Posted by JohnPete on September 15, 2012, 10:50 am, in reply to "Re: Van Cleef & Arpels"
Hm, and here I thought that the diadem Grace wore in her appearance as 'Sissi' was once part of the French crown jewel collection. I will agree that the sparkle does seem a bit shallow and overly...sparkly. But perhaps it is just a trick of the lighting, which seems very bright on her at that entrance moment.
On another note (non-jeweled) I noticed some ladies curtseying. Does a Fürstin have rank high enough to warrant a curtsey?
--Previous Message-- : It is hard to say, but when the stories are : true about the cold war between the Château : de Marchais (Charlotte) and the Palais : Princier (Gracia) then your theory of : Princess Gracia wearing her fringe collier : as a diadem sounds more plausible. : : The "Sissi" entrance was really : overpowering but I am not sure the diadem : was real. The glitz and glam coming from : that diadem was a bit different, less : "depth" and less sparkle than real : diamonds would do in my imagination. : : It has never struck me, but now I think : about it: Princess Gracia really had : fantastic diadem-hair. In that department : she easily was on the same level as Queen : Silvia. Also funny to know that the : wonderful Château de Marchais (around 60 km : from the Belgian-French border) and its : domains, still privately owned by the : Prince, is six to seven times bigger than : the whole principality itself. :