--Previous Message-- : Very sad news about the tiara. : : I read in swedish newspapers from the time : of the wedding of Princess Christina and Mr : Tord Magnuson that she got a gold bracelet : as wedding gift from the Ethiopian emperor. : : : --Previous Message-- : A list of the most prominent stolen items, : according to Swedish newspaper : ‘Aftonbladet’: : : - Queen Sofia’s small diamond and pearl : tiara : - A gold ring with an aquamarine stone the : size of a thumbnail, surrounded by smaller : white stones, which used to belong to : Princess Sibylla who in turn inherited it : from her grandmother, Helena of Waldeck and : Pyrmont : - An heirloom ring in white gold with a : large diamond : - Two large cufflinks in gold, engraved with : the number 40, which originally belonged to : Princess Christina’s grandfather, King : Gustaf VI Adolf : - A braided gold bangle bracelet with a : thread possibly made of hair from an : elephant and with a medallion showing a : picture of Emperor Haile Selassie wearing a : crown, gift from the Emperor during a state : visit in 1956 : : Link to article: : : : http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article14976888.ab : : : --Previous Message-- : As far as I can see, it's only unreliable : 'Svensk Dam' magazine which claims that the : tiara used to belong to Princess Sibylla - I : agree that this is most likely incorrect. : The magazine also lists two rings from : Princess Sibylla as being among the stolen : items. : : The thief apparently had the keys to the : Palace apartment, which means that this was : the betrayal of a friend, which might make : it even more hurtful. : The strange part of the story is the one of : the thief throwing the tiara into a river, : but it's obviously true as all the current : reports contain this information, including : the fact that divers have been searching for : it without success. : : The tiara, formerly belonging to Queen : Sofia, was given to Christina as a gift by : one of her godmothers, Elsa Cedergren. Elsa : was the daughter of Count Oscar Bernadotte : of Wisborg and, therefore, a granddaughter : of Queen Sofia of Sweden, born Princess of : Nassau. : The tiara, Nobel ceremony 2004: : : : image upload : : --Previous Message-- : : it were said the tiara were from her mother : but i also think its her diamond and pearl : tiara : : --Previous Message-- : Very bad news from Stockholm: : Princess Christina’s jewelry was stolen from : her apartment in Stockholm Palace by a : 19-year-old acquaintance of hers and her : husband Tord Magnusson. : The items stolen are worth a minimum of : 110.000 Euro and include cufflinks from King : Gustaf VI Adolf, a watch which came from the : Ethiopian Emperor Hailie Selassie, and most : importantly ‘a tiara’ – most likely her own : small diamond and pearl tiara which once : belonged to Queen Sofia, assessed to be : worth 40.000 Euro. : The thief was arrested after he sold most of : the pieces and claims he threw the tiara : into a Stockholm river; attempts to retrieve : it have been so far unsuccessful. : : Link to article from ‘Sverige Radio’, in : Google English: : : : : : : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsverigesradio.se%2Fsida%2Fartikel.aspx%3Fprogramid%3D103%26artikel%3D5150871&sl=auto&tl=en : : : : : : : : : :
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