In the fifties Queen Frederica wore several times a single row diamond collets rivière together with her emeralds and diamonds set (in this case the emeralds were worn as a tiara and a corsage brooch with matching earrings).
We must not forget that Queen Sophia of Greece owned some nice diamonds rivières and collier-de-chien, which she wore with her best tiara, which recently reappeared on Princess Marie Chantal's head.
In the last few years of the Greek Monarchy, Princess Irene wore a diamonds rivière of collets as a bandeau (head ornament)., as an alternative to her diamonds circles tiara or to Queen Frederica's diamonds and pearls necklace-tiara.
--Previous Message-- : Uauh fabulous, thank you again Tamara! : : One of my favourite tiaras here, the : prussian meander tiara, out of sight for so : long and recently worn again by Pss Sophie : on her wedding day. I find this tiara so : elegant, light and exquisite. It suited Pss : Sophie perfectly, just beautiful. : : The greek princesses of this generation, : Helen, Irene, Olga, Marina, were such : elegant ladies. : Queen Frederika wears some stunning : riviéres, does anyone knows what happen to : it? : : I remember once in the late 1980's or early : 1990's seeing Queen Anne-Marie wearing a : diamond riviére, from wich she suspended the : big emerald brooch from the emerald parure. : It was the only time I saw her wearing a : riviére, as she always wears the emerald : brooch suspended from her necklace made from : half of Queen Alexandrine's sautoir. It was : at an event in Denmark, she was wearing a : yellow dress. : I am not sure if it was the same riviére, I : don't think the stones were as large as in : QF photo. Could it be a loane from her : mother or sister? : Thanks : : : : : --Previous Message-- : random pictures...I think we can have some : interesting conversations : : : : : : : : : : : : :