--Previous Message-- : No Josefine, actually I was asking Claes if he : took the possibility into account when : searching for photos of Sibylla wearing this : necklace that she might have worn only the : one-row version. : : Such a photo could be difficult to identify, : especially if the distinctive clasp was worn : in the back. : : : --Previous Message-- : with this respons i am guessing you have : seen : the necklace on sibylla, I am on a photo : hunt, but cant figure out what photo you are : refering to any clue? : : --Previous Message-- : Claes, you say you have tried to identify : the : same two strand necklace on Princess : Sibylla, but have you tried to identify the : same one strand necklace? : : In the beginning (also for Victoria's : christening), Queen Silvia wore the necklace : as one long strand, and only later on as a : two strand necklace. : : It remains convertible, as the pearls were : worn in the two-strand version at Prince : Carl Philip's christening but again as one : strand at Earl Mountbatten's funeral a few : days later back in 1979. : : IMHO very beautiful pic from the photo : session for Victoria's 1977 christening: : : : : --Previous Message-- : Even you refer to Boris, I would like to say : it was according Elisabeth Tarras Wahlberg : who told that the two strand pearl necklace : has belonged to Princess Sibylla. I have : checked all photos I have of Princess : Sibylla and I can´t see that they have : wearing same two strand necklace. I have : seen one photo of Princess Sibylla wearing a : two strand pearl necklace but the pearls : looks smaller. : : According a magazine from the time of : Princess Victoria´s christening in 1977 it : was a gift to Queen Silvia at the time of : christening. But it might have belonged to : Princess Sibylla. : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : From what I remember (Boris can correct : me)this pearl necklace came from Princess : Sybilla... : : what always struck me was how white those : pearls were and they didn't really have much : luster like every pearl should have...which : tells me, they might be quite old... : : : just compare luster on the brooch that Queen : Silvia is wearing in contrast to the : necklace...they almost look fake...but they : are not : : : --Previous Message-- : what kind of jewllery has been worn at : christning in modern days : : silvia wore the same necklace at all hr : childrens christning : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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