Re: HRH the Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain's sapphires necklace and pearls jewels disappeared Archived Message
Posted by SarahN  on June 11, 2012, 10:16 am, in reply to "HRH the Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain's sapphires necklace and pearls jewels disappeared"
Could they have been sold? If they had been stolen, I would think that they would have been covered by insurance.
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: In the eighties and nineties Infanta Maria del
: Pilar, HM the King Juan Carlos I's sister,
: wore quite often an impressive sapphires
: & diamonds necklace. Together she wore a
: pair of earrings which were not really part
: of a parure, I think.
:
: According to the book "Las joyas de las
: Reinas de Espaņa" by F. Rayon and J.L.
: Sampedro, the sapphires come by inheritance
: from the Duke of Montpensier, a branch of
: the French RF.
:
: Afterwards, Infanta Maria Pilar stopped
: wearing those jewels, but I think she
: suffered a burglary at her home, and this
: must be the reason of the disappearance of
: the sapphires. She also owned nice pearls,
: which have disappeared too.
: Here are a couple of photos of the sapphire
: necklace, while the small sapphires &
: diamonds diadem, I think is still in her
: possession.
:
:
:
: Here are the pearls which apparently have
: disappeared too.
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