Re: The expensive jewel gifts from different countries Archived Message
Posted by Ljuba on July 17, 2012, 2:20 pm, in reply to "Re: The expensive jewel gifts from different countries"
"leaving mine to charities"....OR to your future granddaughters! ...as countless queens have done... --Previous Message-- : My husband, after years of using simple and : inexpensive wedding bands I bought at a : discount store, started to buy me each year : a splendid piece of jewelry. First a 1 : carat diamond solitaire and then a 3 carat : solitaire. At that point I thought : "what the heck, should I wear BOTH when : I am cleaning, washing, walking and cleaning : up after dogs, digging in the garden, : watering the lawn, shoveling snow or : cleaning out the fish pond???? : : Now that I think about it, maybe I DO : deserve the jewelry for all the work I do. : : But no, I told him I would rather have a set : sum to donate to Animal rescue every month. : : He decided it was a heck of a lot cheaper!!! : So said "Fine!!" : : I do have a son who will marry some day but : let HIM work hard like his father and buy : his wife her jewelry. I am leaving all mine : to charities. : : : : --Previous Message-- : I know that, for example, the Arab rulers : have : given very expensive jewels to Sofía of : Spain (necklaces, bracelets, earrings...) : and, of course, she has accepted all (and : worn). : : Regards! : : --Previous Message-- : Well, any of them. I meant that the Arab : Emirates seem to be quite generous with : expensive jewelry to foreign royals. It : would be a very useful gesture. : : Just a thought. : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi! What Royal Family could request that? : The : one from Spain, Norway, Sweden, : Netherlands...? : : Regards! : : --Previous Message-- : Do you suppose the Royal Family could : respectfully request that places they visit : make a donation in lieu of expensive jewelry : (of which they have plenty)? : : Just curious. : : I am thinking of the Arab Emirates for one. : : : : : : : : : :
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