Boris, I agree with you and Tamara, some historic pieces have been "tweaked" with amazing results. The tiara of the ruby parure looks to me as a good intention and idea gone a little too far and drastic. --Previous Message-- : Perhaps you misunderstood me - I certainly did : not mean to be dogmatic here (and I believe : the same goes for Tamara) about a rule which : would declare historic pieces to be : untouchable and that they should by no means : be altered by a new wearer. : Jewelry collections have always evolved, : been added to and their pieces altered : according to taste and fashions, so that's a : historic habit in itself. : : IMHO, current alterations of historic pieces : are not necessarily 'sad' at all if they are : executed with respect for the original : character of the jewel itself (like the new : base of Princess Marie's flower tiara), : especiallly if they're not permanent (like : the Bernadotte amethyst tiara, which remains : convertible into the original necklace), and : in general if they can be considered an : improvement esthetically. : : In the case of the ruby tiara (only about 60 : years old in its former version), I just do : not see that any of the points above apply, : and that's why I find the changes so : unfortunate - regarding this particular : example, not in general. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Mary wore the ruby Tiara Queen : Ingrid gave to her Grandson Frederic. The : Queen never wore it and was happy to see : this tiara again. Crown Princess Mary change : the tiara and I agree totally with Tamara : and Boris It is sad to change historical : jewels. : : She owns one tiara , the one she received as : wedding present and again she added a row of : pearls. : : I visited Rosenberg Castle and saw the State : jewels and Wow.. : I hope the future Queen will never change : them. May She ? : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Cristina. : : Now I remember to have read something about : a broken jewel by Queen Ingrid to give : different pieces to her daughters. I had in : mind those saphires from the Queen had : Russian inheritance. : : Maybe if Princess Elisabeth left her tiara : to the main branch of the RF, Crown Princess : Mary - or Princess Marie - can have a new : 'parure' to wear in the future. : : --Previous Message-- : The saphire tiara belonged to Princess : Thyra, : who never married nor had children. She left : it to her niece Princess Caroline Mathilde, : and it is now property of her daughter : Princess Elizabeth. : Queen Margareth saphires belonged to her : grandmother Queen Alexandrine, who wore them : 1920's fashion, as pendants on a long : diamond sautoir. I am not sure if they are a : russian inheritance from her mother Grand : Duchess Anastasia. I believe Queen Ingrid : broke that piece and gave the saphires to : Queen Margareth, and the diamond sautoir was : separed in two identical pieces, now worn as : necklaces by Princess Benedikte and Queen : Anne Marie of Greece. Princess Benedikte : wears it sometimes as a double bracelet, and : Queen Anne Marie had it arranjed so she : could hang her wonderful big emerald drops : from it. : : : : --Previous Message-- : Which is the provenance of that tiara and of : the saphires of Queen Margrethe II? : : Thanks in advance. : : --Previous Message-- : this tiara would look amazing with sapphires : of Queen Margrethe... : : thanks for the closeup : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : In the following link is a pictures of : Princess Elisabeth wearing her tiara with : sapphires - though sadly one does not see : the tiara too well due to the distance and : lightening (you have to skip through several : pictures of Danish government officials). : : : : : : : : : http://www.b.dk/billedeserier/dronningens-nytaarskur : : --Previous Message-- : : : Parts of the ruby tiara that were removed : can be seen on the back, on Princess Mary's : chignon. : : : : The earrings and ruby brooch have dangling : gray pearls attached to them. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :