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    Re: 'La Paiva' Diamonds for Queen Sofia of Spain? Archived Message

    Posted by Boris on May 22, 2012, 5:57 pm, in reply to "'La Paiva' Diamonds for Queen Sofia of Spain?"

    I'm very sorry, but 'Krone Bunt' is definitely no reliable source on anything... let alone royal jewels.

    --Previous Message--
    : Perhaps just a newspaper hoax? Unfortunately
    : without citing sources ...
    :
    : Die Krone (Daily newspaper Austria),
    : 13.05.2012
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : Translation of the header and first
    : paragraph:
    :
    : The busy King Juan Carlos gives his wife
    : Sofia for the golden wedding on the 14th May
    : jewelry reportedly worth millions, that
    : once belonged the famous 'La Paiva'.
    : A suitable peace offering? Well, Paiva was
    : the most famous courtesan of Paris, and was
    : eventually preserved in an alcohol-tank.
    :
    : What bestow royal spouses to each other on
    : important occasions? In general, precious
    : jewelry, after all, the descendants of the
    : dynasty should also benefit and the treasure
    : house to be increased.
    : So now Queen Sofia of Spain will receive on
    : the occasion of the golden wedding
    : anniversary very special jewelry: a
    : historical diamond ensemble worth billions.
    : The first owner of these gems? The famous
    : 'La Paiva'. Whether the Spanish court knows
    : details about this lady?
    :
    : The rest of the text is only about 'La
    : Paiva', Countess of Henckel-Donnersmark.
    :
    : Ursula has informations about the yellow
    : diamonds on her lovely site:
    :
    :
    : http://www.royal-magazin.de/german/henkel/donnersmarck-yellow-diamonds.htm
    :


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