And for whom would the king buy the jewels? His marriage obviously only exists on paper, and there are not the slightest hints that he is fond of his daughter-in-law. Why then should he go so far as to pay 7 million for a tiara which even was completely re-set since his grandmother Queen Ena owned it?
--Previous Message-- : I seriously doubt this is true. A Spanish : newspaper reported last month that the King : was negotiating but one family member did : not want to sell. But that article was very : suspect and shoddy. In any event, I don't : think the King has 7 million euros to spend, : and certainly wouldn't do so publicly in : this economy and in the face of the recent : negative press regarding the elephant and : his son in law's investigation. : : As to the speculated price, that parure, : even though the tiara was redesigned by : Bulgari and the necklace is by Cartier, is : worth at most half a million, double that : for its historical/royal provenance...so a : max of $1 million (dollars not euros...and : that is the high high end). By way of : comparison, the Paley aquamarine parure by : Cartier sold for the following: Tiara : $512,000; Necklace $392,000 :