Johan thank you fo your post but the Leuchtenberg tiara she received from her Brother Charles and the Comtesse de Flandres tiara were sold by Maria Gabriella
It is not the same tiara as that of Queen Elisabeth. They don't even really look like one and other.
Queen Elisabeth did not leave all her jewels to Marie-Jose. She gave the art deco bandeau to Astrid. Marie-Jose inherited quite a few pieces from her paternal grandmother the countess of Flanders.
Most if not all of Marie-Jose's Belgian jewels were auctioned off by her daughters.
The Belgian royals did not acquire any of them (though they would have made great options for the Duchess of Brabant).
The Vestey tiara does resemble the one the Duchess wore so it's possible the piece was bought especially for her.
At the very least Elisabeth as Duchess of Brabant now has her own tiara to wear and that is great. Im still hoping her mother also inherited the Spanish Wedding Gift tiara. I'd love to see her with the coronet version of it. Ideally with either pearls or diamonds so she can combine it easier. But the aquamarines and coloured stones look good too. Maybe she could choose to add another colour of jewels to them (Amethysts or pink Topaz to fit with the order of Leopold).
If it is Queen Elisabeth of the Belgian tiara why was it not worn before? All her jewels went to her Daughter Queen Marie José and sold afterwards by her Daughter Marie Gabriella.
I am so surprised ?? and don't know if she is the owner or not ?
The Royal magazin posted a link. The tiara is a new versienummer of the Diamond Fushia Tiara of HM Queen Elisabeth.
https://royal-magazin.de/elisabeth-princess-of-belgium-duchess-of-brabant-diamond-tiara-furchsia-queen-elisabeth-of-belgiumdiamond-diadem-royal-jewels-history/
But on Instagram Russian treasure posted that the tiara could be the one of Baron Vestey.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce8-xytIq4T/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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