During the wedding I heard that this brooch was a personal gift from Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. We never knew that she was the Lady in waiting of the late Queen Elena of Italy and that the E-brooch was a present of Queen Elena. Why should she ware a lady in waiting brooch for her daughter’s wedding as the last Queen of Italy was there was Prince Albert’s Aunt. . This is unclear to me and I think as we never saw the brooch again it was a present of Queen Elena Thanks for answer.
--Previous Message-- : The Royal Court announced the Engagement as : this : les fiançailles de Son Altesse Royale le : Prince Albert, Prince de Liège avec Donna : Paola Ruffo di Calabria. : : : : --Previous Message-- : Left to Queen Paola’s Mother is her sister : also with a tiara. : The picture was taken during the pre-wedding : Event of King Baudouin’s wedding. : Perhaps Donna Luisa loaned tiaras from : italian Noble and rich families she knew. : Donna Luise was a widow and was not rich at : all. There was no Glittering Event before : Paola and Albert’s’s wedding. : : --Previous Message-- : Indeed quite strange, that there are no : important gifts from her own family or from : other aristocratic Italian families. : : Even strange that there was no big : jewel-present form the former Italian royal : family because they know each other even : before the Ruffo di Calabria engagement. : : In 1960, the mother of Queen Paola, Princess : Luisa wore a diamond (flower?) tiara. : : : : On the picture, you can see HRH Princess : Luiza Ruffo di Calabria with an unknown : tiara, her dazzling daughter HRH Princess : Paola with the Diamond Art-Deco Bandeau, : here worn for the first time. And an unknown : lady with tiara. : : : : :