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Posted by John R
on June 17, 2012, 9:45 am, in reply to "Re: Bandeau a la Greque (Laurel Wreath Tiara) for princess Maria Carolina"
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Beatrix has also worn the Sapphire Tiara once as Crown Princess but I agree that it adds a certain importance to a piece when it is reserved for the monarch or spouse of the monarch. I didn't enjoy seeing Maxima wearing the Mellerio Ruby Tiara for that very reason. Princess Margriet has never worn any of the larger tiaras either.
--Previous Message--
: There is already a division: the grand pearl
: tiara, the grand sapphire tiara and the
: Stuart parure are only worn by queens, while
: the same goes for the ruby Mellerio tiara
: with 1 exception of Maxima in Stockholm and
: Beatrix as crown princess.
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: The big advantage of the Dutch system is you
: don't see the same women wearing the same
: jewels every single time, like in Denmark or
: the UK.
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: --Previous Message--
: I don't like the variety or the fact that
: tiara's are worn by several ladies in the
: family. I would prefer a system where some
: pieces have a special status like a Wedding
: Tiara and something like the Diadem QEII
: wears to the opening of parliament every
: year. In my view the bandeau a la Greque as
: the wedding tiara and the ears of wheat for
: the inauguration and Prinsjesdag would have
: worked very well.
: The Stuart parure, the Mellerio Ruby parure,
: the Saphire parure and the great Pearl tiara
: could be reserved for the Queen(s) and the
: Peacock Parure and the Pavlovnik Pearls for
: the Princess of Orange. Other women of the
: family could either get personal pieces or
: the use of some pieces or a parure for life.
: It would enhance the status of the jewels
: involved and it would link particular
: princesses to individual jewels.
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: --Previous Message--
: I think all brides looked fantastic, I like
: the variety in diadems.
: Only the Van Vollenhoven ladies seem to have
: a sort of wedding diadem tradition.
:
: Princess Beatrix with the Württemberg Ornate
: Diadem
: Princess Irene with a -now lost-
: Bourbon-Parma diadem
: Princess Margriet with the Pearl Buttons
: Diadem
: Princess Máxima with a diamond stars-diadem
: Princess Mabel with the diamond sunray motif
: diadem
: Princess Laurentien with the bandeau à la
: grêque
: The Duchess of Parma with the diadem from
: the Emerald Parure with pearl spikes instead
: of emeralds
: The four Van Vollenhoven brides with the
: Ears-of-Wheat diadem
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