad that the Spanish royal family has to watch their steps so much with the displays of wealth and jewels, they have some stunning pieces. And Bobby, I believe that the huge sapphire in the picture you posted did belong to Queen Marie of Romania. I''ll do some research to back it up, but pretty sure it did belong to her. |
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Dear Shadowed Rain, HH Princess Marie Louse was Prince Richard of Gloucester's godmother. At the time of her death his elder brother, Prince William, was still alive and no one expected that Richard will bicome Duke one day. As you can guess titles go with the major jewels. That's why Princess Marie Louise decided to leave her Cartier Sapphire Tiara to the present Duke, not to his mother. I think the late princess left some furniture to th Duke of Kent, but I'm not 100% sure. Somehting interesting about the tiara - each sapphire is individualy cut so that it fits the fancy setting. And the ornaments on top of the tiara have sapphires and we get the ilsion of depth. Very tricky and wise! Bobby Photo of the princess and the tiara from the 1953 Coronation(?):
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The present Duchess of Gloucester wearing the tiara during the President of Mexico's state visit this year. I raelly like and respect the Duchess, but why doesn't she commission a new dress? I like it, but HRH has been wearing this one for 4 years. At least she changes the jewels!
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Queen Marie of Romania wearing the huge sapphire suspended from her long diamond necklace. Her Majesty''s also wearing the famous Grand Duchess Vladimir''s sapphire tiara, that was presented to Princess Ileana of Romania when she married HIH Archduke Anton of Austria, Prince of Tuscany.
The sapphire pendant was inherited by King Mihai. When he left the counry in 1947 the jewels was one of the things he brought with him. Due to his financial problems, I belive, HM sold the jewel and it was acquired by Harry Winston. In 2003 the sapphire was auctioned again. Since I fist saw the picture of Queen Frederica a year and a half ago, I''ve been occasionally searching for information about that isue, but sadly couldn''t find any clue. Can we assume that it was simply a loan from the famous jeweller?
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